Proximal Vascular Pedicle Preservation for Sartorius Muscle Flap Transposition

Prophylactic muscle flaps in vascular surgery

“…It has a robust and segmental proximal blood supply, creating a reliable vascular pedicle with minimal donor morbidity. 25 Patients with obesity, smoking history, history of prior groin surgery, and diabetes are at increased risk for surgical site infections and groin complications. [2][3][4] These patients will benefit most from muscle coverage in the prophylactic setting.…”

The impact of superficial femoral artery (SFA) occlusion on the outcome of proximal sartorius muscle transposition flaps in vascular surgery patients

“…[15][16][17][18][19] Mathes and Nahai gave a detailed description of the flap procedure in a standard textbook of plastic and reconstructive surgery. 4 Given these data, vascular surgeons might hesitate to utilize the sartorius muscle as transposition flap in patients with an occluded SFA.…”

Management of Infected Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm Repair: Rectus Abdominis Flap as Second-Line Management after Sartorius Flap Failure

“…Its viability may be enhanced by preserving its proximal, medially based blood supply [13,14]. The blood supply to the rectus femoris muscle is also largely from the profunda femoris artery [15].…”