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

Publication date: Available online 11 September 2018Source: PM&RAuthor(s): Todd Hayano, Joan Borg-Stein, David J. Cormier, Niki RybkoAbstractThis 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 . The aim of this study is to highlight alternative treatment options and propose a post-surgical return to play rehabilitation protocol in functional PAES.
Source: PMandR - Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research