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Introduction Most lower extremity ischemic symptoms occur in patients with atherosclerotic occlusive disease. Nonatheromatous causes must be considered, however, in the absence of significant atherosclerotic risk factors, especially in younger individuals. The two most common nonatheromatous causes of popliteal artery…
Historical Background Popliteal artery entrapment is a congenital anomaly in which the popliteal artery passes medial to and beneath the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle or a slip of that muscle, with consequent compression or functional occlusion of the…