Vol 62, No 2 (2003)
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Published online: 2003-02-27

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A deep femoral artery passing in front of the femoral vein

Bünyamin Sahin, Ahmet Uzun, Mehmet Emirzeoglu, Rengin Kosif, Sait Bilgic
Folia Morphol 2003;62(2):143-146.

Abstract

It is known that a different ramification pattern can occur as a function of the development of the arteries of the lower limb. During a routine dissection, a variation of the deep femoral artery was found passing in front of the femoral vein in the left lower limb of a 43-year-old male cadaver. This case is reported because of its rare occurrence in the literature. The variation is discussed on the basis of the possible embryological development of the lower limb arteries.

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