Closure of Lumbosacral Meningomyelocele Defects with Triple Rhomboid (Limberg) Flaps

The primary closure of the meningomyelocele defects is a challenging problem and calls for urgent closure of the defect. The author describes a method of closure of the lumbosacral meningomyelocele defect with the help of triple rhomboid flaps (Limberg). The defect is converted to a hexagon which in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: R. K. Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 1989-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1774359