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of the profunda femoris. In this way the present anomaly can be 
explained as a persistence of the superficial origin of the profunda 
femoris and a failure of the anastomosis between it and the retro- 
venous branch. Endeavours to discover such an anastomosis in human 
embryoes cut in serial section proved unsuccessful. This, however, is 
not sufficient proof that such an anastomosis does not exist, as the small 
branches of the femoral artery are extremely difficult to trace in 
young embryoes even when they are filled with blood and in the 
collection examined the smaller vessels were all empty. 
This anomaly is interesting not only from the doubt as to its 
origin but also from the surgical standpoint as it would present a 
very important and intimate relationship to a femoral hernia. 
Literature. 
(1) Mercıer, Bulletins de la Société Anatomique de Paris. Tome II, 1836. 
(2) FRIEDLOwSKY, Uber einen Fall von abnormem Verlauf der Arteria profunda 
femoris. Allg. Wien. med. Zeitung, 1867. 
(3) CRUVEILHIER, J., Traité d’Anatomie Déscriptive. 2me Edit. Tome II, 
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Personalia. 
Wien. Dr. C. Eıze siedelte am 1. Oktober nach Heidelberg über. 
Chiba (Japan). Dozent Dr. S. Taeucut, der Sohn des verstorbe- 
nen Prof. Dr. K. Tacucsat (Anatomie, Tokio), ist zum Professor der 
Anatomie der medizinischen Fachschule ernannt worden. 
Abgeschlossen am 5. Oktober 1912. 



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