title: Distinct intergender difference in the femoral artery ramification patterns found in the Turkish population: angiographic study.
abstract: Using 600 bilateral femoral angiographies (300 male lower extremities and 300 female lower extremities), we observed configurations of the femoral origins of the medial circumflex femoral artery (MCFA), lateral circumflex femoral artery (LCFA) and the deep femoral artery. The distinct intergender difference was found in the incidence of direct origin of the MCFA from the femoral artery (17.8% and 80.0% in male and female limbs, respectively). The LCFA also exhibited a marked difference between genders in the incidence of direct origin. The Turkish population seemed to be characterized by an intergender difference in specific somatic arterial morphology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ruhgün
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Başar
authors.forename: Mustafa F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Sargon
authors.forename: Meserret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cumhur
authors.forename: Alp
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bayramoğlu
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demiryürek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014421:Turkey