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Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a naturally occurring condition of the arteries, which is present within every man and woman. However, the severity of the disease varies hugely.
Smoking, obesity, Diabetes and other risk factors increase the severity of the disease.
Over time, fatty deposits (atheroma) build up within the vessel. These eventually calcify (become hard and brittle). This causes turbulent blood flow, which in turn leads to formation of thrombus, arterial occlusion or stenosis (narrowing or blockage) and symptoms associated with this.
Calcification can happen within any vessel, including the femoral artery.
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Where is the artery in the leg located?
The femoral artery.
What is femorotibial bypass surgery?
common peripheral vascular bypass. Femorotibial bypass surgery, which reroutes blood between the femoral artery and the tibial artery
Which arteries supply the legs with blood?
The main artery that feeds the legs would be the femoral artery.
Does the common femoral vein lie medial or lateral to the common femoral artery?
The common femoral vein is medial to the common femoral artery. The common femoral artery lies farther from the body's midline.
Rectus femoris blood supply?
ascending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery
What artery or vein serves the posterior thigh?
Deep femoral artery
What are the external iliac becomes this artery on the entering the thigh?
Femoral Artery
What is the major artery in the knee?
The major artery of the thigh is the Femoral artery and runs through the muscles, from the groin down the inner leg. It is approximately 4cm in length then it divides into two branches. The superficial femoral artery and the profunda femoris artery, which is closer to the femur that the femoral artery. The femoral artery does not leave the thigh and is aproximately 9 1/2 inches from groin to just above the knee.
Artery in leg?
femoral artery
Longest artery in body?
It is the superficial femoral artery that is the longest in the human body.
What external iliac artery becomes on entry into the thigh?
Deep femoral
