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== Description == | == Description == | ||
The Popliteal Fossa is a diamond- shaped space behind the knee joint.<ref>Chummy,SS. Last's Anatomy.Twelfth Edition.Churchill Livingstone.2011.pg 132</ref> It is formed between the muscles in the posterior compartments of the thigh and leg.This anatomical landmark is the major route by which structures pass between the thigh and leg.<ref name=":0">Richard,LD, Wayne,VA,Adam,WM.Grays'Anatomy for Students. Second Edition.Churchill Livingstone.2010.pg 584-585</ref> | |||
== Margins == | == Margins == | ||
The Popliteal Fossa has 2 upper margins and 2 lower margins<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* The margins of the upper part are formed by the semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscles on the medial s | |||
== Floor == | == Floor == | ||
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Description[edit | edit source]
The Popliteal Fossa is a diamond- shaped space behind the knee joint.[1] It is formed between the muscles in the posterior compartments of the thigh and leg.This anatomical landmark is the major route by which structures pass between the thigh and leg.[2]
Margins[edit | edit source]
The Popliteal Fossa has 2 upper margins and 2 lower margins[2]
- The margins of the upper part are formed by the semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscles on the medial s
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