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Sample Preparation for Computed Tomography-based Three-dimensional Visualization of Murine Hind-limb Vessels
Published on: October 7, 2021
Anatomic study of infrapopliteal vessels
D Lappas1, N A Stavropoulos, G Noussios
1Department of Anatomy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
The purpose of this project is to study and analyse the anatomical variations of the infrapopliteal vessels concerning their branching pattern. A reliable sample of one hundred formalin-fixed adult cadavers was dissected by the Anatomical Laboratory of Athens University. The variations can be classified in the following way: the normal branching of the popliteal artery was present in 90%. The remainder revealed variant branching patterns: hypoplastic or aplastic posterior tibial artery and the pedis arteries arising from the peroneal (3%); hypoplastic or aplastic anterior tibial artery (1.5%); and the dorsalis pedis formed by two equal branches, arising from the peroneal and the anterior tibial artery (2%). The variations were more frequent in females and in short-height individuals. Knowledge of these variations is rather important for any invasive technic concerning lower extremities.
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