Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System
Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
Peer Review Status: Internally reviewed
Left: Typical pattern of branching: Note specifically; 2, anterior tibial artery; 4, posterior tibial artery; and 5, peroneal artery.
In this case, the anterior tibial bifurcates at the level of knee joint (see -) and the posterior tibial (4) and the peroneal (5) bifurcate as usual.
Middle:In this case, the anterior tibial (2) bifurcates from the popliteal at the level of the femoral condyles (c) (see -) and the posterior tibial (4) and the peroneal (5) bifurcate as usual.
In this case, the anterior tibial (2) bifurcates from the popliteal artery at the level of the popliteal surface of the femur between the lines of muscular attachment (see -) and the posterior tibial (4) and the peroneal (5) bifurcate as usual.
Right: In this last case, the anterior tibial (2) bifurcates distally (see -) and, as a consequence, so do the posterior tibial (4) and peroneal (5) arteries.
from Dubreuil-Chambardel, 1925.
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