The Society for Vascular Surgery has highlighted findings from a comprehensive 20-year clinical study that demonstrate treatment of functional popliteal artery entrapment syndrome—particularly in combination with fasciotomy for exertional compartment syndrome—has shown highly effective outcomes, with 82% of patients returning to prior level of athletics.
As the largest reported cohort to date, this research summarizes two decades of experience in standardized radiographic evaluations and surgical decompressive treatments.
The paper was presented at VAM 2025 in New Orleans and simultaneously published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS).
The senior author of the study was Jason Lee, MD, chief of vascular surgery at Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, California.
