Descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 27 Mar 2024

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Jones J, Hacking C, Shetty A, Descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-24871

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-24871

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24871

Article created:

17 Sep 2013, Jeremy Jones ◉

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Last revised:

27 Mar 2024, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had the following disclosures:

Philips Australia, Paid speaker at Philips Spectral CT events (ongoing)

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3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular

Sections:

Anatomy

Tags:

artery

The descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery descends from the lateral aspect of the femoral neck and extends as far as the knee where it provides blood to the patellar network (the complex arterial anastomosis around the knee).

Descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery

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