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Anatomy of dorsalis pedis artery and its use in limb salvage surgery
Author(s) -
Barman A. Addison,
Chaudhry Saqib S.,
Moideen Ahamed S.,
Egozi Leon
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.980050409
Subject(s) - medicine , dorsalis pedis artery , surgery , arterial disease , anatomy , popliteal artery , artery , vascular disease
The Dorsalis Pedis artery (DPA) is an often overlooked but important artery that can be utilized for limb salvage surgery. It is especially useful in the diabetic patient in whom disease at the level of the bifurcation of the popliteal artery is common. The unique anatomic location and communication with the pedal arch makes the DPA a good outflow vessel. Surg. Gynecol. Obstet. 105 :401–405 (Verta, 1982, Ascer, 1988 J. Vasc. Surg., 8 :434–441; Harris, 1989, Arch Surg., 124 :1232–1235). © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.