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Critical limb ischemia caused by adductor canal compression syndrome — case report with the review of the literature
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Abstract
We report a case of a 55-year-old male who was diagnosed with the adductor canal compression syndrome
– a rarely described nontraumatic disorder of the lower limb resulting from the external compression of the
superficial femoral artery in the adductor canal, that may present with the symptoms ranging from intermittent
exercise-induced claudication up to arterial obstruction and critical limb ischemia.
Abstract
We report a case of a 55-year-old male who was diagnosed with the adductor canal compression syndrome
– a rarely described nontraumatic disorder of the lower limb resulting from the external compression of the
superficial femoral artery in the adductor canal, that may present with the symptoms ranging from intermittent
exercise-induced claudication up to arterial obstruction and critical limb ischemia.
Keywords
adductor canal compression syndrome, critical limb ischaemia, superficial femoral artery occlusion, nontraumatic vascular disorder, arterial compression
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Critical limb ischemia caused by adductor canal compression syndrome — case report with the review of the literature
Journal
Issue
Pages
14-17
Published online
2018-04-12
DOI
10.5603/AA.2018.0003
Bibliographic record
Acta Angiologica 2018;24(1):14-17.
Keywords
adductor canal compression syndrome
critical limb ischaemia
superficial femoral artery occlusion
nontraumatic vascular disorder
arterial compression
Authors
Piotr Krzysztof Kaszczewski
Tomasz Ostrowski
Jarosław Żyłkowski
Zbigniew Gałązka
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