Femoral artery and its branches in femoral triangle: A cadaveric study in Rajkot

Abstract

The femoral artery is commonly used for various diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in cardiovascular diseases. This study was conducted to compare the cross sectional area of left and right side femoral artery, and to compare the distance of origin of femoral artery branches from midinguinal point. In this cross sectional study, 51 human femoral triangles from 26 (18 male and 08 female) human cadavers in P.D.U. Government Medical College, Rajkot were dissected and studied during regular dissection classes. Femoral artery and its branches were dissected and studied. Circumference of Femoral artery at the level of inguinal ligament was measured in millimeters. Cross sectional area and diameter of femoral artery were calculated by standard mathematical formulas. All data were calculated and analyzed by standard statistical formulas with the help of Microsoft excel 2007 and Epi info TM 7 software. In this study there was not any significant difference found in calculated cross sectional area of the right side femoral artery (79.50 ± 22.19 mm) and left side femoral artery (84.87 ± 23.93 mm). There was a significant difference in distance of origin of right and left superficial circumflex iliac artery (p < 0.05). The mean distance of origin of the right and the left profunda femoris artery was 31.58 mm and 30.76 mm respectively. Extensive study is required to identify the variation patterns in femoral artery branches and 66 estimate its prevalence.