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Figure 4

From: A proposal for a new morphological classification of the popliteus muscle tendon with potential clinical and biomechanical significance

Figure 4

Type IV of the popliteus tendon attachment. (a) LEFT—Posterior view of the right knee joint with Type IVa of the popliteus tendon. RIGHT—Isolated popliteus muscle with Type IVa of the popliteus tendon. (b) LEFT—Posterior view of the right knee joint with Type IVb of the popliteus tendon. RIGHT—Isolated popliteus muscle with Type IVb of the popliteus tendon. (c) LEFT—Posterior view of the left knee joint with Type IVc of the popliteus tendon. RIGHT—Isolated popliteus muscle with Type IVc of the popliteus tendon. (d) LEFT—Posterior view of the left knee joint with Type IVd of the popliteus tendon. RIGHT—Isolated popliteus muscle with Type IVd of the popliteus tendon. (e) LEFT—Posterior view of the right knee joint with Type IVe of the popliteus tendon. RIGHT—Isolated popliteus muscle with Type IVe of the popliteus tendon. F—fibula, PFL—popliteo-fibular ligament, PPT—popliteus tendon, PPM—popliteus muscle, OPL—oblique popliteal ligament, abOPL—accessory band to the oblique popliteal ligament, FC—femoral condyle, FCL—fibular collateral ligament, abFCL—accessory band to the fibular collateral ligament, abLM—accessory band to the lateral meniscus, abC—accessory band to the knee joint capsule, AP—aponeurosis, abMPLM—accessory band to the medial part of the lateral meniscus, abLPLM—accessory band to the lateral part of the lateral meniscus. The Fig. 4 was taken with Canon EOS 6D camera with Canon EF 100 mm f/2.8 L Macro Is USM, and the signatures were made in Corel DRAW 12 (https://www.coreldraw.com/pl/pages/coreldraw-12/).

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