[Compartment pressure measurements with a wick catheter].

There is no generally accepted method for compartmental pressure measurement, as yet. Substantial disadvantages are implied in methods based on outflow resistance measurement, and, above all, these methods are hardly suitable for long-time pressure measurement nor for objectivation of dynamic pressure alterations. Described in this paper is the authors' own method, using a wick catheter. It is highly reproducible and is characterised by high measuring dynamics. A comparatively large amount of hardware is required. Evidence is produced to the impact of differentiated conditions of examination on measuring results. Values measured by means of this method in the anterotibial compartment of the lower leg did not normally exceed a pressure level of 2.0 kPa.