Role of perforator flaps in meningomyelocele defect repair

Background: With an incidence of 1–2 in 1000 live births, meningocele is a relatively frequent birth defect. The lumbosacral region is affected in threequarters of the cases. It may lead to urinary and fecal incontinence, as well as plegia or paresis in the lower extremity. A large number of techniq...

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Main Authors: Necip Sefa Ozden, Burak Kaya, Gokmen Kahilogullar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.turkjplastsurg.org/article.asp?issn=1300-6878;year=2020;volume=28;issue=4;spage=214;epage=218;aulast=Ozden