Closure of thoracic and lumbar dysgraphic defects using bilateral latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap transfer with extended gluteal fasciocutaneous flaps.

Autor: McDevitt NB, Gillespie RP, Woosley RE, Whitt JJ, Bevin AG
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Child's brain [Childs Brain] 1982; Vol. 9 (6), pp. 394-9.
DOI: 10.1159/000120079
Abstrakt: The latissimus dorsi-gluteal myofasciocutaneous flap has been successfully employed in closure of 6 large thoracolumbar myelomeningoceles in newborn infants. Good wound healing was attained in all cases. The technique of flap mobilization and closure is outlined and possible pitfalls are explained.
Databáze: MEDLINE