"location: knee"
"origin: popliteal artery"
"supply: cruciate ligaments"
"location: knee"
"origin: popliteal artery"
"supply: cruciate ligaments"
"The middle genicular artery originates from the anterior aspect of the popliteal artery approximately 3-5 cm above the knee joint line variably having a common origin with one of the other genicular arteries 1-3. It descends along the anterolateral aspect of the popliteal fossa, pierces the posterior knee capsule in the middle of the femoral condyles and is accompanied by two veins 1,2. Within the joint, it travels along the distal part of the posterior cruciate ligament to the anterior cruciate ligament. The length ranges from 3-5 cm with about half of it being extraarticular 1,2."
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"History and etymology"
"The middle genicular artery can be injured iatrogenically during knee surgery such as cruciate ligament reconstruction, meniscectomy or knee arthroplasty 1,2."