A 26-year-old motorcyclist developed a rare injury in his lower arm due to the repeated nature of intense braking manoeuvres on the racing track.
He was diagnosed with chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS), a disabling condition, usually found in enthusiastic sports participants such as rowers, climbers, and swimmers, and is most commonly observed in the legs, but rarely in the forearm.
The patient was admitted to a sports medicine department in the Netherlands, where he described progressive weakness of his right index finger, and pain, weakness and swelling of his right forearm, for a period of 1 year.
