Medically reviewed by Richard N. Fogoros, MD The dorsalis pedis artery supplies oxygenated blood to the dorsal (upper) side of the foot. It originates at the anterior tibial artery in the leg ...

At the point where the artery crosses the front of the ankle, it becomes the dorsalis pedis artery and supplies blood to the top of the foot. A number of health conditions can affect the artery ...

Angle the probe in line with the artery and move it side to side until the strongest pulse is heard. Note that in a small number of patients, the dorsalis pedis pulse is absent.

The Doppler unit is positioned over the posterior tibial artery (behind the bony projection on the inner side of the ankle) or over the dorsalis pedis artery on the top of the foot.

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — A Study of the Dorsalis Pedis and Posterior Tibial Pulses in One Thousand Individuals without Symptoms of Circulatory Affections of ...

"There is blood flow in the anterior tibial artery (lower leg artery), but we couldn't detect any flow in the dorsalis pedis artery (foot artery) during a Doppler test," said a doctor.

The artery passes through the interosseous membrane to connect with the dorsal interosseous artery. It continues to the back of wrist. At that point, it merges with the dorsal carpal network.

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Check the pulse, such as radials, femorals, or dorsalis pedis, on both sides at the same time, and note any variation in timing or amplitude.