The popliteal artery branches off from the femoral artery. It is located in the knee and the back of the leg. Its courses near the adductor canal and the adductor hiatus, distinctive open areas inside ...

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Coverage of Tyreek Hill's dislocated knee fell featured the usual inaccuracies that come with reporting on sports injuries, ...

Measured one way, success for peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) in the femoropopliteal arteries for patients with intermittent claudication has improved, as the need for repeat PVI appears to be ...

Popliteal artery aneurysms (PAAs) are the most frequent peripheral aneurysm with a significant morbidity if left untreated. Open surgical technique is still considered the gold standard; however the ...

Correspondence to Dr Maira Hameed, Academic Section of Vascular Surgery, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London SW7 2AZ, UK; ...

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A self-expanding nitinol stent is associated with high patency and durability in patients with atherosclerotic popliteal artery disease, according to a study published in the January 2013 issue of ...