The reverse latissimus dorsi muscle flap for closure of meningomyelocele.
Closure of the meningomyelocele wound requires stable coverage of the dural repair. In the case presented, multiple conventional attempts at reconstruction failed. A modification of the "reverse" latissimus dorsi flap is presented that successfully managed this low lumbar defect.
VanderKolk
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Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor.
Adson
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Stevenson
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery