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Fyllos A, Raoulis V, Mitrousias V, Banios K, Chytas D, Zibis A. Surgical Implications of the Arterial Anatomy around the Knee: A Cadaveric Pictorial Essay. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11112004. [PMID: 34829351 PMCID: PMC8621235 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11112004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
We completed an anatomic cadaver study in order to examine the arterial supply around the knee and to create useful images regarding the arterial surgical anatomy around the knee. A total of four unmatched fresh-frozen cadaveric knees were utilized. There was no medical history of osteoporosis, bony or soft-tissue injury or surgery in any of the knees. The femoral arteries were cannulated with a large catheter at the proximal aspect of the cadavers, and liquid latex in different colours was injected. Τhe specimens were then placed into a bath of 8.0% sodium hypochlorite to complete debridement of the soft tissues to various degrees. The specimens were checked every 15 to 30 min until adequate debridement occurred, and photographs were taken during each stage of this process. Sodium hypochlorite, among others, chemically debrides the vessel walls leaving the casts of the vessel lumens filled with solid coloured latex in order to illustrate the vascular supply pattern to the structures of interest. Knowing the probability of where these arteries should be located adds to the knowledge that surgeons have at their disposal when performing procedures involving arthroscopy, arthroplasty and osteotomies, which can help decrease unnecessary damage to the arteries.
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Affiliation(s)
- Apostolos Fyllos
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 3 University Str, Biopolis, 41110 Larissa, Greece; (A.F.); (V.R.); (V.M.); (K.B.)
| | - Vasileios Raoulis
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 3 University Str, Biopolis, 41110 Larissa, Greece; (A.F.); (V.R.); (V.M.); (K.B.)
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, 3 University Str, Biopolis, 41110 Larissa, Greece
| | - Vasileios Mitrousias
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 3 University Str, Biopolis, 41110 Larissa, Greece; (A.F.); (V.R.); (V.M.); (K.B.)
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, 3 University Str, Biopolis, 41110 Larissa, Greece
| | - Konstantinos Banios
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 3 University Str, Biopolis, 41110 Larissa, Greece; (A.F.); (V.R.); (V.M.); (K.B.)
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, General Hospital of Karditsa, Peripheral Road Karditsa-Kastania, 43100 Karditsa, Greece
| | - Dimitrios Chytas
- Department of Physiotherapy, University of Peloponnese, 20 Plateon Str, 23100 Sparta, Greece;
| | - Aristeidis Zibis
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, 3 University Str, Biopolis, 41110 Larissa, Greece; (A.F.); (V.R.); (V.M.); (K.B.)
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