[Arterial supply of the sartorius muscle]

According to dissections of 40 specimen we received an impression of the arterial supply of the sartorius muscle. The results were as following that the sartorius is supplied by 2-4 arteries, occasionally up to 9, which originate from the middle and distal third of the femoral artery. As a result of the dissections we may state that the sartorius receives an adequate supply, when only the proximal or distal artery remains intact. Because of the above, the sartorius is suitable as a proximally or distally based flap in plastic surgery of the abdominal wall and as covering of bone defects of the hip, femur and knee.