Rare atypical vascular pattern of subscapular artery: Anatomico-clinical insight

Kumar A 1 , Goel S 1 , Arora J 1 , Mehta V 1 , Pakhiddey R 2 , Suri RK 1 Show all authors , Rath G 1 , Das S 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Anatomy, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi-110029, India
  • 2 Department of Anatomy, Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad - 201009, India
  • 3 3Department of Anatomy, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Clin Ter, 2015;166(3):118-20.
PMID: 26152619 DOI: 10.7417/CT.2015.1841

Abstract

The use of muscles of scapular region in transposition and reparative surgery has made the anatomical knowledge of axillary artery and its branches imperative. The subscapular arterial tree is frequently used as a source of microvascular grafts to replace damaged or diseased portion of arteries especially in upper and lower limbs. This investigation is aimed to study the variation in branching pattern of the third part of axillary artery.

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