Abstract
Objective- To study the variations in origin of profunda femoris artery and its branches in cadavers. Materials and Methods - In the present study, dissection was performed on 60 lower extremities of 30 embalmed cadavers in the department of anatomy, Dr.D.Y.Patil Medical college, Kolhapur. Prevalence of the mode and configurations of origins of the profunda femoris artery, medial and lateral femoral circumflex arteries were observed. Result- In our study we found that Profunda femoris artery was originating from the femoral artery 37.12 mm distal to the midpoint of the inguinal ligament. The lateral and medial femoral circumflex arteries were originating directly from femoral artery in 15% and 22% of extremities respectively. Conclusion- Clinicians and surgeons should be fully aware with such variations while performing any invasive, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Highlights
IntroductionKnowledge of anatomy of vessels is important for various vascular surgeries, interventional radiological procedure and plastic & reconstructive surgeries
The blood vascular system seems to vary a lot in normal individual
The present work consists of the study of profunda femoris arteries in adult human specimens obtained from cadavers placed for dissection during 2009-2011 in the department of Anatomy,Dr D.Y
Summary
Knowledge of anatomy of vessels is important for various vascular surgeries, interventional radiological procedure and plastic & reconstructive surgeries. Profunda femoris artery is called as deep femoral artery. Medial circumflex is the other branch which may be given of from femoral artery. These vessels are useful for the doppler imaging,ultrasound, arteriography, angiography and magnetic resonance imaging. Femoral arteriography is the main line for investigation in peripheral occlusive arterial diseases and in diagnosis of suspected congenital anomalies[2]. Since the advent of interventional radiology,the methods of investigation of the cardiac patients have taken a big leap towards this end. On the other hand,combined study on the anatomical variations of the origins of the profunda femoris, medial and lateral femoral circumflex arteries is rare in literature
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