0 a thin muscle at the back of the knee that bends the leg and rotates the femur (= the long bone in the upper part of the leg)
This places tension on the posterolateral structures of the knee, especially the popliteus complex and popliteomeniscal fascicles.
The structures considered for potential reconstruction are the fibular collateral ligament, popliteus tendon, and popliteofemoral ligament.
Posteriorly below the knee joint, the popliteus stretches obliquely from the lateral femoral epicondyle down to the posterior surface of the tibia.
Fourth, there is often a small sesamoid bone in the tendon of origin of popliteus in many species.
The popliteus tendon provides static and dynamic stabilization to the knee during posterolateral rotation.
The artery typically passes anterior to the popliteus muscle prior to passing between the tibia and fibula through an oval opening at the superior aspect of the interosseus membrane.
