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Anatomic study of blood supply of the dorsum of the foot and ankle.
Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association - 1 Mar 2006
Vazquez Teresa, Rodríguez-Niedenfuhr Marc, Parkin Ian, Viejo Fermin, Sanudo Jose
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: This project was to study the different patterns of the anterior tibal and dorsalis pedis arteries in relation to the blood supply of the dorsum of the foot and ankle. METHODS: A reliable sample of 150 human embalmed cadavers was dissected. RESULTS: Four different patterns were identified. The dorsalis pedis artery was most frequently (287 cases, 95.7%) found to be the continuation of the anterior tibial...
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