Popliteus muscle structure

Known as: Popliteal muscle, Popliteus, Popliteus Muscle 
A flat muscle located in the posterior compartment of the lower leg, which forms the floor of the lower part of the popliteal fossa, and originates… (More)
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Lower Extremity
Musculoskeletal System

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The anterolateral ligament of the human knee: an anatomic and histologic study
The functional anatomy of the knee is frequently studied but remains incompletely understood. Numerous authors have described a… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Reliability of navigated knee stability examination: a cadaveric evaluation.
BACKGROUND Clinical examination remains empirical and may be confusing in the setting of rotatory knee instabilities… (More)
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2004
2004
Force measurements on the fibular collateral ligament, popliteofibular ligament, and popliteus tendon to applied loads.
BACKGROUND Little information is known about the forces seen on the main individual structures of the posterolateral knee to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The posterolateral attachments of the knee: a qualitative and quantitative morphologic analysis of the fibular collateral ligament, popliteus tendon, popliteofibular ligament, and lateral…
BACKGROUND Quantitative descriptions of the attachment sites of the main posterolateral knee structures have not been performed… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Knee dislocations: where are the lesions? A prospective evaluation of surgical findings in 63 cases.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate soft-tissue injury patterns in a large series of patients with knee dislocations to identify frequency and… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Selective ligament release in total knee arthroplasty of the knee in valgus.
An approach to the valgus knee based on anatomic function of ligaments in flexion and extension consistently yields a knee that… (More)
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1998
1998
Arthroscopic meniscal repair with fibrin clot of complete radial tears of the lateral meniscus in the avascular zone.
Peripheral lateral meniscal tears are amenable to arthroscopic meniscal repair. However, the posterolateral aspect of the lateral… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The role of the lateral extraarticular restraints in the anterior cruciate ligament-deficient knee.
We measured the increases in tibiofemoral motion when lateral structures were sectioned in anterior cruciate ligament-deficient… (More)
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Limits of movement in the human knee. Effect of sectioning the posterior cruciate ligament and posterolateral structures.
We applied specific forces and moments to the knees of fifteen whole lower limbs of cadavera and measured, with a six degrees-of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The role of the posterolateral and cruciate ligaments in the stability of the human knee. A biomechanical study.
Injury to the posterolateral structures of the knee, including the popliteus tendon and arcuate complex, frequently results in… (More)
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