title: Bourgery's artery: anatomic basis for a new cutaneous skin flap (21.06.88).
abstract: Bourgery's artery, the first branch of the popliteal a., delivers further branches to the vastus lateralis and biceps femoris m., by its terminal cutaneous branch, supplies a large territory of the external surface of the thigh. This area can be mobilized as a skin flap pedicle to cover tissue losses in the knee area.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Réparatrice, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Masquelet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bessa
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Romana
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply