The rectus femoris muscle flap is an underused tool in the vascular surgeon's armamentarium. 2020

Spencer W Galt
Vascular Surgery, Summit Physician Specialists, Salt Lake City, Utah.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005263 Femoral Artery The main artery of the thigh, a continuation of the external iliac artery. Common Femoral Artery,Arteries, Common Femoral,Arteries, Femoral,Artery, Common Femoral,Artery, Femoral,Common Femoral Arteries,Femoral Arteries,Femoral Arteries, Common,Femoral Artery, Common
D006119 Groin The external junctural region between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh. Groins
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013524 Surgical Flaps Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region. Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps
D052097 Quadriceps Muscle The quadriceps femoris. A collective name of the four-headed skeletal muscle of the thigh, comprised of the rectus femoris, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and vastus medialis. Quadriceps Femoris,Rectus Femoris,Vastus Intermedius,Vastus Lateralis,Vastus Medialis,Muscle, Quadriceps,Muscles, Quadriceps,Quadriceps Muscles
D066231 Surgeons Medical practitioners qualified to practice surgery.

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