Lateral circumflex femoral artery
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The lateral circumflex femoral artery (LCFA) is a branch of the profunda femoris that arises soon after the medial circumflex femoral artery. While the medial circumflex runs posteriorly around the femoral neck, the lateral circumflex courses laterally from its origin and anteriorlyanterior to femoral neck. The LCFA passes in between the branches of femoral nerve in most individuals 1.
Summary
- origin: profunda femoris
- main branches: descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery
- supply: femoral neck
Variant anatomy
- anomalous course of LCFA where it courses posterior to femoral nerve 2
-<p>The <strong>lateral circumflex femoral artery</strong> is a branch of the <a href="/articles/profunda-femoris" title="Profunda femoris">profunda femoris</a> that arises soon after the <a href="/articles/medial-circumflex-femoral-artery" title="Medial circumflex femoral artery">medial circumflex femoral artery</a>. While the medial circumflex runs posteriorly around the femoral neck, the lateral circumflex courses laterally from its origin and anteriorly.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>-<li>-<strong>origin:</strong> <a href="/articles/profunda-femoris" title="Profunda femoris">profunda femoris</a>- +<p>The <strong>lateral circumflex femoral artery (LCFA)</strong> is a branch of the <a href="/articles/profunda-femoris">profunda femoris</a> that arises soon after the <a href="/articles/medial-circumflex-femoral-artery">medial circumflex femoral artery</a>. While the medial circumflex runs posteriorly around the femoral neck, the lateral circumflex courses laterally from its origin and anterior to femoral neck. The LCFA passes in between the branches of femoral nerve in most individuals <sup>1</sup>.</p><h4>Summary</h4><ul>
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- +<strong>origin:</strong> <a href="/articles/profunda-femoris">profunda femoris</a>
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- +<strong>main branches:</strong> <a href="/articles/descending-branch-of-the-lateral-circumflex-femoral-artery">descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery</a>
-<strong>main branches:</strong> <a href="/articles/descending-branch-of-the-lateral-circumflex-femoral-artery" title="descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery">descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery</a>-</li>-<li>-<strong>supply:</strong> <a href="/articles/femoral-neck" title="femoral neck">femoral neck</a>-</li>-</ul>- +<strong>supply:</strong> <a href="/articles/femoral-neck">femoral neck</a>
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- +</ul><h5>Variant anatomy</h5><ul><li>anomalous course of LCFA where it courses posterior to femoral nerve <sup>2</sup>
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References changed:
- 1. Orebaugh S. The Femoral Nerve and Its Relationship to the Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery. Anesth Analg. 2006;102(6):1859-62. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1213/01.ane.0000217210.44764.0e">doi:10.1213/01.ane.0000217210.44764.0e</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16717338">Pubmed</a>
- 2. Goel S, Arora J, Mehta V, Sharma M, Suri R, Rath G. Unusual Disposition of Lateral Circumflex Femoral Artery: Anatomical Description and Clinical Implications. World J Clin Cases. 2015;3(1):85-8. <a href="https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v3.i1.85">doi:10.12998/wjcc.v3.i1.85</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25610855">Pubmed</a>