The popliteal artery branches off from the femoral artery. It is located in the knee and the back of the leg. Its courses near the adductor canal and the adductor hiatus, distinctive open areas ...

Similar Symptoms of Baker’s Cyst, Popliteal Vein Thrombosis, and DVT. DVT, whether it’s in the popliteal vein or elsewhere in the leg, has some of the same symptoms as a Baker’s cyst.

The symptoms include pain, swelling, and inflammation in the leg and knee area. Popliteal vein thrombosis can occur due to poor blood flow, damage to a blood vessel, or an external injury.

Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Symptoms. Not all DVTs cause noticeable symptoms, but the most common are swelling and redness in the affected leg, often associated with some pain in the same area.

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is an anomaly resulting in symptomatic extrinsic compression of the popliteal artery by the surrounding musculotendinous structures; most frequently the ...