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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Arterial blood supply of the proximal femur Arterial supply of the proximal femur. The capital femoral epiphysis and physis are supplied by the medial circumflex artery through two retinacular systems: the posterosuperior and posteroinferior. The lateral circumflex artery supplies the greater trochanter and the lateral portion of the proximal femoral physis and a small area of the anteromedial metaphysis. Reproduced with permission from: McCarthy J, Noonan K. Fractures and traumatic dislocations of the hip in children. In: Rockwood and Wilkins' Fractures in Children, 7th ed, Beaty JH, Kasser JR (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2010. Copyright © 2010 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. file://www.lww.com