
Clinical Features of Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome (PAES)
Specialty: | Orthopedic Surgery |
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Description: | Leg pain may develop in an athlete who has a popliteal artery that takes an anomalous course which allows it to become compressed during muscle contraction. The pain is a result of ischemia caused by partial or complete arterial obstruction during exercise. |
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