Diseases

Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome

Entrapment of the POPLITEAL ARTERY in the LEG due to an abnormal course of the artery often associated with onset of development and/or overuse of the gastrocnemius or popliteus muscles on the back of the leg. It is most often associated with runners and other athletes with enlarged calf muscle that compresses the POPLITEAL ARTERY.

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Entrapment of the POPLITEAL ARTERY in the LEG due to an abnormal course of the artery often associated with onset of development and/or overuse of the gastrocnemius or popliteus muscles on the back of the leg. It is most often associated with runners and other athletes with enlarged calf muscle that compresses the POPLITEAL ARTERY.

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  • Popliteal Artery Entrapment
  • Artery Entrapment, Popliteal
  • Entrapment, Popliteal Artery
  • Popliteal Artery Entrapments

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2021

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Previous Indexing

  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases (1973-2020)
  • Popliteal Artery (1965-2020)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000083082. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000083082
  2. Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popliteal_artery_entrapment_syndrome
  3. Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q488972