Popliteal artery false aneurysm secondary to tibial osteochondroma

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Osteochondromas are benign bone tumours of growth plate origin.

Although vascular complications of these are rare, the most commonly reported is a popliteal artery pseudoaneurysm.1 Most pseudoaneurysms have been related to femoral osteochondromas, with only 3 previous reports of a popliteal pseudoaneurysm secondary to a tibial exostosis.2,3 We report a case of a popliteal pseudoaneurysm secondary to a tibial osteochondroma and discuss its etiology and management.

Case report

An otherwise healthy and physically active 30-year-old man presented with progressive discomfort and swelling of his upper medial left …