- diamond shaped intermuscular space at back of knee
- most prominent when knee flexed
- contains
- popliteal vessels
- small saphenous vein
- common peroneal and tibial nerves
- posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh
- genicular branch of obturator nerve
- connective tissue
- lymph nodes
Boundaries
- laterally
- biceps femoris (above)
- lateral head of gastrocnemius and plantaris (below)
- medially
- semimembranosus (above)
- semitendinosus (above)
- medial head of gastrocnemius (below)
- anterior wall / floor
- popliteal surface of femur
- posterior ligament of knee joint
- popliteus
- posterior wall / roof
- skin
- superficial fascia
- deep fascia of thigh
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