Cruciate anastomosis

Cruciate anastomosis
Gray's	subject #155 620
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The cruciate anastomosis is an anastomosis in the upper thigh of the inferior gluteal artery, the lateral and medial circumflex femoral arteries, and the first perforating artery of the profunda femoris artery.

Structure

The cruciate anastomosis is so-called because it resembles a cross. Its four components are:

• inferior gluteal artery
• lateral circumflex femoral artery
• medial circumflex femoral artery
• ascending branch of first perforating artery from profunda femoris

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