Approach to the Peroneal Artery: Relevant Anatomical Aspects in Surgery and Traumatology

The peroneal artery is a branch of secondary importance in the vasculature of the leg. Because current therapeutic application, it is very important to understand in detail the anatomy and the different ways in which can be addressed.36 anatomical regions (legs) of Caucasian individuals, adults, sex indefinite formol to 10% were dissected. The approach to the peroneal artery was made in two parts: top and bottom.Taking into account the two parts of the artery, we made a detailed description of the possible approaches:The approach of the free disposal of the artery in its upper part, allows to perform revascularization. There are three approaches of easy access: medial, dorsal and lateral.Lower portion: the peroneal artery, hide, runs through the thickness of the flexor hallucis longus muscle and supplies the nutrient artery of fibula in the middle third of the leg. The study of relationships and variants, allow over the side track, obtained feasible musculoskeletal flaps that include it.At present, knowledge of the anatomy of the peroneal artery and its surgical approaches are very useful if revascularization. Moreover, the possibility of being used as vascularized fibular free flaps, make it an item of considerable importance in trauma, vascular and plastic surgery, among other specialties. For this reason, we believe that a proper understanding of the anatomical features of the peroneal artery and the region it is essential to approach it.