The back of the knee is or knee pit is commonly referred to as the popliteal fossa. It's the shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint. The popliteal fossa contains several important ...

Removing the muscle relieves compression on the popliteal artery, reducing a patient's symptoms and pain. Lyden is one of a handful of surgeons in the U.S. who do the procedure.

Similarly draining or injecting the popliteal fossa is risky and can simply be a temporary fix for a problem that is elsewhere in the knee.

Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) is an anomaly resulting in symptomatic extrinsic compression of the popliteal artery by the surrounding musculotendinous structures; most frequently the ...