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A study on the internal diameter of femoral artery and level of origin of profunda femoris artery

Authors:Shiny Vinila B H, Sridevi N S, Kumaraswamy R
Int J Biol Med Res. 2013; 4(1): 2867-2869  |  PDF File

Abstract

Knowledge of internal diameter of femoral artery and variations in the level of origin of profundafemoris artery is important to surgeons and interventional radiologists as this artery is used in certain clinical procedures like cardiac catheterization, trance arterial chemo embolization in the treatment of malignancy, arteriography in peripheral vascular diseases. The expanding scope of interventional radiology has prompted this study. The study was done by dissection method. The average internal diameter of femoral artery was observed as 7.02±0.85mm. The knowledge of the site of origin of profundafemoris artery helps in avoiding iatrogenic femoral arteriovenous fistula or severe secondary haemorrhage, while performing femoral arterial puncture. The mean distance of origin of profundafemoris artery was observed as 4.13cm and standard deviation was observed as 0.80cm; so the average distance ranges 4.3±0.80cm these measurements are useful as this artery is used for arteriography, Doppler imaging and magnetic resonance imaging. Clinicians should be aware of vascular anatomy and its variations.