Concept information
Preferred term
Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Artery Entrapment, Popliteal
- Entrapment, Popliteal Artery
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment
- Popliteal Artery Entrapments
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 2021
In other languages
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Finnish
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polvitaivevaltimon pinne
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polvitaivevaltimon pinnetila
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polvitaivevaltimon pinnetila -oireyhtymä
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000083082
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