Popliteal entrapment syndrome caused by fibular osteochondroma

Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 Oct;25(7):982.e5-10. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.02.044. Epub 2011 Jun 12.

Abstract

Osteochondromas are the most common tumors of bone. In adolescence, they usually present as a painless growing mass. Femoropopliteal vascular complications associated with an osteochondroma are rare, with most cases involving pseudoaneurysms. This report describes an exceptional case of a popliteal entrapment syndrome caused by a proximal fibular osteochondroma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnosis
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / etiology*
  • Bone Neoplasms / complications*
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Fibula* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Male
  • Osteochondroma / complications*
  • Osteochondroma / diagnosis
  • Osteochondroma / surgery
  • Phlebography
  • Popliteal Artery* / diagnostic imaging
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnosis