Summary
Myelomeningocele 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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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 16, 2012
Accepted:
March 21,
2012
Received:
January 5,
2012
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© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
