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Tibiofibular and Foot Artery Disease

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By definition the popliteal artery ends at the origin of the first tibial artery, which typically is the anterior tibial artery. The origin is normally located 4-5 cm below the knee joint Fig.33.1). However, in about 4% of cases (Bardsley and Staple 1970) we find a so-called high origin of the anterior tibial artery at the level of the knee joint or even some centimeters more proximal (Fig. 33.2). Similarly, in a small proportion of the population (about l%-2%) a high origin of the posterior tibial artery has been described. Normally, the direct continuation of the popliteal artery after the branch of the anterior tibial artery is the tibioperoneal (or tibiofibular) trunk. This vascular segment is about 5 cm long and splits into the posterior tibial artery and the peroneal (or fibular) artery (see Fig. 33.1). As a variation, a trifurcation of the popliteal artery into all three lower leg arteries at the same point has been observed in 0.4% of patients (Bardsley and Staple 1970) (Fig. 33.3).

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Wagner, HJ. (2000). Tibiofibular and Foot Artery Disease. In: Zeitler, E. (eds) Radiology of Peripheral Vascular Diseases. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56956-2_33

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