A Diagnostic Evolution: Surgical Experience with Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome at a Military Tertiary Referral Center

Despite modern imaging, open surgical exploration remains the definitive diagnostic modality for PAES. Patients with a muscular or tendinous slip identified intraoperatively have the best clinical outcomes. Those with no identifiable muscle slip (functional entrapment) are less likely to demonstrate clinical improvement. Further evaluation on outcomes in the management in PAES is warranted.