Anatomical Relationship of the Popliteal Artery to Tibial Landmarks at Resection Levels in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cadaver Study
During TKA, the anatomical risk of PA injury significantly increases at deeper tibial resection levels. Although there are sex-based anatomical differences at the joint line, they disappear at clinically relevant distal resection levels, highlighting the need for careful surgical vigilance regardless of the patient's sex.
Authors
- Yuya Kawarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3321-9389)
- Junichi Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4005-8832)
- Takane Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0365-2544)
- Kohei Takahashi
- Seiji Ohtori
- Hideo Imai
Institutions
- Chiba University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Arthroplasty
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2026.01.030
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00