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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_arteriyas%C4%B1" title="Bud arteriyası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Bud arteriyası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Бедрена артерия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бедрена артерия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%C3%A8ria_femoral" title="Artèria femoral – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Artèria femoral" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arteria_femoralis" title="Arteria femoralis – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Arteria femoralis" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arteria_femoral" title="Arteria femoral – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Arteria femoral" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arteria_femoral" title="Arteria femoral – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Arteria femoral" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%AE%D8%B1%DA%AF_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="سرخرگ رانی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سرخرگ رانی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%C3%A8re_f%C3%A9morale" title="Artère fémorale – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Artère fémorale" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%84%99%EB%8B%A4%EB%A6%AC%EB%8F%99%EB%A7%A5" title="넙다리동맥 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="넙다리동맥" data-language-autonym="한국어" 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noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Blood vessel</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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data-file-width="1190" data-file-height="1526" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Thigh with and without the sartorius muscle, revealing the femoral artery and vein underneath</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">Source</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/External_iliac_artery" title="External iliac artery">External iliac artery</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">Branches</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Superficial_epigastric_artery" title="Superficial epigastric artery">Superficial epigastric artery</a>,</span> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Superficial_iliac_circumflex_artery" class="mw-redirect" title="Superficial iliac circumflex artery">superficial iliac circumflex</a>,</span> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Superficial_external_pudendal_artery" title="Superficial external pudendal artery">superficial external pudendal</a>,</span> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Deep_external_pudendal_artery" title="Deep external pudendal artery">deep external pudendal</a>,</span> <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Deep_femoral_artery" title="Deep femoral artery">deep femoral artery</a>,</span> <span class="nowrap">continues as <a href="/wiki/Popliteal_artery" title="Popliteal artery">popliteal artery</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Vein" title="Vein">Vein</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Femoral_vein" title="Femoral vein">Femoral vein</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em">Supplies</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Anterior_compartment_of_thigh" title="Anterior compartment of thigh">Anterior compartment of thigh</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Identifiers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>arteria femoralis</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Medical_Subject_Headings" title="Medical Subject Headings">MeSH</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005263">D005263</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA98</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ifaa.unifr.ch/Public/EntryPage/TA98%20Tree/Entity%20TA98%20EN/12.2.16.010%20Entity%20TA98%20EN.htm">A12.2.16.010</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA2</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ta2viewer.openanatomy.org/?id=4674">4674</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Foundational_Model_of_Anatomy" title="Foundational Model of Anatomy">FMA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/FMA/?p=classes&conceptid=http%3A%2F%2Fpurl.org%2Fsig%2Font%2Ffma%2Ffma70248">70248</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><a href="/wiki/Anatomical_terminology" title="Anatomical terminology">Anatomical terminology</a><div style="text-align: right;"><small class="noprint">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707174" class="extiw" title="d:Q707174">edit on Wikidata</a>]</small></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>femoral artery</b> is a large <a href="/wiki/Artery" title="Artery">artery</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Thigh" title="Thigh">thigh</a> and the main arterial supply to the thigh and leg. The femoral artery gives off the <a href="/wiki/Deep_femoral_artery" title="Deep femoral artery">deep femoral artery</a> and descends along the anteromedial part of the thigh in the <a href="/wiki/Femoral_triangle" title="Femoral triangle">femoral triangle</a>. It enters and passes through the <a href="/wiki/Adductor_canal" title="Adductor canal">adductor canal</a>, and becomes the <a href="/wiki/Popliteal_artery" title="Popliteal artery">popliteal artery</a> as it passes through the <a href="/wiki/Adductor_hiatus" title="Adductor hiatus">adductor hiatus</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Adductor_magnus_muscle" title="Adductor magnus muscle">adductor magnus</a> near the junction of the middle and distal thirds of the thigh.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The femoral artery <a href="/wiki/Proximal" class="mw-redirect" title="Proximal">proximal</a> to the origin of the deep femoral artery is referred to as the <i>common femoral artery</i>, whereas the femoral artery <a href="/wiki/Distal" class="mw-redirect" title="Distal">distal</a> to this origin is referred to as the <i>superficial femoral artery</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Femoral_artery&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Femoral-artery-grays-illustrations.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Femoral-artery-grays-illustrations.jpg/350px-Femoral-artery-grays-illustrations.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="350" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Femoral-artery-grays-illustrations.jpg/525px-Femoral-artery-grays-illustrations.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Femoral-artery-grays-illustrations.jpg/700px-Femoral-artery-grays-illustrations.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>Femoral artery showing common and superficial arteries, in common usage but not listed in <a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">TA</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The femoral artery represents the continuation of the <a href="/wiki/External_iliac_artery" title="External iliac artery">external iliac artery</a> beyond the <a href="/wiki/Inguinal_ligament" title="Inguinal ligament">inguinal ligament</a> underneath which the vessel passes<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to enter the thigh.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The vessel passes under the inguinal ligament just medial of the midpoint of this ligament,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> midway between the <a href="/wiki/Anterior_superior_iliac_spine" title="Anterior superior iliac spine">anterior superior iliac spine</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pubic_symphysis" title="Pubic symphysis">symphysis pubis</a> (mid-inguinal point).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In common usage, in clinical practice including <a href="/wiki/Angiology" title="Angiology">angiology</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vascular_surgery" title="Vascular surgery">vascular surgery</a>, the femoral artery includes the <b>common femoral artery</b>, and the <b>superficial femoral artery</b> however, the <a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">Terminologia Anatomica</a> (TA) only lists the femoral artery. (The TA is the international standard for <a href="/wiki/Human_anatomy" title="Human anatomy">human anatomical</a> terminology developed by the <a href="/wiki/Federative_International_Programme_on_Anatomical_Terminology" title="Federative International Programme on Anatomical Terminology">Federative International Programme on Anatomical Terminology</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-pmid33259774_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid33259774-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The <b>common femoral artery</b> (CFA) is located between the inferior margin of the <a href="/wiki/Inguinal_ligament" title="Inguinal ligament">inguinal ligament</a>, and the branching point of the <a href="/wiki/Deep_femoral_artery" title="Deep femoral artery">deep femoral artery</a>. Its first three or four centimetres are enclosed, with the <a href="/wiki/Femoral_vein" title="Femoral vein">femoral vein</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Femoral_sheath" title="Femoral sheath">femoral sheath</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 65% of people, the common femoral artery lies anterior to the femoral vein in the upper thigh.<sup id="cite_ref-van_den_Berg_2013_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-van_den_Berg_2013-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CFA is, after the <a href="/wiki/Popliteal_artery" title="Popliteal artery">popliteal artery</a>, the most common peripheral site of general dilatation or aneurysmal formation, at a frequency of 1/10 of the aorta.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid10069915_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid10069915-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Highly calcific arterial stenosis in the CFA is very difficult to treat by endovascular intervention.<sup id="cite_ref-Trani2019_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trani2019-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stent positioning in CFA may be limited by compressive or torsional forces, leading to stent fracture and/or restenosis.<sup id="cite_ref-Trani2019_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trani2019-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the other hand, lithoplasty balloon angioplasty may represent a safe tool to treat CFA stenosis.<sup id="cite_ref-Trani2019_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trani2019-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <b>superficial femoral artery</b><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a designation for the segment between the branching point of the deep femoral artery and the <a href="/wiki/Adductor_hiatus" title="Adductor hiatus">adductor hiatus</a>, passing through the <a href="/wiki/Subsartorial_canal" class="mw-redirect" title="Subsartorial canal">subsartorial canal</a>. However, this term is not listed in <i><a href="/wiki/Terminologia_Anatomica" title="Terminologia Anatomica">Terminologia Anatomica</a></i>, and usage of the term <i>superficial femoral</i> is discouraged by many <a href="/wiki/Physician" title="Physician">physicians</a> because it leads to confusion among general medical practitioners, at least for the <a href="/wiki/Femoral_vein" title="Femoral vein">femoral vein</a> that courses next to the femoral artery.<sup id="cite_ref-bundens_7563535_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bundens_7563535-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In particular, the adjacent femoral vein is clinically a <a href="/wiki/Deep_vein" title="Deep vein">deep vein</a>, where <a href="/wiki/Deep_vein_thrombosis" title="Deep vein thrombosis">deep vein thrombosis</a> indicates <a href="/wiki/Anticoagulant" title="Anticoagulant">anticoagulant</a> or <a href="/wiki/Thrombolytic_therapy" class="mw-redirect" title="Thrombolytic therapy">thrombolytic therapy</a>, but the adjective <i>"superficial"</i> leads many physicians to falsely believe it is a <a href="/wiki/Superficial_vein" title="Superficial vein">superficial vein</a>, which has resulted in patients with femoral thrombosis being denied proper treatment.<sup id="cite_ref-hammond_14595157_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hammond_14595157-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pmid20980677_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid20980677-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Therefore, the segment is alternatively termed the <b>subsartorial artery</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The segment enters the <a href="/wiki/Adductor_hiatus" title="Adductor hiatus">adductor hiatus</a> and becomes the <a href="/wiki/Popliteal_artery" title="Popliteal artery">popliteal artery</a> which goes through the <a href="/wiki/Popliteal_fossa" title="Popliteal fossa">popliteal fossa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ryan_2011_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ryan_2011-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Relations">Relations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Femoral_artery&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>relations</i> of the femoral artery are as follows: </p> <ul><li><i>Anteriorly:</i> In the upper part of its course, it is superficial and is covered by skin and fascia. In the lower part of its course, it passes behind the <a href="/wiki/Sartorius_muscle" title="Sartorius muscle">sartorius muscle</a>.</li> <li><i>Posteriorly:</i> The artery lies on the <a href="/wiki/Psoas_minor_muscle" title="Psoas minor muscle">psoas</a>, which separates it from the <a href="/wiki/Hip" title="Hip">hip joint</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Pectineus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pectineus">pectineus</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Adductor_longus" class="mw-redirect" title="Adductor longus">adductor longus</a>. The femoral vein intervenes between the artery and the adductor longus.</li> <li><i>Medially:</i> It is related to the femoral vein in the upper part of its course.</li> <li><i>Laterally:</i> The <a href="/wiki/Femoral_nerve" title="Femoral nerve">femoral nerve</a> and its branches.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Branches">Branches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Femoral_artery&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Branches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thigh_arteries_schema.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Thigh_arteries_schema.svg/240px-Thigh_arteries_schema.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Thigh_arteries_schema.svg/360px-Thigh_arteries_schema.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Thigh_arteries_schema.svg/480px-Thigh_arteries_schema.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="649" /></a><figcaption>Schema of arteries of the thigh, including femoral artery and branches.</figcaption></figure><p><b>Common femoral artery</b> </p><ul><li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Superficial_circumflex_iliac_artery" title="Superficial circumflex iliac artery">superficial circumflex iliac artery</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-Ryan_2011_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ryan_2011-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a small branch that runs up to the region of the <a href="/wiki/Anterior_superior_iliac_spine" title="Anterior superior iliac spine">anterior superior iliac spine</a>.</li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Superficial_epigastric_artery" title="Superficial epigastric artery">superficial epigastric artery</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-Ryan_2011_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ryan_2011-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a small branch that crosses the inguinal ligament and runs to the region of the <a href="/wiki/Navel" title="Navel">umbilicus</a>.</li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Superficial_external_pudendal_artery" title="Superficial external pudendal artery">superficial external pudendal artery</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-Ryan_2011_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ryan_2011-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a small branch that runs medially to supply the skin of the scrotum or labium majus as.</li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Deep_external_pudendal_artery" title="Deep external pudendal artery">deep external pudendal artery</a></b> runs medially and supplies the skin of the scrotum or labium majus.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Deep_femoral_artery" title="Deep femoral artery">deep femoral artery</a></b> is a large and important branch that arises from the lateral side of the femoral artery about 1.5 in. (4 cm) below the inguinal ligament. It passes medially behind the femoral vessels and enters the <a href="/wiki/Medial_compartment_of_thigh" title="Medial compartment of thigh">medial fascial compartment of the thigh</a>. It ends by becoming the fourth <a href="/wiki/Perforating_arteries" title="Perforating arteries">perforating artery</a>. At its origin, it gives off the <a href="/wiki/Medial_circumflex_femoral_artery" title="Medial circumflex femoral artery">medial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lateral_circumflex_femoral_artery" title="Lateral circumflex femoral artery">lateral circumflex femoral</a> arteries, and during its course it gives off three perforating arteries.<sup id="cite_ref-Ryan_2011_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ryan_2011-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Superficial femoral artery</b> </p> <ul><li>The <b><a href="/wiki/Descending_genicular_artery" title="Descending genicular artery">descending genicular artery</a></b> is a small branch that arises from the femoral artery near its termination within the adductor canal. It assists in supplying the knee joint.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Clinical_significance">Clinical significance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Femoral_artery&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Clinical significance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Clinical_examination">Clinical examination</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Femoral_artery&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Clinical examination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="pulse"></span>The site for optimally palpating the <i>femoral pulse</i> is in the inner thigh, at the <a href="/wiki/Mid-inguinal_point" title="Mid-inguinal point">mid-inguinal point</a>, halfway between the pubic symphysis and anterior superior iliac spine. Presence of a <i>femoral pulse</i> indicates a systolic <a href="/wiki/Blood_pressure" title="Blood pressure">blood pressure</a> of more than 50 mmHg.<sup id="cite_ref-Deakin2000_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deakin2000-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vascular_access">Vascular access</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Femoral_artery&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Vascular access"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Femoral artery is the frequent site of access in <a href="/wiki/Angiography" title="Angiography">angiography</a>. As the pulsation of the common femoral artery can often be <a href="/wiki/Palpation" title="Palpation">palpated</a> through the skin; and the site of maximum pulsation is used as a point of puncture for <a href="/wiki/Catheter#Interventional_procedures" title="Catheter">catheter</a> access.<sup id="cite_ref-van_den_Berg_2013_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-van_den_Berg_2013-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From here, wires and catheters can be directed anywhere in the arterial system for intervention or diagnostics, including the heart, brain, kidneys, arms and legs. The direction of the needle in the femoral artery can be against blood flow (retro-grade), for intervention and diagnostic towards the heart and opposite leg, or with the flow (ante-grade or ipsi-lateral) for diagnostics and intervention on the same leg. Access in either the left or right femoral artery is possible and depends on the type of intervention or diagnostic.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>To image the lower limb vascular anatomy, the common femoral artery (CFA) is chosen as the site of entry. However, CFA entry can only be assessed by retrograde puncture. Therefore, a catheter is advanced retrogradely through the contralateral common femoral artery into common iliac artery, crossing the midline into ipsilateral CFA. The SFA can then be assessed by antegrade puncture.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The femoral artery can be used to draw arterial blood when the blood pressure is so low that the radial or brachial arteries cannot be located. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Peripheral_arterial_disease">Peripheral arterial disease</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Femoral_artery&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Peripheral arterial disease"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The femoral artery is susceptible to <a href="/wiki/Peripheral_arterial_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Peripheral arterial disease">peripheral arterial disease</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When it is blocked through <a href="/wiki/Atherosclerosis" title="Atherosclerosis">atherosclerosis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Percutaneous" title="Percutaneous">percutaneous</a> intervention with access from the opposite femoral may be needed. <a href="/wiki/Endarterectomy" title="Endarterectomy">Endarterectomy</a>, a surgical cut down and removal of the plaque of the femoral artery is also common. If the femoral artery has to be <a href="/wiki/Ligature_(medicine)" title="Ligature (medicine)">ligated</a> surgically to treat a <a href="/wiki/Popliteal_artery" title="Popliteal artery">popliteal</a> <a href="/wiki/Aneurysm" title="Aneurysm">aneurysm</a>, blood can still reach the <a href="/wiki/Popliteal_artery" title="Popliteal artery">popliteal artery</a> distal to the ligation via the <a href="/wiki/Genicular_anastomosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Genicular anastomosis">genicular anastomosis</a>. However, if flow in the femoral artery of a normal leg is suddenly disrupted, blood flow distally is rarely sufficient. The reason for this is the fact that the <a href="/wiki/Genicular_anastomosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Genicular anastomosis">genicular anastomosis</a> is only present in a minority of individuals and is always undeveloped when disease in the femoral artery is absent.<sup id="cite_ref-absence_-_anastomosis_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-absence_-_anastomosis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Femoral_artery&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brachial_artery" title="Brachial artery">Brachial artery</a>, an arm based artery with a similar function</li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output 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(Femoral artery labeled at upper right.)"><img alt="Structures passing behind the inguinal ligament. (Femoral artery labeled at upper right.)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Gray546.png/120px-Gray546.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Gray546.png/180px-Gray546.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Gray546.png/240px-Gray546.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="385" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Structures passing behind the <a href="/wiki/Inguinal_ligament" title="Inguinal ligament">inguinal ligament</a>. (Femoral artery labeled at upper right.)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray344.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Cross-section showing structures surrounding right hip-joint."><img alt="Cross-section showing structures surrounding right hip-joint." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Gray344.png/120px-Gray344.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Gray344.png/180px-Gray344.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Gray344.png/240px-Gray344.png 2x" data-file-width="564" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cross-section showing structures surrounding right hip-joint. </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray545.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Femoral sheath laid open to show its three compartments."><img alt="Femoral sheath laid open to show its three compartments." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Gray545.png/96px-Gray545.png" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Gray545.png/144px-Gray545.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Gray545.png/193px-Gray545.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="623" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Femoral sheath laid open to show its three compartments.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray550.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The femoral artery."><img alt="The femoral artery." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Gray550.png/71px-Gray550.png" decoding="async" width="71" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Gray550.png/107px-Gray550.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Gray550.png/142px-Gray550.png 2x" data-file-width="445" data-file-height="750" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The femoral artery.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray1146.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The spermatic cord in the inguinal canal."><img alt="The spermatic cord in the inguinal canal." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Gray1146.png/120px-Gray1146.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Gray1146.png/180px-Gray1146.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Gray1146.png/240px-Gray1146.png 2x" data-file-width="452" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The spermatic cord in the inguinal canal.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gray1245.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Front of right thigh, showing surface markings for bones, femoral artery and femoral nerve."><img alt="Front of right thigh, showing surface markings for bones, femoral artery and femoral nerve." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Gray1245.png/59px-Gray1245.png" decoding="async" width="59" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Gray1245.png/89px-Gray1245.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Gray1245.png/118px-Gray1245.png 2x" data-file-width="247" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Front of right thigh, showing surface markings for bones, femoral artery and femoral nerve.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thigh_arteries.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Femoral artery and its major branches - right thigh, anterior view."><img alt="Femoral artery and its major branches - right thigh, anterior view." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Thigh_arteries.svg/73px-Thigh_arteries.svg.png" decoding="async" width="73" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Thigh_arteries.svg/110px-Thigh_arteries.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Thigh_arteries.svg/147px-Thigh_arteries.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="348" data-file-height="569" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Femoral artery and its major branches - right thigh, anterior view.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blausen_0607_LegArteries.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Illustration depicting main leg arteries (anterior view)."><img alt="Illustration depicting main leg arteries (anterior view)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Blausen_0607_LegArteries.png/60px-Blausen_0607_LegArteries.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Blausen_0607_LegArteries.png/90px-Blausen_0607_LegArteries.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Blausen_0607_LegArteries.png/120px-Blausen_0607_LegArteries.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Illustration depicting main leg arteries (anterior view).</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Slide2888.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Femoral artery - deep dissection."><img alt="Femoral artery - deep dissection." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Slide2888.JPG/120px-Slide2888.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Slide2888.JPG/180px-Slide2888.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Slide2888.JPG/240px-Slide2888.JPG 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="720" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Femoral artery - deep dissection.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Slide4888.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Femoral 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cremasteric_artery" title="Cremasteric artery">cremasteric</a> ♂ / <a href="/wiki/Artery_of_round_ligament_of_uterus" title="Artery of round ligament of uterus">round ligament</a> ♀</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Deep_circumflex_iliac_artery" title="Deep circumflex iliac artery">Deep circumflex iliac</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>no major branches</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Femoral</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">In <a href="/wiki/Femoral_canal" title="Femoral canal">femoral canal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Superficial_epigastric_artery" title="Superficial epigastric artery">superficial epigastric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superficial_circumflex_iliac_artery" title="Superficial circumflex iliac artery">superficial circumflex iliac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superficial_external_pudendal_artery" title="Superficial external pudendal artery">superficial external pudendal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_external_pudendal_artery" title="Deep external pudendal artery">deep external pudendal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_scrotal_arteries" title="Anterior scrotal arteries">anterior scrotal</a> ♂</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Descending_genicular_artery" title="Descending genicular artery">Descending genicular</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>saphenous branch</li> <li>articular branches</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Deep_femoral_artery" title="Deep femoral artery">Deep femoral artery</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Medial_circumflex_femoral_artery" title="Medial circumflex femoral artery">medial circumflex femoral</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ascending_branch_of_medial_circumflex_femoral_artery" title="Ascending branch of medial circumflex femoral artery">ascending</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Descending_branch_of_medial_circumflex_femoral_artery" class="mw-redirect" title="Descending branch of medial circumflex femoral artery">descending</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Superficial_branch_of_medial_circumflex_femoral_artery" title="Superficial branch of medial circumflex femoral artery">superficial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deep_branch_of_medial_circumflex_femoral_artery" title="Deep branch of medial circumflex femoral artery">deep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acetabular_branch_of_medial_circumflex_femoral_artery" title="Acetabular branch of medial circumflex femoral artery">acetabular</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lateral_circumflex_femoral_artery" title="Lateral circumflex femoral artery">lateral circumflex femoral</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Descending_branch_of_lateral_circumflex_femoral_artery" class="mw-redirect" title="Descending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery">descending</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transverse_branch_of_lateral_circumflex_femoral_artery" class="mw-redirect" title="Transverse branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery">transverse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ascending_branch_of_lateral_circumflex_femoral_artery" class="mw-redirect" title="Ascending branch of lateral circumflex femoral artery">ascending</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perforating_arteries" title="Perforating arteries">perforating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cruciate_anastomosis" title="Cruciate anastomosis">Cruciate anastomosis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trochanteric_anastomosis" title="Trochanteric anastomosis">Trochanteric anastomosis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Popliteal_artery" title="Popliteal artery">Popliteal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Genicular_arteries" title="Genicular arteries">Genicular</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Superior_genicular_arteries" title="Superior genicular arteries">superior genicular</a> (<a href="/wiki/Medial_superior_genicular_artery" title="Medial superior genicular artery">medial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lateral_superior_genicular_artery" title="Lateral superior genicular artery">lateral</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_genicular_artery" title="Middle genicular artery">middle genicular</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inferior_genicular_arteries" title="Inferior genicular arteries">inferior genicular</a> (<a href="/wiki/Medial_inferior_genicular_artery" title="Medial inferior genicular artery">medial</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lateral_inferior_genicular_artery" title="Lateral inferior genicular artery">lateral</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sural_arteries" title="Sural arteries">Sural</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>no major branches</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anterior_tibial_artery" title="Anterior tibial artery">Anterior tibial</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>tibial recurrent <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Posterior_tibial_recurrent_artery" title="Posterior tibial recurrent artery">posterior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_tibial_recurrent_artery" title="Anterior tibial recurrent artery">anterior</a></li></ul></li> <li>anterior malleolar <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_medial_malleolar_artery" title="Anterior medial malleolar artery">medial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anterior_lateral_malleolar_artery" title="Anterior lateral malleolar artery">lateral</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorsalis_pedis_artery" title="Dorsalis pedis 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