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A Rare Variation in Inferior Gluteal Artery (Case Report)
Simin Fazeli Poor 1, Zahra Nadia Sharifi , Shabnam Movasaghi
1- Anatomy Department, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Campus, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:   (787 Views)
Inferior gluteal artery is the greatest branch of interior trunk of internal iliac artery that supplies the gluteal region and posterior of thigh. This artery emerges from inferior border of piriformis and descends toward the thigh deep to the gluteus maximus muscle. Several variations have been reported about inferior gluteal artery. In this case, the artery has emerged from superior border of pirifomis muscle and entered the gluteal region.
Keywords: Inferior gluteal artery, Variation, Piriformis
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Type of Study: Original | Subject: Morphometry
Received: 2021/12/26 | Accepted: 2006/01/20 | Published: 2006/01/20
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