Salvage of facial reanimation with vascularized adductor magnus muscle flap: Clinical experience and anatomical studies

In case of a facial reanimation surgery in which the gracilis vascular pedicle was not present, the more posterior adductor magnus muscle was successfully used. Because of its similar neurovascular anatomy, its ability to be used as a segmental piece of muscle, and the absence of any functional deficit, the adductor magnus muscle and its other medial femoral muscle members may be considered for transplantation when the gracilis muscle is unavailable or unstable.