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An anatomical study of the origins of the medial circumflex femoral artery in the Turkish population.
Folia morphologica - 1 Aug 2006
Tanyeli E, Uzel M, Yildirim M, Celik H H
Abstract excerpt
The medial circumflex femoral artery (MCFA) usually branches from the deep femoral artery (DFA). It may also branch from the femoral artery (FA). In this study 100 inguinal regions of 50 cadavers were investigated. In 79 extremities (79%) MCFA branched from DFA, while in 15 (15%) it branched from FA. In four extremities (4%) MCFA was found to be double; in each case one of MCFAs branched from FA and the other...
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