Case Report
Avoiding the Trap of Misdiagnosis: Valuable Teaching Points Derived from a Case of Longstanding Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome
Table 1
Classification scheme of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome.
| Popliteal artery entrapment classification |
| Type I | Popliteal artery has aberrant medial course around MHG | Type II | Popliteal artery is in normal anatomic position but the MHG inserts more lateral than usual; the artery passes medial and beneath the muscle | Type III | Accessory slip of MHG slings around the artery | Type IV | Artery lies deep in the popliteal fossa entrapped by the popliteus or fibrous band | Type V | Both popliteal artery and vein are entrapped | ā | MHG: medial head of the gastrocnemius |
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