Abstract: Agreement Between Perimetry and Perometry to Objectively Estimate the Volume of the Upper Limb
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INTRODUCTION: Variations in anterolateral thigh (ALT) arterial anatomy are well documented. Ethnicity is a known risk factor for vascular variation in several organ systems, but its impact on ALT anatomy has not been studied. Anecdotally, we observed frequent ALT arterial variation in African American (AA) patients. We thus hypothesized that AA patients have higher rates of anomalous branching.
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