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Common Femoral Artery

An artery arising from the external iliac artery at the inguinal ligament which bifurcates forming the deep and superficial femoral arteries.
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Review
2015
Review
2015
Is there already a place for endovascular treatment of the common femoral artery?
Surgical endarterectomy has been considered the prefered technique for treating the common femoral artery (CFA). Although… 
2007
2007
Prospective Nonrandomized Trial of Manual Compression and Angio-Seal and StarClose Arterial Closure Devices in Common Femoral Punctures
I read with interest the recent article by Ratnam et al. [1]. There has been a recent surge in the use of closure devices in… 
2001
2001
Das Straub-Rotarex®-Thrombektomie-System: Erste Erfahrungen
Ziel der Arbeit: Methoden: Ergebnisse: Schlussfolgerungen: Background: Material and Methods: Results: Conclusions: 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Vascular injury following cardiac catheterization, coronary angiography, and coronary angioplasty.
All vascular injuries occurring at this hospital department over a 5-year period (1987-91) as a result of cardiac catheterization… 
1985
1985
Occlusion of the common femoral artery complicating total hip arthroplasty.
Vascular injuries after total hip arthroplasty are occasionally reported, but we have found only two cases of major arterial… 
1985
1985
Antegrade catheterization of the superficial femoral artery.
A simple method of selective catheterization of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) following antegrade puncture of the common… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The value of Doppler blood velocity tracings in the detection of aortoiliac disease in patients with intermittent claudication.
Velocity tracings obtained with a Doppler ultrasound probe located over the common femoral artery have been evaluated as to their… 
1975
1975
Acute common femoral arterial trauma.
1) Acute common femoral arterial injuries remain relatively uncommon in both military and civilian practice. 2) The recent… 
1975
1975
Some considerations concerning the deep femoral artery.
The great importance of the deep femoral artery as a collateral vessel in occlusion of the superficial femoral artery is a well… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
Treatment of melanoma by isolation-perfusion technique.
Metastatic melanoma on the lower extremity has been treated in eight patients by a new technique with use of phenylalanine…