What is the back of the knee called?
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I agree with Kanajlo's answer as being correct, and will check it also as  best answer. "Oblique Popliteal Ligament\nOr you could say popliteus or popliteum"
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- for instabilities after rupturing anterior/posterior cruciates.\n- after ligament surgery.\n- to restrict movement of the knee.\n\nIt's from Bauerfeind - and is an excellent help.
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A popliteal cyst, also called a Baker's cyst, is a soft, often painless cyst on the back of the knee. A cyst is usually nothing more than a bag of fluid. These cyst occur most often when the knee is damaged due to arthritis, gout, an injury, or from inflammation of the joint lining.
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Its called the gastrocnemious.\n\nEver wonder why biceps and triceps are "bi's and tri's," pectorals are "pecs," your gluteus maximus are "glutes" -- but no one ever calls the calf muscle "gasses"?
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ribs, feet, back of legs
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it is the front part of the Acetabulum.....\nokay, it is a part of the Pelvis ;-)
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after getting knee pain...
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you have the wrong word or it is misspelled.   The meniscus  is a cartilage in the knee.
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I've heard it called a bursa before.  My doctor described it as a collection of fluid - sometimes they will use a cortisone shot to reduce it.  I had one in my knee, but they couldn't use cortisone bc it's back for the tendon.  Good luck!
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Back Catcher is the one you want. Also can be called backstop, hind catcher, masked man, backstopper (back stopper) stopper.
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The previous answer is not correct. Depending on the type of graft that you choose, you may never fully gain your ROM (range of motion) back. Most doctors will tell you that if you can gain 120 degrees or better, then be happy with that. I was fortunate enough to gain 135. My normal ROM on my other knee was 137. It took me 3 months to gain this back. There are two obstacles that hold you back from bending your knee as far as you want. The first one is the PAIN!!! You body will tell you when it is ready to try a little further. While I was in surgery, my doctor bent my knee all the way back just to make sure that the graft would hold. You don't want him or her to do this while you are awake trust me. The second obstacle that doesn't allow you to bend your knee all the way back is the swelling. Your knee will have swellign in it from anywhere to 6 months up to a couple of years. The swelling limits the range of motion more than the pain itself. When you get the 70 or 80 degree range, you will notice a "tight" feeling in your knee. That is the swelling. \n   Overall, it depends on how much you do your excercises. The best excercise (also the most painful) is the heel-slide. thats where you lay on your back and attempt to bend your knee with your heel staying in constant contact with the floor or mat. Like I said, it hurts worse than any other excercise but it is the most productive.\n\n Good luck.
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It is called the sartorius.\n\nIt's a long, ribbon-like muscle that "slants across the front of the upper thigh from the side to the middle and then descends vertically to the knee," flexing, rotating, and abducting along the way to enable the cross-legged sitting posture that is known as the "tailor's position." \n\nA physiology course curriculum page from the University of Arizona about muscle anatomy confirmed that the sartorius, a muscle of the anterior hip and thigh group that is connected to the ilium and the tibia, is the longest muscle.
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Pain that is caused by another part of your body having a problem that is felt somewhere else.\n\nExample... pain in the back of your leg can actually be orginating from your low back or hip.
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It's the popliteal fossa.\n\nA similar body part, the front of your elbow, is called the antecubital fossa.
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in the knee there are four ligaments, the anterior cruciate, the posterior cruciate, the lateral collateral and the medial collateral ligaments.  injuries to these can include a partial sprain or a complete rupture.  Typically when injured there is a lot of swelling and considerable pain in the area.  the severity of the sprain is described using degrees.  1st degree would be a minor sprain, which would still allow for walking and use of the limb, but there would be some pain and a little bit of inflammation.  A second degree sprain can range from moderate pain and swelling to a more serious amount of pain, swelling and joint instability.  The person may or may not be able to walk, or would need crutches or a walking aid to get around.  Rehabilitation may include surgery or strengthening of the surounding musculature.  A third degree sprain is a rupture of that ligament.  this would result in instability of the joint and surgery would be required to safe guard the knee.
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Its the ACL or MCL I could tell. Its just a matter of if its a sprain tear or rupture. My bet is on small tear.\n\nEdit: They're now saying it might be a sprained knee
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Interesting question. In anatomy, they name structures typically but you are looking for the names to the space outside the body above or around structures. The lumbar region is where you would find the small or hallow of the back and the lateral to the group of bones that forms the tarsus is where the small of the ankle would be located. \n\nThe suprasternal notch is actually part of the sternum and therefore named. The hallows both of the back and the ankle are formed by the articulations or the way several things fit together on the body and therefore not. They are not, in an anatomical sense, specific enough to anything.