Anterior tibial recurrent artery

Anterior tibial recurrent artery
Patellar network
(anterior recurrent tibial visible at bottom left)
Anterior tibial and dorsalis pedis arteries
(anterior tibial recurrent visible at center left)
Details
SourceAnterior tibial artery
Identifiers
Latinarteria recurrens tibialis anterior
TA98A12.2.16.043
TA24709
FMA43902
Anatomical terminology

The anterior tibial recurrent artery is a small artery in the leg. It arises from the anterior tibial artery, as soon as that vessel has passed through the interosseous space. It ascends in the tibialis anterior muscle, ramifies on the front and sides of the knee-joint, and assists in the formation of the patellar plexus by anastomosing with the genicular branches of the popliteal, and with the highest genicular artery.