Fibrodysplasia is a generalized arterial dysplasia of unknown etiology. We report a case involving both popliteal arteries. The patient presented with microemboli of the toes of both feet originating in the dysplastic popliteal arteries. The clinical significance of popliteal artery fibrodysplasia is briefly discussed.
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