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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">1364</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url"/><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>THE CADAVERIC STUDY OF TERMINATION OF ANTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY WITH ITS DEVELOPMENTAL BASIS&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Sawant</surname><given-names>Sharadkumar Pralhad</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>15</day><month>05</month><year>2013</year></pub-date><volume/><issue/><fpage>64</fpage><lpage>68</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Aim: To study the termination of anterior tibial artery in 50 cadavers. Materials and Methods: This study on termination of anterior tibial artery was performed on 50 (100 specimens of inferior extremities) embalmed donated cadavers (40 males __ampersandsign 10 females) in the department of Anatomy of K.J.Somaiya Medical College, Sion, and Mumbai, India. The dissection of the lower limb was done meticulously to expose the anterior tibial artery. The termination of anterior tibial artery was observed. The neuro muscular pattern of the lower limbs was also observed. The photographs of the termination of the anterior tibial artery were taken for proper documentation. Observations: Out of 100 specimens of inferior extremities the variant termination of anterior tibial artery was observed in 4 specimens. The anterior tibial artery divides into two dorsalis pedis arteries. Both the dorsalis pedis arteries travelled together on the dorsum of the foot up to the proximal part of the first intermetatarsal space. There were no associated altered anatomy of the nerves and muscles were observed. All the variations were unilateral. Conclusion: The awareness of the double dorsalis pedis arteries is clinically important for surgeons, plastic surgeons and orthopaedicians. The knowledge of any variation in the course and distribution of dorsalis pedis artery is clinically important because the dorsalis pedis artery is used to record peripheral arterial pulsation. Also the musculo-cutaneous flaps based on dorsalis pedis artery are commonly used for reconstructive surgeries. A lack of knowledge of such type of variations might complicate surgical repair. The non healing diabetic foot ulcers are challenging problems, for surgeons, which are commonly dealt with by musculocutaneous flaps based on the branches of dorsalis pedis artery.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Anterior Tibial Artery</kwd><kwd> Double Dorsalis Pedis Artery</kwd><kwd> Surgeons</kwd><kwd> Orthopaedicians</kwd><kwd> Peripheral Pulse</kwd><kwd> Musculocutaneous Flap.</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
