Popliteus muscle

Popliteus muscle

Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics

Published in Emeric Arus, Biomechanics of Human Motion, 2017

The muscles and articulations of the knee region are the most sophisticated in the human body. Basically the knee has just one muscle which is the popliteus muscle. Its origin is on the lateral condyle of the femur and its distal attachment is on the posterior proximal tibial shaft.

The association of the localized pain sensitivity in the residual limb and prosthesis use in male veterans with transtibial amputation

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Published in Assistive Technology, 2023

Kamiar Ghoseiri, Mohammad Yusuf Rastkhadiv, Mostafa Allami, Phillip Page, Lars L. Andersen, Duane C. Button

In line with previous studies about pressure algometry of the TRL, 12 anatomical sites that most often require relief or load-bearing at the socket–skin interface during socket fabrication (Foort, 1965; Kark & Simmons, 2011; Lee et al., 2005) were marked by a certified prosthetist (Figure 1). The sites that commonly need relief were tibial tuberosity, midshaft of the tibia, fibular head, the distal end of the tibia, the distal end of the fibula, and the distal end of the residual limb. The sites that are commonly used for load-bearing were mid-patellar tendon, medial tibial flare, mid-shank of the fibula, anterolateral of the tibia, anteromedial of the tibia, and lateral side of the popliteus muscle.

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