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Case report

Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome in a Young Baseball Pitcher: A Case Report

Wei-Ching Huang1 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung, Taiwan

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Ming-Miau Tsai1 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung, Taiwan

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Tzu-Ling Chang1 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung, Taiwan

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Chung-Liang Lai1 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung, Taiwan;2 Department of Occupational Therapy, Asia University, Taichung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7562-6054

Figures & data

Figure 1 Doppler ultrasonography of left knee posterior side, the dotted circle is P2 segment occlusion with thrombosis formation at the popliteal artery.

Abbreviations: PA, popliteal artery; PV, popliteal vein; MHG, medial head of gastrocnemius muscle.

Figure 1 Doppler ultrasonography of left knee posterior side, the dotted circle is P2 segment occlusion with thrombosis formation at the popliteal artery.Abbreviations: PA, popliteal artery; PV, popliteal vein; MHG, medial head of gastrocnemius muscle.

Figure 2 (A) The left knee coronal T2 with contrast MRI, (B) the popliteal artery compressed by the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle to thicken the vessel wall.

Abbreviations: PA, popliteal artery; PV, popliteal vein; MHG, medial head of gastrocnemius muscle.

Figure 2 (A) The left knee coronal T2 with contrast MRI, (B) the popliteal artery compressed by the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle to thicken the vessel wall.Abbreviations: PA, popliteal artery; PV, popliteal vein; MHG, medial head of gastrocnemius muscle.

Figure 3 The left knee sagittal T1 with contrast MRI; aneurysm formation caused by the compressed popliteal artery can be observed at the popliteal artery.

Figure 3 The left knee sagittal T1 with contrast MRI; aneurysm formation caused by the compressed popliteal artery can be observed at the popliteal artery.

Figure 4 The left knee axial T1 with contrast MRI; thrombosis formation in the vessel wall of the popliteal artery can be observed.

Abbreviations: PA, popliteal artery; PV, popliteal vein; MHG, medial head of gastrocnemius muscle.

Figure 4 The left knee axial T1 with contrast MRI; thrombosis formation in the vessel wall of the popliteal artery can be observed.Abbreviations: PA, popliteal artery; PV, popliteal vein; MHG, medial head of gastrocnemius muscle.