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Figure 3. Preoperative: with rewarming, the brightest anterolateral thigh region “hot spot” denoted by marking pin held by assistant is observed proximal to a circle faintly seen drawn about midpoint of line (endpoints marked by yellow arrows) from anterosuperior iliac spine to superior lateral border of patella (left); and second “hot spot” in similar fashion seen more distal at center of that circle (right)