popliteal

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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

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 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 popliteal vessels lie so close to the bone that they are liable to be torn by the displaced distal fragment, giving rise to the usual signs of ruptured artery.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander