Editing Scaphoid bone (section)

===Blood supply===
It receives its blood supply primarily from lateral and distal branches of the [[radial artery]], via palmar and dorsal branches. These provide an "abundant" supply to middle and distal portions of the bone, but neglect the proximal portion, which relies on [[:wikt:retrograde|retrograde]] flow.<ref name=BEASLEY2003 />{{rp|189}} The dorsal branch supplies the majority of the middle and distal portions, with the palmar branch supplying only the distal third of the bone.<ref name=EATHORNE2005 />