When a knee joint dislocates, there is a significant risk of injury to the blood vessels and/or nerves that supply the lower leg. The risk of injury to the popliteal artery, which provides blood flow ...

For example, knee dislocations can tear or compress the popliteal artery—the main blood supply of the lower leg—as it runs within the joint.

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) affects an artery behind the knee. Learn about symptoms and causes of the condition, treatment options, and more.

The popliteal pulse is one of the pulses you can detect in your body, specifically in the portion of your leg behind your knee. The pulse here is from blood flow to the popliteal artery, a vital ...

The popliteal artery is palpable (i.e. detectable by hand). People are able to find it and use it to count a pulse in the back of the knee. If the knees are slightly flexed — to about 45 degrees ...

During the 13 years from 2000-2012, there were about 19,100 knee dislocations, and nearly 12 percent of them were in people who were obese or morbidly obese. And the rate of obesity in people who had ...

The popliteal artery runs behind the knee and supplies blood to the lower leg. An injury to the artery that isn’t repaired quickly can lead to loss of blood supply and potentially amputation.

But your popliteal artery is easy to find and feel when you know where to look. It has to run through your knee without getting pinched. So the location of your popliteal pulse is behind your knee.

A jury found an orthopedist was not to blame for a patient's foot drop. On Nov. 30, 2011, Maria Mullen underwent a right knee arthroplasty, which was performed by Dr. Daniel King.

The popliteal lymph nodes are behind the knee. Conditions such as infections and autoimmune conditions can cause swelling, but it is rarely due to cancer. Learn more.