Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome – Return to Sport Considerations: A Case Report

This is a case of a 19-year-old female collegiate field hockey player with left leg pain, numbness and tingling. A comprehensive workup including dynamic ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA) revealed a type VI functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES). There are many options for treatment of functional PAES including activity modification, botulinum toxin injection, and surgery. To the authors knowledge there is no published return to sport recommendation for post-surgical functional PAES .
Source: PM and R - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research