Anterior Tibial Recurrent Artery (Left)
Arteria recurrens tibialis anterior
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Origin: Anterior tibial artery.
Course: Ascends within the tibialis anterior muscle.
Branches: Anastomoses with the genicular and circumflex fibular arteries.
Supplied Structures: Tibialis anterior muscle and knee joint.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The anterior tibial recurrent artery arises from the anterior tibial artery, approximately 6–8 cm inferior to the knee joint (Tubbs, Shoja and Loukas, 2016).
Course
From its origin, the anterior tibial recurrent artery travels medially and ascends along the lateral aspect of the tibial tuberosity. Here, it anastomoses with the inferior lateral genicular artery.
Branches
The anterior tibial recurrent artery anastomoses with the genicular and circumflex fibular arteries.
Supplied Structures
The anterior tibial artery is the primary supply to the tibialis anterior muscle and contributes to the vascular supply of the knee joint.
References
Tubbs, R. S., Shoja, M. M. and Loukas, M. (2016) Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation. Wiley.
