title: Dog ear graft for closure of the large skin defects in meningomyelocele surgery.
abstract: The closure of large skin defects is one of the challenging problems in plastic surgery and neurosurgery. Different reconstructive surgical techniques can be used for closing large skin defects. We report a technique for closing the large skin defects after the surgical repair of meningomyeloceles.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cifci
authors.forename: Alpay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serefhan
authors.forename: Ali Naki
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Yücesoy
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques