Limberg-latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap for closure of myelomeningocele.
A method is presented in which two well-recognized plastic surgical flap techniques are coupled; the Limberg rhomboid transposition flap and the latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap. The technique was used in 2 patients to provide ample, innervated, and well-vascularized skin cover over myelomeningocele defects.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps