Popliteal Entrapment in a 16‐Year‐Old Soccer Player Treated via Detachment and Repositioning of the Medial Head of the Gastrocnemius

PAES is a rare disease that can lead to devastating complications such as critical limb ischemia as seen in this patient. It is of paramount importance to identify this disease early and implement appropriate treatment. Debate remains as to the necessity of bypass or vascular repair in patients with Type 1 PAES. This patient did not undergo popliteal artery bypass and has been doing well postoperatively thus far.