The popliteal pulse is one of the pulses you can detect in your body, specifically in the portion of your leg behind your knee. The pulse here is from blood flow to the popliteal artery, a vital blood ...

Your popliteal pulse is one of several places on your body where you can easily check your heart rate. The location of the popliteal pulse is the soft spots behind your knees. ‌Your popliteal pulse ...

A blood clot behind your knee can cause swelling and pain. It can become serious if not treated. The popliteal vein runs up the back of the knee and carries blood from the lower leg to the heart.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious condition that happens when a blood clot forms deep inside in a vein, usually in your legs. Popliteal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a type of deep vein thrombosis ...

The popliteal lymph nodes lie in the tissues behind a person’s knee. Infections and autoimmune conditions can cause them to swell. It is rare for cancer to affect the popliteal lymph nodes. According ...

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is a rare condition affecting the artery in the back of the knee. It causes pain in the lower legs during exercise. The popliteal artery runs behind the ...

Had he pulled that muscle again? He hobbled to the crib and changed the 6-month-old’s diaper, then eased his way back to the ...

Correspondence to Dr Maira Hameed, Academic Section of Vascular Surgery, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London SW7 2AZ, UK; ...

Avid runner Sierra Prindle was used to muscle pain, but the agony she was feeling in her left calf was something she'd never experienced before. It started when she was around 30, with muscle spasms ...

A 31-year-old male bodybuilder was referred to our emergency department with a three-day history of claudication and paresthesias of the left foot. Clinical examination revealed symmetric muscular ...

PAD patients with claudication undergoing peripheral vascular interventions (PVIs) in contemporary practice have a 4% risk of amputation within 4 years, with higher risk seen among those ...