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. 2025 Mar 16;197(10):E266-E270.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.241083.

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome in a 20-year-old man

Daniel Czikk  1 , George Elzawy  1 , Prasad Jetty  1 , Jennifer Leppard  2
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Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome in a 20-year-old man

Daniel Czikk et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests:: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Feet of a 20-year-old man with popliteal artery entrapment syndrome after a 15-minute bike ride, showing a pale right foot.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Three-dimensional reconstructed computed tomography angiogram of the lower extremities, showing focal compression and medial deviation of the popliteal artery from the gastrocnemius (denoted by blue arrow).
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Axial computed tomography angiogram of the lower extremities showing focal compression of the right popliteal artery (circle) by the head of the medial gastrocnemius muscle (arrow) inserting more laterally to the medial femoral condyle than normal.
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