popliteal
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Initially, the doctor informed Lisa Wolff that her husband had developed a blood clot in his popliteal artery and amputation might be necessary, according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
The Wolffs allege that Wang actually cut the popliteal artery, which is the main supplier of blood to the knee and lower leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
The team said the operation on the 24-year-old from Plano, Texas, took place at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Parks’ popliteal artery.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
As the femoral artery passes posterior to the knee near the popliteal fossa, it is called the popliteal artery.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The epiphysis at the lower end of the femur may be displaced into the ham and press on the popliteal vessels.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
