Proximal Branching of the Anterior Tibial Artery From the Popliteal Artery Increases the Risk of Vascular Injury During Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Analysis Using Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Intraoperative Findings.
Drilling the tibial tunnel in an arthroscopic popliteus bypass from the anteromedial tibial cortex decreases risk of popliteal vascular injury.
Heylen S, Verdonk P, Krause M, Michielsen J.
J Orthop. 2024 Jun 17;57:115-119. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2024.06.019. eCollection 2024 Nov.
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Adequate protection rather than knee flexion prevents popliteal vascular injury during high tibial osteotomy: analysis of three-dimensional knee models in relation to knee flexion and osteotomy techniques.
Choi CH, Lee WS, Jung M, Moon HS, Lee YH, Oh J, Kim SJ, Kim SH.