Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October-December | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 37-41
A Study of Anatomical Variations in the Origin of Profunda Femoris Artery in Human Cadavers
Smita Sudarshana1, Amarendra Roy Chaudhary2
1Tutor, Department of Anatomy, Vardhman Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS),
Pawapuri, Nalanda, Bihar, India.
2Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Patna Medical College, Patna, Bihar.
Corresponding Author: Smita Sudarshana
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Accurate knowledge about the anatomical variations of origin of Profunda Femoris Artery (PFA) is important for clinicians for diagnostic imaging and performing surgeries around the aforesaid vessels in femoral triangle.
Objective: To study the anatomical variations of the site of origin and to measure the mean distance between the mid inguinal point (MIP) and origin of PFA from Femoral Artery (FA) in millimeters with a scale and a caliper and to correlate it clinically.
Material and Methods: The present work was conducted on adult human cadavers placed for dissection in the departments of anatomy,in four government medical colleges situated in Patna, Bihar. The total numbers of cadavers studied were 25 and the total numbers of femoral triangles examined were 50. Femoral triangle was dissected and the variations in the origin of PFA as well as distance of the origin of PFA from MIP were noted down.
Results: PFA originated from femoral Artery in 98% of the cases while in 2 % it originated as a common trunk with Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery (LCFA) from femoral Artery. The PFA arose most commonly (64%) from postero-lateral side, whereas the sites of origin from the lateral and posterior aspects were 22% and 12% respectively. The mean distance of origin of PFA from the mid inquinal point observed in this study was 41.1 mm.
Conclusion: PFA originating from the anterior aspect (2%) was rarely observed in other studies done so far. Therefore, this study highlights and recommend that surgeons should be careful about the unusual variations while performing invasive procedures on the FA and its branches.
Keywords: PFA (Profunda Femoris Artery), FA (Femoral Artery), LCFA (Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery),MCFA- Medial Circumflex Femoral Artery,CT-Common Trunk,MIP- Mid Inguinal Point.