Relating to or connecting the femur (thighbone) and the popliteal region (the area behind the knee).
Compound of 'femoro-' (femur) and 'popliteal' (from Latin 'poples' meaning the back of the knee). Primarily used in vascular and orthopedic medicine.
Femoropopliteal bypass surgery is crucial for patients with blocked leg arteries—surgeons literally create a detour around the blockage, and this procedure has saved countless limbs from amputation since the 1960s.
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