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Case Reports
. 2005 Jun;34(6):359-63.
doi: 10.1007/s00256-004-0850-2. Epub 2004 Oct 5.

Popliteal vascular entrapment syndrome caused by a rare anomalous slip of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle

Patrick T Liu  1 , Adrian C Moyer, Eric A Huettl, Richard J Fowl, William M Stone
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Case Reports

Popliteal vascular entrapment syndrome caused by a rare anomalous slip of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle

Patrick T Liu et al. Skeletal Radiol. 2005 Jun.

Abstract

Popliteal vascular entrapment syndrome can result in calf claudication, aneurysm formation, distal arterial emboli, or popliteal vessel thrombosis. The most commonly reported causes of this syndrome have been anomalies of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle as it relates to the course of the popliteal artery. We report two cases of rare anomalous slips of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle causing popliteal vascular entrapment syndrome.

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