Case Report
Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Presenting with Acute Limb Ischaemia: A Case Report
Table 1
Classification of PAES [
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9].
| Type 1 | PA has an aberrant medial | course around the MHG which | has a normal insertion above | the femoral condyle. |
| Type 2 |
MHG is inserted more | laterally on the distal femur | but PA not displaced. |
| Type 3 | An aberrant accessory slip of | MHG slings around and | surrounds the PA. |
| Type 4 | PA is located deep in the | popliteal fossa and entrapped | by the popliteus muscle or | fibrous bands. |
| Type 5 | Any form of entrapment that | involves both PA and PV. |
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MHG: medial head of gastrocnemius, PA: popliteal artery, and PV: popliteal vein.
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