Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4118063 | Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryMyelomeningocele is the most common neural tube defect. Repair typically involves deep closure with regional muscle flaps (e.g. latissimus dorsi, gluteus maximus) and skin closure with rotation, bipedicle, or rhomboid flaps. We describe the reconstruction of large myelomeningocele defects using (1) local fascial turnover flaps with or without paraspinous muscle flaps for deep coverage of the dural repair followed by (2) linear, midline skin closure.
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Authors
Kamlesh B. Patel, Amir H. Taghinia, Mark R. Proctor, Benjamin C. Warf, Arin K. Greene,