title: The rectus femoris myocutaneous flap for closure of difficult wounds of the abdomen, groin, and trochanteric areas.
abstract: The rectus femoris myocutaneous flap has proved to be an effective means of closing particularly difficult wounds in 2 patients. One patients had a massive defect in the lower abdomen, pubic, and right groin area after the radical resection of a recurrent pleomorphic liposarcoma of the spermatic cord. The second patient presented with a huge, right greater trochanteric wound measuring 15 cm in diameter. Both patients progressed to relatively uneventful primary healing.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cartotto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jewett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000637:transplantation*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery