Finding the root cause of the popliteal swelling is of utmost concern. Evaluating the knee is one of the best ways to determine the reason behind a popliteal cyst. In many cases, patients will ...

Pain in the back of the knee from a meniscus tear is usually accompanied by locking, popping and buckling of the knee as well as swelling ... popliteus musculature. The purpose of the popliteus ...

Correspondence to Dr Maira Hameed, Academic Section of Vascular Surgery, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London SW7 2AZ, UK; ...

The popliteal fossa contains several ... Heat therapy: Use heat packs after the initial swelling has reduced (usually after 48 hours) to relax muscles and improve blood flow.