Vol 65, No 2 (2006)
Original article
Submitted: 2012-02-06
Published online: 2006-03-09
An angiographic study of the anterior tibial artery in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease
M. Szpinda
Folia Morphol 2006;65(2):126-131.
Vol 65, No 2 (2006)
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Submitted: 2012-02-06
Published online: 2006-03-09
Abstract
The anterior tibial artery is of great clinical relevance to vascular infrapopliteal
surgery. The sources (origins), length and luminal diameter of the anterior tibial
artery in 46 men and 30 women with Lerich syndrome were studied by means
of radiological and digital methods. The results obtained were described by twoway
analysis of variance (Multi-group ANOVA) for unpaired data — the means
for six subtypes with regard to sex and side of the body, using the STATISTICA
5.5 program. The anterior tibial artery occurred most frequently (92.11%) as
a terminal branch of the popliteal artery in its normal (IA: 87.5 %, IB: 2.63%)
and high (IIA 1: 1.32%, IIA 2: 0.66%) division. In the remainder (7.89%), the
anterior tibial artery arose from both the anterior tibioperoneal trunks (IC: 1.97%,
IIB: 5.92%). The statistical analysis of the sources of the anterior tibial artery did
not show gender differences. Symmetry of the left and right popliteal patterns was
observed in the two most frequent subtypes: IA (r1 = 0.80) and IIB (r2 = 0.83).
The anterior tibial artery was the longest (p = 0.02 for men, p = 0.04 for
women) in subtype IIA 2. The greatest diameter of the anterior tibial artery was
characteristic for a trifurcation (IB) and the smallest for subtype IIA 2 (p = 0.04).
Both the length (p = 0.03) and luminal diameter (p = 0.04) of the anterior tibial
artery in men were significantly greater than in women in all the popliteal subtypes
observed. Morphometric parameters of the right and left anterior tibial
artery showed no statistically significant differences. The anterior tibial artery
was the predominant vessel in a trifurcation (IB) and in the two subtypes with an
anterior tibioperoneal trunk (IC, IIB). These results have implications in vascular
grafting below the knee.
Abstract
The anterior tibial artery is of great clinical relevance to vascular infrapopliteal
surgery. The sources (origins), length and luminal diameter of the anterior tibial
artery in 46 men and 30 women with Lerich syndrome were studied by means
of radiological and digital methods. The results obtained were described by twoway
analysis of variance (Multi-group ANOVA) for unpaired data — the means
for six subtypes with regard to sex and side of the body, using the STATISTICA
5.5 program. The anterior tibial artery occurred most frequently (92.11%) as
a terminal branch of the popliteal artery in its normal (IA: 87.5 %, IB: 2.63%)
and high (IIA 1: 1.32%, IIA 2: 0.66%) division. In the remainder (7.89%), the
anterior tibial artery arose from both the anterior tibioperoneal trunks (IC: 1.97%,
IIB: 5.92%). The statistical analysis of the sources of the anterior tibial artery did
not show gender differences. Symmetry of the left and right popliteal patterns was
observed in the two most frequent subtypes: IA (r1 = 0.80) and IIB (r2 = 0.83).
The anterior tibial artery was the longest (p = 0.02 for men, p = 0.04 for
women) in subtype IIA 2. The greatest diameter of the anterior tibial artery was
characteristic for a trifurcation (IB) and the smallest for subtype IIA 2 (p = 0.04).
Both the length (p = 0.03) and luminal diameter (p = 0.04) of the anterior tibial
artery in men were significantly greater than in women in all the popliteal subtypes
observed. Morphometric parameters of the right and left anterior tibial
artery showed no statistically significant differences. The anterior tibial artery
was the predominant vessel in a trifurcation (IB) and in the two subtypes with an
anterior tibioperoneal trunk (IC, IIB). These results have implications in vascular
grafting below the knee.
Keywords
anterior tibial artery; angiographic study; digital analysis; symmetry of vascular patterns; length; luminal diameter; vascular grafting
Title
An angiographic study of the anterior tibial artery in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease
Journal
Folia Morphologica
Issue
Vol 65, No 2 (2006)
Article type
Original article
Pages
126-131
Published online
2006-03-09
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Folia Morphol 2006;65(2):126-131.
Keywords
anterior tibial artery
angiographic study
digital analysis
symmetry of vascular patterns
length
luminal diameter
vascular grafting