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  • Title: Popliteal Artery Thrombosis in a Young Patient Secondary to Proximal Tibial Osteochondroma.
    Author: Beckermann J, Tallarita T, Wildenberg J.
    Journal: Ann Vasc Surg; 2021 Aug; 75():533.e7-533.e10. PubMed ID: 33951532.
    Abstract:
    Popliteal artery occlusion is mainly seen in elderly patients with late stage atherosclerotic occlusive disease. In young, nonsmoking patients, popliteal artery occlusion can be caused by a variety of other etiologies. The diagnosis is suspected clinically and confirmed with ultrasound, computed tomography angiogram (CTA) or angiography, which can also aid in understanding the underlying cause. We present a 40-year-old very active male, who developed progressive symptoms of claudication over a 4 months interval and was found to have a thrombosed popliteal artery secondary to external compression from a tibial osteochondroma. The patient was treated with in-situ saphenous vein bypass from the above knee popliteal artery to the anterior tibial artery. The bypass was widely patent at 24 months.
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