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Iatrogenic popliteus tendon injury during total knee arthroplasty results in decreased knee function two to three years postoperatively
International Orthopaedics, 08/10/2012
De Simone V et al. – Intraoperative complete section of the popliteus tendon during the performance of TKA results in decreased IKS functional scores two to three years postoperatively. Patients with smaller knees may be at higher risk for this complication.