Double Femoral Artery in the Right Lower Limb of Cadaveric Specimen. Anatomical Case Report
Olatayo Segun Okeniran1*, Olufemi A. Alamu2, Olawale Victor Olapoju3 and Emmanuel Imoleayo Olonijaye3
1Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Mc Pherson University Nigeria
2Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Nigeria
3Department of Nursing, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Mc Pherson University Nigeria
*Corresponding Author: Olatayo Segun Okeniran, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Mc Pherson University Nigeria.
Received: June 21, 2022 Published: June 30, 2022
Abstract
In a single male cadaver, an anatomical variation was found in the femoral artery of the lower limb during routine gross anatomy dissection of 200 level undergraduate student in the department of nursing Mc Pherson University Nigeria in June 2022. In the right lower limb of the cadaver, there were double femoral arteries, which appear lateral to the femoral vein. The femoral nerve runs through the psoas major muscle and then traverses laterally to the distal part of the psoas major muscle. Moreover, the medial and the lateral circumflex femoral arteries arose directly from the profunda femoral artery and wrap around the anterior, lateral side of the femur, supplying some of the muscles on the lateral aspect of the thigh with the medial circumflex femoral artery to supply the head and neck of the femur. This is a rare case report among the previously reported vessels variations seen in the human cadaveric specimen because only one femoral artery is present in every individual which arises directly from the external iliac artery. This case report will augment our knowledge in gross and surgical anatomy and physical medicine because of the role which the femoral artery plays in the lower extremities.
Keywords: double femoral artery, cadaver, external iliac, lateral circumflex and medial circumflex femoral artery,
Citation: Okeniran OS, Alamu OA, Olapoju OV, Olonijaye EI. “Double Femoral Artery in the Right Lower Limb of Cadaveric Specimen. Anatomical Case Report” SVOA Orthopaedics 2022, 2:3, 73-76.