A CASE OF BILATERAL ANOMALOUS ORIGIN FOR DORSALIS-PEDIS ARTERIES (ANOMALOUS DORSALIS-PEDIS ARTERIES)

A case of bilateral anomalous arterial supply of the lower limb is pre sented. In this case, both anterior tibial arteries were hypoplastic. These arteries came to the anterior (extensor) compartment by passing superiorly through the interosseous membrane. They ran between the tib ialis anterior and the extensor hallucis longus muscles and terminated after giving numerous muscular and fascial branches. The dorsalis ped is arteries originated from the peroneal arteries. The peroneal arteri es reached the anterior compartment by piercing the interosseous membr ane at its lower part and ran as the dorsalis pedis arteries. Awarenes s of the anatomical variations in anatomy of the distal popliteal arte ry is important for angiographers, vascular surgeons and reconstructiv e surgeons who operate upon these regions.