Vascularization of the sartorius muscle

The sartorius muscle is used for the reconstructive procedures. The study of its blood supply have been undertaken owing to many data of successful transplantation of this muscle. We examined 60 muscles from cadavers of both sexes of age from 17 to 69 years. The muscle receives 5 to 11 vessels originating from: superficial circumflex iliac, lateral femoral, deep femoral, descending geniculate, and femoral arteries. The vessels extend irregularly along the muscle. Neighboring arteries form only sparse anastomoses, diameter of which does not exceed 0.25 mm. The pattern of blood supply to the sartorius muscle is usually segmental.