title: The use of a vastus lateralis muscle flap to repair a gluteal defect.
abstract: The vastus lateralis flap offers a simple method of repair of gluteal defects in the paraplegic patient. The details of the surgical technique and the advantages of the vastus lateralis flap are described.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*