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popliteal entrapment syndrome

Etiology: - hypertrophy of the calf muscles Epidemiology: - occurs in young athletes Pathology: - compression of the popliteal artery by surrounding muscles & tendons

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popliteal artery popliteal fossa

General

entrapment syndrome; impingement

References

  1. Kelly NP, Vaidya A, Gerhard-Herman M, Desai AS An Unusual Cause of Leg Pain N Engl J Med 2017; 377:e29. November 16, 2017 PMID: 29141172 Free full text http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMimc1616174