Abstract
The right femoral vessels of 80 rats were identified and dissected. External lengths and diameters of femoral arteries and femoral veins were measured using either a microscope or a video magnification system. Findings were correlated to animals’ weights. Mean length was 14.33 mm for both femoral arteries and femoral veins, mean diameter of arteries was 0.65 mm and diameter of veins was 0.81 mm. In our sample, rats’ body weights were only correlated with the diameter of their femoral veins.
Highlights
Normally only adult rats are used for microanastomosis, because their femoral vessels are of suitable size
Knowledge of the anatomic features of rat femoral vessels is essential for microsurgery training and research, but there are scant data in the literature on morphometric analysis of rat femoral vessels.[8]
The present study aims to evaluate the external morphometric parameters of Wistar rat femoral vessels with the assistance of a video magnification system, to compare the results to using a microscope, and to establish relationships between measurements and animals’ weights
Summary
Anatomic knowledge is extremely important when using animals to reproduce clinical situations for validation of experimental models of diseases and surgical conditions.[1,2] The femoral vessels of rats are an ideal resource for beginners to practice microvascular surgery,[1,3,4] since they resemble the human digital arteries and veins,[5,6] and they are universally accepted for practicing microsurgery skills.[1,3,4] normally only adult rats are used for microanastomosis, because their femoral vessels are of suitable size. Tiny vessels make safe manipulation, adventitia removal, vessel lumen dilation, and final anastomosis difficult.[7]. Knowledge of the anatomic features of rat femoral vessels is essential for microsurgery training and research, but there are scant data in the literature on morphometric analysis of rat femoral vessels.[8] there is a need to quantify their length and diameter and correlate these measurements to the animals’ weights. While microscopes offer excellent resolution, correctly measuring the external morphometric parameters of femoral vessels is very difficult.[2,5,8]
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