The popliteus is the muscle that runs across the back of the knee joint. It "rotates the lower leg and plays a role in bending the knee [and] ...

Whether it’s a tear, to what degree, we don’t know, but this is basically a muscle deep behind under several layers of other muscles deep on the back of your knee. It doesn’t do much.

(KUTV) — The popliteus is a small muscle that resides across the posterior aspect of the knee joint and helps support it's healthy function. Jeffery Beck, exercise specialist from Intermountain ...

Portland Trail Blazers; CJ McCollum’s knee strain is ‘much better than a ligament or meniscus injury’ Updated: ; Mar. 20, 2019, 11:59 a.m. | Published: Mar. 20 ...

Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum says he was relieved that his left knee injury was not serious, especially this close to the playoffs ...

According to ESPN’s Adrain Wojnarowski, McCollum suffered a popliteus strain in his left knee and will be re-examined next week.

Isolated rupture of the popliteus musculotendinous unit is an uncommon injury. A case is here reported of a semiprofessional athlete with a ruptured popliteus tendon without significant instability of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum says he was relieved that his left knee injury was not serious, especially this close to the playoffs. The Blazers ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (March 17, 2019) – An MRI confirms Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum with a popliteus strain in his left knee, it was announced today by president of basketball operations ...

While it’s not confirmed by Demko or the Canucks, goaltender analyst Kevin Woodley joined Sportsnet 650’s Halford and Brough on Monday and brought to light that Demko is dealing with an injury ...

More information has emerged about Thatcher Demko's lower-body injury. According to Kevin Woodley of InGoal Magazine and NHL.com, Demko is recovering from a Popliteus muscle injury. Demko last ...