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Following a subcapital fracture of the neck of femur, an 80 y.o. man sustains avascular necrosis of the femoral head. This is most likely to be the consequence of interruption to the blood supply to the head from which of the following sources?

A. Arteries from the trochanteric anastomoses in the retinacula
B. Artery of the ligament of the head from the obturator artery
C. Branches from the profunda femoris artery
D. Branches from the pudendal artery
E. Branches from the inferior gluteal artery
Answer» A. Arteries from the trochanteric anastomoses in the retinacula
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