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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Blood supply of femoral head is
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The correct answer is  BLOOD SUPPLY OF FEMORAL HEAD:- The head of femur is paly supplied by a branch of obturator aery along the ligamentum teres.Main aerial supply is from retinacular aeries, branch of medial circumflex femoral aery.These aeries get injured in intracapsular fracture neck of femur, leading to avascular necrosis of the head. In such cases hip joint need to be replaced. {Reference: BDC 6E pg no.19}