articular vascular plexus

articular vascular plexus

[TA]

a vascular rete in the vicinity of a joint, where such arrangements are common, enabling a collateral circulation by which blood will be supplied distal to the joint regardless of compromises resulting from joint position.

Synonym(s): rete vasculosum articulare [TA], articular network, articular vascular circle, articular vascular network, circulus articularis vasculosus