| Medial circumflex femoral artery | |
|---|---|
 The profunda femoris artery, femoral artery and their major branches - right thigh, anterior view. Circumflex femoral arteries labeled. | |
| Details | |
| Source | Deep femoral artery, femoral artery |
| Supplies | Thigh |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria circumflexa femoris medialis |
| TA98 | A12.2.16.021 |
| TA2 | 4686 |
| FMA | 20799 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The medial circumflex femoral artery (internal circumflex artery,[1] medial femoral circumflex artery) is an artery in the upper thigh[2] that arises from the profunda femoris artery.[1] It supplies arterial blood to several muscles in the region, as well as the femoral head and neck.
Damage to the artery following a femoral neck fracture may lead to avascular necrosis (ischemic) of the femoral neck/head.[2]
- ^ a b Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 630.
- ^ a b Mannella, P; Galeotti, R; Borrelli, M; Benea, G; Traina, G. C.; Massari, L; Chiarelli, G. M. (1986). "L'arteriografia selettiva nelle fratture della testa femorale" [Selective arteriography in femoral head fractures]. La Radiologia Medica (in Italian). 72 (6): 462–5. PMID 3715086.