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In fracture of femur popliteal artery is commonly damaged by -
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The correct answer is  In distal third shaft fracture or supracondylar femur fracture, the distal fragment is tilted backwards due to strong gastrocnemius pull.
This posteriorly tilted distal fragment can cause popliteal artery injury.