POPLITEAL FOSSA

The Poplibeal fossa is a diamand ahaped deprasuion lying kuhind the kneu joind, the orex
pant of ke fomu and he napa pant of ke kikia
BOUNDARTESs
SVPEROURTERALA. Bicepa fononis
SVPEROMEDIALLY. Semitndoosud and Seminon.brawai4, npplenented y aracilis, sartoraud
and Rdduclos magnd

INFEROLRTERALA Lalural huad of 6aatrocremhd upplenentud by Plantaris

INFEROMEDTRLA. Mdial huad of he 6asliooo

The ROOF of he foasa i fosmad by peup tascia on popliteal fascia

Ihe supesrficial fascia ovir he soot contas
a) 1hi amall saphood vein and alanuzud nurv
4)Jhrau alanous numea namely,
Posterien atanu nae of Aigh
Hedial adnea nme of khgk
Reweneal on ral mnaonioatbng neeve
 Jhe FLOOR of khe poplileal foasa is formed frem above domward4 ky
a) 1hu popliteal swrfacu of Ahe tgraer
tu
4)7he capalt of he knuu joint ard ob1igut poplileal ligamenk
) 1he atong popliteal fascia cvuring he poplitens muscle

cONTENTS ac
1 POPLTTERL RTERS and its branches
POPLTTEAL YEIN and its brikularies
3 778TA NERYE and ite branchu
4COMYON PERONERL NERYE and ils branc S

5.POS7ERZOe aTANEOVS NERYE OF TMIGN

4 6ENTORR BANCY OF 087VRATOR NERYE
POPLTEAL AMPH NODES
& FR

The poplital vassuls and ubial nuve croa lhe fossa YEOTCALC and axrnanged oNE OrER
THE TWER
JI8TAL NERYE i4 maat sVPERFICITA
POPLTIEAL YEIN Lis DEEP O ATERTOR A tibial nuve

POPLTI EALARTERY i4 DEEPEST OF Au

 Ihe artery is croanud poaturionly ky vain and by khe narve

kelaliva poailion of l h u stmucture4 i t nd follera

.In fm MEDIAL Ao ERAL STDE RER, YEIN AND NERrE(AYM

he vPPER PARI,

. In Ahe MTOLE PART. fom BENIND FORMARDS NERYE, YEIN AND ARTERY (WYA
WER PARI, 1nom MEDIRL ko tTERRL STDE
. 7 n lhe
NERYE, YYEIN AND RRTERS (NYÄ
Common purdneal nurve crouu ihe foaus okiguly from Ihe aspariox angle lo he laleral

angle, alomg Ahe madial bordar of he bicepa fenanis

POPLTTERL AUEC
Popliteal axteny is a continaten of he Fonoal antey
7 begina al he opening in hu adduckor magd ox hiakus magrud, 14 al the VNITON f
HIDOE 1/3 witk oMER 13of Lig
I o r 0OMmRRDS nd
alight ATERALLA, o rench he lover boxrdar of Ah Peplikeus
I Arminals al he Iosar sondir of t Popliteus ky dividing into amberien and
poatenion hhial anberses

REURTONS
1h voplitea! artuy thi deuput atruckwu in t h popliteal foasa
ANTERTOR ox DEEP to t arkusry, from above dowmards, AhAre a r

Poplitral urface of the fonu

 Back of he kneu j p t
Fascia covwring he poplitens mutcle
tureS
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POSTERTOR OR SPERFICIALA,

Jo khe kibial nav

LAOERAL
8ICEPS FEMORIS and the takeral condyle of Ahe fomwr n VPPER PARI,
n the ioER PARI
PLANTARIS and latural head of GASTROCNEMIVS

MEDIAL in Ahe vPPER PART,

SEMIMEMBRANOSU s and the madial condyle of fee
n Lh WER PRR
Madial head of GRSTROCNE MIVS

RANCHESs
Stvsral lange MsVLAR BRANCHES A 9ivn oft
AND MASTRZN&S ard
Ihe uppr (daro on hree) musutar kranchs eupply A0orcTOR MASNVs
fourth
a»ith PERFORAITNG ARTERY
haminal by anaskomo aing
maknlar &ranche pply
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GASTROCNEMIUS

SOLSUS
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PLANTARTS
 nalagan epulina ian luaanea; 7alepan eplna 7aaa4 achreu ; Ynabe hpudina 7aaa

vTANEOVS BRANCHES rise directly trom kh pophiteal arlury or indintclby fom ika
musaular branches
GENICVARBRANCHES are fire n monbar
2 sVPERTOR

2 ZNFERTOR
1 MTDOLE
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Midde goriauar anteny pircu khe obligue popliteal iganert of Ahe koruu and aupplies
sciale ligamnts and spvial membrare of khe knu joonk
Medial ard Labenal apanion goiauar aubeniea vind anond the orneaponding aides of
Ahe fomur and pasu dup to khe hanalring4
Mdial nd uakanas brfanioa goniadar andeied wind adnd khe corspondina ibial
omdyles and pasu to he collateral liganents of khe knuu
ALI &hese arterivs reach the fnonk of khe konee and take park in foming the anaskemoas
annd khe konuu jobsk

CLTNTCRL ANRTONY
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BP in he torar link recorded from the opliteal ardary
Poplikeal artury i4 mae prane ko anturyen Lhan many othax arteriaa in khe kody
 nalapran eargalma uanas Juahru; 7alagran emplana I1aaa4 iuahanau ; abe Agatina 7u

POPLTJEALYEIN
TA begina al lhe lovar kerdar of he poplileu by the union of vaina acempanying khe
anturior and poakurior kibial arleriu

7 i MEDIAL Ao Ahe popliteal arttny in tke Ioven part of Ihe fossa

POSTERTOR to lhe artury in the middle
POSTEROLRERAL ko it in uppr part of he foasa

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Popliteal vain ruuinu
1 Small aaphenud vain
2 vebu cue4pomding o the branahes of popliteal antany

T8TAL NERYE TN POPLTJERL FOSSA

ROO AaE. vortral diviaisna of votral Rani of 4, 6, s1, s2, s
Thia is khe laxgun keronbnal anek of the sciatie newe
7 lies apenfieial ox posterien ko Ahe peplikeal vunts
I eend fom lhe auperlen anale ko the inferien angle of Ahe poplileat fossa croauing
the poplikeal vesla fom 1akunal to madial aide

alina _saaa. Jechnaa ; al4gran * * d i n a 1a4a 144

 Tnalagnan eangalna iasae lecsnea; Jelepnan palana 7a4a4 aenrea ; nbe pulana 7aaa4

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BRRNCHES
1) THREE GENTOVLAR OR ARITOVLAR BRANCHES arise in khe uppar park ot he tossa
a) VPERIOR MEDIAL GENTOVLAR NERYE lis akove khe medial condyle of khe femaur, dup ko the
mtclis
b)MIOE GENIOVAR NEYE piuncus lhe poaterisn park of ihe caprde of knee joind ko tupply
strauckunaA n he intanconiar roteh of fomur
4) ZNFERIOR MEDIAL GENZOVAR NERYE lies along ihe pper bordr of khe 4oplikeus

) aANEOvs NERYE is alo calld svRAL NERYE hick originales in the middle of the tfoasa
and leava il at khe infarion angle
T upplia khe akin of lowan halt ot the back of leg and whole of lakeral bondar of
fool lill kip of lillle doe

vscvuAR BRANCHES a i u in lhe distal part of he fousa fox

The lateral and medial heade of gastsocmau
Soltus
Plankari (C0 an
Poplileus (@a
CLINICALANRTOS
Damage ko tikinl nuve causes motosr md smuory loss
MOTOR 1OSs inchud upirf icial and duup mautclu and ntrinaic mutclu
of calf of aole
SENSORY0osko of smsalion on srhole of ole of food, planlar asprc of digita and nail
brds on doreen ot foot

COMMON PERONEAL NERYE

ROO rAarE. Denanl diviuiona ot verlral Rami of A, 6, 1, 2

CDVRSE
ihs i Lhe enalta kevnbrat knanch of &he aciatie nama
TA ekends foom he apenien angte of khe fossa do Ahe latural angle along e media
bordur ot ihe biceps fonsnisa
dewmnad and fovarauda
ik winda verd Lhe postenatalaral aspeel of he neek
Cordanuing
t the fisuda, pitreuu khe purdntu lengut, and diridtu into duperficial and detp
pArnmal narvea
 Tnalapraneanzalinaaa Jace; Talapran egalana 7aans adru ;n k gatana 7aans

BRANOHES
1) aTRNEOrs BRANCHES a u kro.
a LATERAL aTANEOVS NERYE of Ah calf ducnds ko appky Ahe skm of the uppur 2/3rds of Ahe
lalenal ide of ug
)RAL WNICT ING NERYE axiss in he uppar part of he foasa

2) ARTTOVUAR BRANCHESs
a)MPERIOR LATERAL GENTOVLAR NERYE accompanis the artery of khe aami name and lis above
he laleral fonoral condyle
4) INFERIOR LATERAL GENIOVLAR NERYE alao mora wilh Ahe arhury of the same nan ko khe
laieral aspeck of kbru joink above ihe head of fibula
4)RECVRRENT GENTOVUAR NERYE
Arias vhere comnom proneal newt dividu into svPERE ICIAL AND DEEP PERONEAL NERYES

POSTERTORaTANEOVS NERYE OF THTGH

Conterk of he nppen salt of the ppllkeal fossa
Piarcra the deup fascia akoul the middle ot Lhe foasa, and appliu the akin up do the
middle of he back of khe le49
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GENTOVLAR BRANCH OF OBTVRATOR NERYE
continalizn of lhe poekerxien duin ot the okburaksa nawe
Rone on Ah posterien turface of the popliteal artery, piurcu kh obligne poptikeas
Lgamenk and upplic khe capade of khe kue joind lec
POPLTTERL AMPH NODEs
- i deep do the Desp fascsa near khe kuonination of nall saphovns vain
1he rucuive affrnts from Lhe latural part of olt, bokA upnficial and deup parls of
sack of 1eg and kru joink

CuTNTCAL ANAIOS
The comnen peroneal nave is latirely onprakrcted
7k may gel vtrapped kebrem l h altacknents of peron longe ko the head and ahaft
of tibuda
Palionts pnsod F07 aROP hick iu udually painles
Thare id weainesu of deraiflein of ankle and of evaraizn
of khe fook
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