[Table/Fig-9]:
Showing frequency in the origin of obturator artery reported by various authors and the findings of the present study
| Origin of Obturator Artery | Frequencies Reported by Different Workers In % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons and keith 1897 | Pick Ashely & Anson 1942 | Braithwaite 1952 | Tirupathirao et al., 2013 | Present Study 2015 | |
| Direct from anterior division | 39.3 | 42.6 | 41.4 | 35.55 | 54 |
| Inferior gluteal and internal pudendal trunk | 8.2 | 10.1 | 10 | 13.33 | - |
| Inferior gluteal | 3.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.44 | 2 |
| Internal pudendal | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.44 | 2 |
| Superior gluteal | 8 | 6.4 | 10 | 4.44 | 2 |
| Iliolumbar | 4.9 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 2.22 | - |
| Inferior epigastric | 25 | 21.3 | 19.5 | 26.66 | 22 |
| Direct form external iliac | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 8.88 | 4 |
| By double origin | - | - | 6.5 | - | - |