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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Modern Rehabilitation">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Modern Rehabilitation</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2538-385X</Issn>
      <Volume>14</Volume>
      <Issue>3</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2020</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>14</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Role of the Popliteal Fossa in Knee Problems: Theoretical Considerations and Practical Implications</title>
    <FirstPage>131</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>140</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Maghsoud</FirstName>
        <LastName>Eivazi Gh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of General Medicine, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Amin</FirstName>
        <LastName>Alilou</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Faculty of Dentistry, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sara</FirstName>
        <LastName>Fereydounnia</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>James</FirstName>
        <LastName>Selfe</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Allied Health Professions, Faculty of Health, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sahar</FirstName>
        <LastName>Zamani</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2020</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>14</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">The popliteal fossa is located at the back of the knee joint and it is an area where blood vessels and nerves and also lymph nodes pass. Popliteal fossa injuries includes nearly 2% of acute knee injuries. The treatment of chronic injuries are always more difficult than acute ones, because its diagnosis would depend on careful interpretation of specific clinical exams. In this review, we describe our current understanding of role of popliteal fossa in knee problems, and summarize the anatomy and functional role of popliteal fossa and popliteomeniscal fibers, and mechanism of popliteomeniscal fibers injuries, and discuss strategies for diagnosis of popliteomeniscal fibers lesions, differential diagnosis, and treatment of the posterolateral corner injuries.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jmr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmr/article/view/318</web_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
