title: Free anterolateral thigh flap raised on musculocutaneous perforators of rectus femoris muscle.
abstract: The anterolateral thigh flap (ALTF) has been in wide clinical use for the last two decades, its major disadvantage has been its variable anatomy. We are presenting a case in which no substantial perforators were found to be arising from either the lateral septum of thigh or Vastus Laterlis muscle. In this case, instead of raising another flap, we used the same skin paddle raised on the musculocutaneous perforators of rectus femoris muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. ehteshamulhaq_67@yahoo.com
authors.lastname: Ehtesham-ul-Haq
authors.forename: Ayesha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aslam
authors.forename: Shahid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hameed
authors.forename: Rao Saood
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majid
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waqas
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D013848:Thigh / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult