21. The knee injury involves a torn medial collateral ligament, torn posterior cruciate ligament and torn popliteal muscle. 22. An opportunity presented itself when a man was brought in with a dislocated knee and damaged popliteal artery. 23. The kneecap is the patella and patellar while the back of the knee is the popliteus and popliteal area. 24. It is of note that the common fibular nerve also begins at the superior angle of the popliteal fossa. 25. Other common places are the brachial artery, radial artery, popliteal artery, dorsalis pedis, and others. 26. However, the presence of a popliteal cyst does not rule out deep vein thrombosis and warrants further investigation. 27. The superior muscular branches of the popliteal artery have clinically important anastomoses with the terminal part of the gluteal arteries. 28. The tibial nerve and the common fibular nerve arise as the sciatic nerve divides into two branches in the popliteal fossa. 29. Initial physical examination was remarkable only for mildly pale conjunctivae and mild abdominal tenderness and pain in the left popliteal fossa. 30. The popliteal height, after adjusting for heels, clothing and other issues is used to determine the height of the chair seat.
