Anatomy of the medial femoral circumflex
artery with respect to the vascularity of the femoral head

M. Zlotorowicz; M. Szczodry; J. Czubak; B. Ciszek

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.93B11.26993

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Anatomy of the medial femoral circumflex artery with respect to the vascularity of the femoral head

M. Zlotorowicz
M. Szczodry
J. Czubak
B. Ciszek

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Anatomy of the medial femoral circumflex artery with respect to the vascularity of the femoral head

Zlotorowicz M, Szczodry M, Czubak J, Ciszek B. Anatomy of the medial femoral circumflex artery with respect to the vascularity of the femoral head. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2011;93-B(11):1471-1474. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.93B11.26993

Zlotorowicz, M., et al. “Anatomy of the medial femoral circumflex artery with respect to the vascularity of the femoral head.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, vol. 93-B, no. 11, 2011, pp. 1471-1474., https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.93B11.26993

Zlotorowicz, M., Szczodry, M., Czubak, J., & Ciszek, B. (2011). Anatomy of the medial femoral circumflex artery with respect to the vascularity of the femoral head. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 93-B(11), 1471-1474. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.93B11.26993

Zlotorowicz, M., Szczodry, M., Czubak, J. and Ciszek, B. (2011) “Anatomy of the medial femoral circumflex artery with respect to the vascularity of the femoral head.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 93-B(11), pp. 1471-1474. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.93B11.26993

Zlotorowicz, M., M. Szczodry, J. Czubak, and B. Ciszek. “Anatomy of the medial femoral circumflex artery with respect to the vascularity of the femoral head.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume 93-B, no. 11 (2011): 1471-1474. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.93B11.26993

Zlotorowicz M, Szczodry M, Czubak J, Ciszek B. Anatomy of the medial femoral circumflex artery with respect to the vascularity of the femoral head. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2011 Nov 1;93-B(11):1471-1474. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.93B11.26993

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Abstract

We performed a series of 16 anatomical dissections on Caucasian cadaver material to determine the surgical anatomy of the medial femoral circumflex artery (MFCA) and its anastomoses. These confirmed that the femoral head receives its blood supply primarily from the MFCA via a group of posterior superior nutrient arteries and the posterior inferior nutrient artery. In terms of anastomoses that may also contribute to the blood supply, the anastomosis with the inferior gluteal artery, via the piriformis branch, is the most important. These dissections provide a base of knowledge for further radiological studies on the vascularity of the normal femoral head and its vascularity after dislocation of the hip.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr M. Zlotorowicz; e-mail: m.zlotorowicz@wp.pl

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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume

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93-B No.11 | Pages 1471 - 1474

Published

01 November 2011

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M. Zlotorowicz

Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

The Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Department of Orthopaedics, Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Gruca Teaching Hospital, Konarskiego 13, 05-400 Otwock, Poland.

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M. Szczodry

Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

University of Illinois College of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 835 South Wolcott Avenue, 844 Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.

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J. Czubak

Professor

The Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Department of Orthopaedics, Paediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Gruca Teaching Hospital, Konarskiego 13, 05-400 Otwock, Poland.

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B. Ciszek

Professor

Center of Biostructure Research Medical University of Warsaw, Department of Descriptive and Clinical Anatomy, Chalubinskiego 5, 02-004 Warsaw, Poland.

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Keywords

Medial Femoral Circumflex Artery

Arteria Circumflexa Femoris Medialis

Vascularisation

Femoral Head

Deep Branch

piriformis branch

Nutrient Arteries

Posterior Superior Femoral Head Nutrient Artery

Posterior Inferior Femoral Head Nutrient Artery

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