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===== [[Summary Article|'''SUMMARY''']] ===== | ===== [[Summary Article|'''SUMMARY''']] ===== | ||
1. Main blood supply of the head of the femur. | 1. Main blood supply of the head of the femur. | ||
<br/> | <br/>2. Lies near the trochanteric fossa. | ||
<br/>3. Formed by the anastamosis of the superior, inferior gluteal arteries & medial, lateral circumflex femoral vessels (branches of the profunda femoris artery). | <br/>3. Formed by the anastamosis of the superior, inferior gluteal arteries & medial, lateral circumflex femoral vessels (branches of the profunda femoris artery). | ||
<br/>4. Branches pass along the NOF under the retinacular fibers of the capsule. | <br/> | ||
<br/>4. Branches pass along the NOF under the retinacular fibers of the capsule. | |||
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<br/>[[Image:paste-2740189135246.jpg]] | <br/>[[Image:paste-2740189135246.jpg]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:29, 1 January 2023
SUMMARY
1. Main blood supply of the head of the femur.
2. Lies near the trochanteric fossa.
3. Formed by the anastamosis of the superior, inferior gluteal arteries & medial, lateral circumflex femoral vessels (branches of the profunda femoris artery).
4. Branches pass along the NOF under the retinacular fibers of the capsule.
Image: Dr. Appukutty Manickam
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.
