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case_images: Bilateral high origin and superficial trajectory of the deep femoral artery. A and B - right and left superficial dissections of the femoral triangle. IL = inguinal ligament; Sa = sartorius; AL = adductor longus; RF = rectus femoris; Blue = femoral vein and its tributaries; Red = femoral artery; Magenta = deep femoral artery; Yellow = femoral nerve; S = superior; L = lateral. Scale bar 1cm.
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case_images: On the right side of the body (Figure 1A), the DFA originated 1.2cm inferiorly to the inguinal ligament. The DFA on the left side of the body (Figure 1B) presented a similar anatomical arrangement, though with an origin of 1.6cm inferior to the inguinal ligament and a superficial course of 5cm.
case_images: Deep femoral artery and its branches. A and B - right and left deep dissections of the femoral triangle, superficial structures within the femoral triangle were retracted to show the course of the deep femoral artery. IL = inguinal ligament; Sa = sartorius; AL = adductor longus; Ip = iliopsoas; Pc = pectineus; Blue = femoral vein and its tributaries; Red = femoral artery; Yellow = femoral nerve; Magenta = deep femoral artery; Green = medial circumflex femoral artery; Cyan = lateral circumflex femoral artery; *lateral circumflex femoral vein with different arrangements related to the deep femoral artery on both thighs; Orange = first perforating femoral artery; S = superior; L = lateral. Scale bar 1cm.
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case_images: The branches of the DFA were present and typically arranged within the deep region of the femoral triangle on both thighs; however, we noticed that the lateral circumflex femoral vein crossed the DFA on the right side posteriorly (Figure 2A), in contrast with an anterior crossing observed on the left side (Figure 2B).