ANATOMICAL, CLINICAL, EMBRYOLOGICAL BASIS OF THE ORIGINS OF THE LATERAL CIRCUMFLEX FEMORAL ARTERIES - A CADAVER STUDY.

Background: The aim &objective of the study is to investigate the origin of variations of lateral circumflex femoral artery in human cadavers. Materials and Methods: This present study was performed at the department of Anatomy, RVM Institute of Medical Sciences, Telangana, India. A standard dissecting procedure was used to find the variations of femoral artery in cadavers in this study. Results: out of total 50 number of lower limbs, 94% of the lower limbs LCFA had origin from PFA and 6 % from SFA on left side, likewise in the right lower limbs 98% of the lower limbs LCFA had origin from PFA and 2% had origin from SFA. In the present study, the most common origin of the lateral circumflex femoral artery was originated from profunda femoral artery but abnormal variations in the branching pattern of the lateral circumflex femoral artery also recorded in present study. Conclusion: Knowledge of these variations related to the present cadaveric study are significant in clinical procedures. The anatomical variations of the arteries of the thigh are worthy considerations when operating endovascular treatments from the femoral artery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]