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. 2025 Mar 19;14(6):2106. doi: 10.3390/jcm14062106

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Sighary et al.’s classifications of anatomical variations of genicular anastomosis. Type I: The classically described configuration where all five genicular arteries have an individual origin from the popliteal artery (Callese Type 2). Type II: Common origin of the MGA and SMGA (Callese Type 4). Type III: Common origin of the MGA and SMGA (Callese Type 1). Type IV: Common origin of the SLGA and MLGA. Type V: Common origin of the SLGA, SMGA, and MGA (Callese Type 3). Type VI: Common origin of the IMGA and ILGA [82,83].