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Hello everyone,

I was challenged by a 4th year DPM student, who claims she learned in her anatomy class, that 90 something percent of the arterial circulation to the foot of a healthy patient is supplied by the PT. I tend to disagree since I think, that it is common finding that the DP(dorsalis pedis) supplies more blood to the foot than the PT. I couldn't find anything on the subject when I tried to google it. Can anyone help me with this?

 

Hi DPM30.

:welcome: to Podiatry Arena.

I too went for a Google ;)

http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/musculoskeletal_system/leg_ans.html#7o

http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Doi=147664

Google Scholar is also a valuable resource although many publications require payment to view.

Regards,

Mandy.

 

Thank you twirly for taking the time to respond to me.

 

Welcome to Podiatry Arena, thanks for that Mandy, you are always a bonus! Not sure how you find the time to do all the googling and searching but we are all lucky that you do.

Cheers

 

DPM30:
Interesting question.

I'd be interested in the students (or her teacher's) source of information.
On a practical level, I don't think many of us regard an absent DP pulse as clinically important if there are no other signs of PVD (unlike an absent PT), in fact an absent Dorsalis Pedis is an anatomical variant.

On the other hand, I would be curious as to why they are teaching physiology in anatomy class.

Steve

 

Thank you all for your replies, DrSarbes, you're saying that if PT is absent the patient has a bigger risk of having PVD? while if the DP is absent since it's a normal variant in some cases is not an indication of PVD?
thank you