Neither the 1910 illustration, nor any subsequent version, was made of an anatomical dissection but rather from the writings of John Hunter (surgeon) and Astley Cooper which described the genicular anastomosis many years after ligation of the femoral artery for popliteal aneurysm.
The 1910 illustration was not created from a real anatomical dissection, but rather it was based on the writings of John Hunter and Astley Cooper, which described the genicular anastomosis many years after the ligation of the femoral artery for popliteal aneurysm.