title: Anomaly of the femoral artery passage through the substance of sartorius muscle. Clinical consequences.
abstract: The passage of the femoral artery through the substance of the sartorius muscle and its clinical consequences are presented. In the series of cadavers studied, the incidence of occurrence of this condition is probably less than 0.001% in both Caucasians and black Africans. It is suggested that this anomaly which rarely occurs is due to the angioblastic column of cells forming the femoral artery passing through the myoblastic column of cells forming the sartorius muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6058, USA.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Banjo
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000166:cytology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply*; D044465:White People