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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Vis Exp. 2015 Mar 10;(97):10.3791/52561. doi: 10.3791/52561

Figure 1. Schematic Illustrations of Skin Incision and Vasculature Anatomy.

Figure 1

(A) An appropriate skin incision is about 1.5 cm in length, along the midline of medial upper thigh. (B) Find the superficial femoral artery first, the common femoral artery next, and finally, the deep femoral artery. Dissect each artery carefully without damaging the adjacent vein.