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...
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1989-04-01
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| description | 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 incorporates three rhomboids, on which, three limberg flaps are designed utilizing the laxity of available skin. The technique is simple to design and execute and is safe and reliable. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-af30b45d6a7b4ea7974cfdcfe7a6a9cf2025-08-20T03:39:06ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X1989-04-01220210610910.1055/s-0043-1774359Closure of Lumbosacral Meningomyelocele Defects with Triple Rhomboid (Limberg) FlapsR. K. SharmaThe 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 incorporates three rhomboids, on which, three limberg flaps are designed utilizing the laxity of available skin. The technique is simple to design and execute and is safe and reliable.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1774359MeningomyeloceleFlaps |
| spellingShingle | R. K. Sharma Closure of Lumbosacral Meningomyelocele Defects with Triple Rhomboid (Limberg) Flaps Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery Meningomyelocele Flaps |
| title | Closure of Lumbosacral Meningomyelocele Defects with Triple Rhomboid (Limberg) Flaps |
| title_full | Closure of Lumbosacral Meningomyelocele Defects with Triple Rhomboid (Limberg) Flaps |
| title_fullStr | Closure of Lumbosacral Meningomyelocele Defects with Triple Rhomboid (Limberg) Flaps |
| title_full_unstemmed | Closure of Lumbosacral Meningomyelocele Defects with Triple Rhomboid (Limberg) Flaps |
| title_short | Closure of Lumbosacral Meningomyelocele Defects with Triple Rhomboid (Limberg) Flaps |
| title_sort | closure of lumbosacral meningomyelocele defects with triple rhomboid limberg flaps |
| topic | Meningomyelocele Flaps |
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