Variability in the Branching Pattern of the Internal Iliac Artery in Indian Population and Its Clinical Importance

Table 3

Studies based on Adachi’s classification.

Study	Ia	Ib	IIa	IIb	III	IVa	IVb	V
Adachi (1928) [2]; (118 specimens) %	51.2		23.1		18.2	4.1		0.8
Braithwaite (1952) [5]; (169 specimens) %	48.5	10	11.8	3.5	22.5	2.4	1.2	—
Fischer (1959) [6]; (50 specimens) %	46	4	12	14	16	2	6	—
Roberts and Krishingner (1967) [7]; (167 specimens) %	45	6	25	1.8	14.4	5.4	1.8	—
Our study; (116 specimens) %	60.6	2.6	15.8	—	21		—	—