Closure of Thoracolumbar Myelomeningocele with a Four Muscle Flap Technique in the Newborn

Abstract

We present a new surgical technique where skin closure was obtained in the treatment of a thoracolumbar myelomeningocele by mobilization of four muscle flaps, two reverse latissimus dorsi muscle flaps combined with the caudal portions of two trapezius muscle flaps.

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J. Estievenart

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