INTRODUCTION Blunt trauma of the popliteal fossa is an uncommon cause of lower limb ischemia and it is associated with a high risk for limb loss. REPORT The case of a young man with anterior dislocation of the right knee joint causing post-traumatic popliteal artery occlusion and severe lower limb ischemia is reported. DISCUSSION To our knowledge we first report a multidisciplinary approach...

Objective. To report an incidence of reflux in the deep venous system reversed by ablation of a popliteal fossa vein (PFV). Method. A 40-year-old man with pain and swelling in the medial upper calf was found to have an incompetent PFV. Results. Reflux in the femoral and popliteal veins was reversed utilizing endovenous laser ablation and foam sclerotherapy, documented on Duplex studies before a...

A Baker’s (popliteal) cyst is a distention of the gastrocnemius–semimembranous bursa of the knee, which communicates with the posterior portion of the joint capsule. It usually appears in the popliteal fossa as a painless swelling. In adults it is nearly always secondary to pathological changes in the knee joint that cause an effusion. Occasionally the cyst becomes so large that it ruptures, sp...

We report a patient with calf pain induced by sport and exercise, initially thought to represent compartment syndrome, in whom MRI and duplex ultrasound ultimately revealed cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery. Surgical de-roofing of the popliteal artery resulted in complete resolution of symptoms with return to sporting activities.

INTRODUCTION The goal of the reported study was an evaluation of results, obtained in the treatment of knee joints with intraarticular pathologies, concomitant with cysts in the popliteal fossa. We hypothesized that removal of popliteal cyst and associated pathology will provide improvement in function, pain of operated knee and patient satisfaction. MATERIAL AND METHODS There were 10 patient...

BACKGROUND Ligament restraints to terminal knee extension are poorly understood. HYPOTHESES (1) As with other motions of the knee, genu recurvatum is limited primarily by a named, identifiable structure. (2) As the largest static structure of the posterior knee, the oblique popliteal ligament is uniquely suited to act as a checkrein to knee hyperextension. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive laborator...

A man born in 1944 presented with an episode of macroscopic haematuria during a urinary tract infection in 1988. He was unusually tall at 2 metres. An intravenous pyelogram and an abdominal ultrasound disclosed the presence of bilaterally enlarged polycystic kidneys and a polycystic liver. There was a family history of renal disease. Plasma creatinine (180 micro mol/l) and blood pressure (150/1...

Background. A recently described selective tibial nerve block at the popliteal crease presents a viable alternative to sciatic nerve block for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. In this two-part investigation, we describe the effects of a tibial nerve block at the popliteal crease. Methods. In embalmed cadavers, after the ultrasound-guided dye injection the dissection revealed proxima...

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore methods for the diagnosis and treatment of popliteal venous aneurysms. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the diagnostic and treatment processes used for 2 patients with popliteal venous aneurysms. The main symptoms in these 2 patients were pain and local swelling; pulmonary embolism (PE) was not found in these patients. Both the patients ...

Lymphatic vessels afferent to the popliteal nodes in young adult rats and guinea pigs were interrupted at the lowest edge of the popliteal fossa, and regressive changes in the nodes occurring 4 to 16 or 18 weeks after surgery were re-examined histologically. In the rat, some popliteal nodes were drained by lymphatic channel(s) from the tail. After surgery, the popliteal nodes without lymphatic ...