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Femoral Artery: CFA, SFA, Profunda Femoris Artery Lesions

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The femoral artery has its origin from the external iliac artery at the level of the inguinal ligament and continues at the popliteal fossa as the popliteal artery.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Vienna Private Hospital, Pelikangasse 15, Vienna, 1090, Austria

    Martin Schillinger M.D.

  2. Department Angiology, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Martin Schillinger M.D. & Erich Minar M.D.

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Schillinger, M., Minar, E. (2013). Femoral Artery: CFA, SFA, Profunda Femoris Artery Lesions. In: Kumar, A., Ouriel, K. (eds) Handbook of Endovascular Interventions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5013-9_25

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