Introduction | History of Empiricism. Empiricism is the theory that the origin of all knowledge is sense experience. It emphasizes the role of experience and evidence, especially sensory perception, in the formation of ideas, and argues that the only knowledge humans can have is a posteriori (i.e. based on experience).
The main anatomic structures of the posterolateral aspect of the knee are the lateral (fibular) collateral ligament (LCL) , the popliteus tendon and the popliteofibular ligament.
The action of the popliteus when it contracts is twofold. 1) It rotates your lower leg at the knee like when you do a twisting turn to change direction in sports. Any action that can tear the cruciate ligament can also injure the popliteus. 2) The second action is to unlock your knee.