title: A new approach in the repair of a myelomeningocele using amnion and a sensate perforator flap.
abstract: Soft-tissue coverage over the neural repair of a large myelomeningocele was obtained using an autologous amnion graft and a sensate perforator flap. This new technique provides a watertight closure and tension-free, stable, soft-tissue coverage. Protective sensibility in the reconstructed area and minimal donor-site morbidity are additional advantages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, University Hospital North Norway, Sykehusveien 38, 9038 Tromsø, Norway. louis.deweerd@unn.no
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Weerd
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weum
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sjåvik
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Hennig
mesh_terms: D000650:Amnion / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D061525:Perforator Flap; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014463:Ultrasonography