Citation

Rozen WM, Chubb D, Stella DL, Taylor GI, Ashton MW. ANZ J. Surg. 2009; 79: A60-A61.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1445-2197.2009.04927_32.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Background:   Cadaveric research has widely influenced our understanding of clinical anatomy. However, while many soft-tissue structures remain quiescent after death, other tissues undergo structural and functional changes that may influence their use in predicting living anatomy. In particular, our understanding of vascular anatomy has been based upon cadaveric studies in which vascular tone and flow do not match the living situation.