"Gracilis Muscle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A slender and most superficial muscle in the inner THIGH which originates at the ramus of the PUBIC BONE near the PUBIC SYMPHYSIS and inserts at the proximal medial TIBIA. Its function is to abduct thigh, flex knee, and rotate leg medially. It is a common source of a MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071976
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.425
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| Concept/Terms |
Gracilis Muscle- Gracilis Muscle
- Gracilis Muscles
- Muscle, Gracilis
- Muscles, Gracilis
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gracilis Muscle" by people in Profiles.
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Robotic harvest of the free gracilis muscle flap. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Mar; 90:323-325.
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Introduction of the L-PAP Flap: Bipedicled, Conjoined, and Stacked Thigh-Based Flaps for Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 12 01; 152(6):1005e-1010e.
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Re: Marc Sbizzera, Nicolas Morel-Journal, Alain Ruffion, et al. Rectourethral Fistula Induced by Localised Prostate Cancer Treatment: Surgical and Functional Outcomes of Transperineal Repair with Gracilis Muscle Flap Interposition. Eur Urol. 2022;81:305-12. Eur Urol. 2022 03; 81(3):e66-e67.
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Dual Innervation of Free Functional Muscle Flaps in Facial Paralysis. Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2021 Aug; 29(3):431-438.
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A retrospective review to identify criteria for incorporating the Singapore flap and gracilis muscle flap into obstetric fistula repair. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Jan; 148 Suppl 1:37-41.
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A Quick and Reliable Method to Decellularize a Gracilis Flap: A Crucial Step Toward Building a Muscle. Ann Plast Surg. 2019 12; 83(6):709-715.
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Biomechanical tensile strength analysis for medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. Knee. 2017 Oct; 24(5):965-976.