Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery
Arteria circumflexa lateralis femoris
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Origin: Deep femoral artery.
Course: Laterally, anterior to the proximal femur.
Branches: Ascending, transverse, and descending branches.
Supplied Structures: Proximal femur, the hip joint, and muscles of the anterior thigh.
Related parts of the anatomy
Origin
The lateral circumflex femoral artery arises near the origin of the deep femoral artery.
Course
The lateral circumflex femoral artery courses laterally within the branches of the femoral nerve, behind the sartorius and rectus femoris muscles.
Branches
Close to the lesser trochanter, the lateral circumflex femoral artery terminates by dividing into its ascending, transverse, and descending branches.
Supplied Structures
The lateral circumflex femoral artery and its branches contribute to the vascularization of the muscles of the anterior thigh, the proximal femur, and the hip joint.
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Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery
It is based on the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery with a perforator that can almost always be found midpoint of a line extending from the anterior superior iliac spine and the superolateral aspect of the patella.
