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Anterior tibial artery: variation in origin and branching. 1995

F A Saadeh, and S A el-Karagy, and F A Haikal

Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, New York, NY 10022, USA.

In a combined radiographic-anatomic study, the anterior tibial artery in a stillborn male was a branch of the posterior tibial at about its midpoint. It gave off an unusual lateral calcaneal vessel that coursed initially in the musculoperoneal canal. The variations are discussed in the context of the complex embryologic development of the blood supply to the lower limb.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D002102	Cadaver	A dead body, usually a human body.	Corpse,Cadavers,Corpses
D003097	Collateral Circulation	Maintenance of blood flow to an organ despite obstruction of a principal vessel. Blood flow is maintained through small vessels.	Blood Circulation, Collateral,Circulation, Collateral,Collateral Blood Circulation,Collateral Circulation, Blood,Blood Collateral Circulation,Circulation, Blood Collateral,Circulation, Collateral Blood,Collateral Blood Circulations,Collateral Circulations,Collateral Circulations, Blood
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016909	Tibial Arteries	The anterior and posterior arteries created at the bifurcation of the popliteal artery. The anterior tibial artery begins at the lower border of the popliteus muscle and lies along the tibia at the distal part of the leg to surface superficially anterior to the ankle joint. Its branches are distributed throughout the leg, ankle, and foot. The posterior tibial artery begins at the lower border of the popliteus muscle, lies behind the tibia in the lower part of its course, and is found situated between the medial malleolus and the medial process of the calcaneal tuberosity. Its branches are distributed throughout the leg and foot.	Anterior Tibial Artery,Posterior Tibial Artery,Anterior Tibial Arteries,Arteries, Anterior Tibial,Arteries, Posterior Tibial,Arteries, Tibial,Artery, Anterior Tibial,Artery, Posterior Tibial,Artery, Tibial,Posterior Tibial Arteries,Tibial Arteries, Anterior,Tibial Arteries, Posterior,Tibial Artery,Tibial Artery, Anterior,Tibial Artery, Posterior