Popliteal Fossa

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]

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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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  1. Chummy,SS. Last's Anatomy.Twelfth Edition.Churchill Livingstone.2011.pg 132
  2. 2.0 2.1 Richard,LD, Wayne,VA,Adam,WM.Grays'Anatomy for Students. Second Edition.Churchill Livingstone.2010.pg 584-585