# Proximal femoral fractures

Proximal femoral fractures

The blood supply to the femoral head is a prime consideration in treating femoral neck fractures. The blood supply comes via the hip capsule and although vascular anatomy is variable - it is chiefly through the medial and lateral branches of  the deep circumflex femoral artery in addition to the occasionally - redundant artery of  the ligamentum teres (a branch of  the obturator artery). The joint capsule anteriorly inserts along the intertrochanteric line and posteriorly half-way along the femoral neck. Fractures proximal to the hip capsule are intracapsular and those distal to the capsule are extracapsular fractures. Proximal femoral fractures

The blood supply to the femoral head is a prime consideration in treating femoral neck fractures. The blood supply comes via the hip capsule and although vascular anatomy is variable - it is chiefly through the medial and lateral branches of  the deep circumflex femoral artery in addition to the occasionally - redundant artery of  the ligamentum teres (a branch of  the obturator artery). The joint capsule anteriorly inserts along the intertrochanteric line and posteriorly half-way along the femoral neck. Fractures proximal to the hip capsule are intracapsular and those distal to the capsule are extracapsular fractures. Proximal femoral fractures

The blood supply to the femoral head is a prime consideration in treating femoral neck fractures. The blood supply comes via the hip capsule and although vascular anatomy is variable - it is chiefly through the medial and lateral branches of  the deep circumflex femoral artery in addition to the occasionally - redundant artery of  the ligamentum teres (a branch of  the obturator artery). The joint capsule anteriorly inserts along the intertrochanteric line and posteriorly half-way along the femoral neck. Fractures proximal to the hip capsule are intracapsular and those distal to the capsule are extracapsular fractures.