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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1971;53:557-562.
© 1971 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Functions of the Popliteus Muscle in Man

A MULTIFACTORIAL ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC STUDY

J. V. BASMAJIAN M.D.1 and J. F. LOVEJOY JR. M.D1

1 From the Regional Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, Emory University, and the Georgia Mental Health Institute, Atlanta

This electromyographic study shows that the popliteus muscle is a prime medial rotator of the tibia on the femur. Apparently its action during rotation and flexion of the knee also is to withdraw and protect the lateral meniscus. By giving rotatory stability to the knee, it appears to prevent forward dislocation of the femur on the tibia during flexion of the knee.


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