[Thrombosis of the left popliteal artery from hypertrophy of the gemellus muscle (author's transl)].
The authors report a case of thrombosis of the left popliteal artery in a man aged 20 years, secondary to repeated minimal trauma from contact with a hypertrophied internal gemellus muscle. A bifurcation abnormality was also present. They review the anatomical variations seen at the end of the femoro-popliteal trunk and define the clinical and angiographic characteristics of popliteal thrombosis due to adjoining muscle hypertrophy.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
Thrombose de l'artère poplitée gauche par hypertrophie des muscles jumeaux.