Espiral AtlasMedial circumflex femoral artery
arteria circumflexa femoris medialis
It supplies most of the blood to the head and neck of the femur. The transverse branch enters the cruciate anastomosis of the thigh; the ascending one joins the inferior gluteal artery.
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- Origin
- Course
- Branches
Related clinical cases
- Laceration of the femoral artery and cruciate anastomosis
- Fracture of the neck of the femur and necrosis of the head