The significance of the percentage of the defect size in spina bifida cystica in determination of the surgical technique

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 614-620

  Ozveren, M F ^a   Erol, F S ^a   Topsakal, C ^a   Tiftikci, M T ^a   Akdemir, I ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Defect percentage; Meningocele; Meningomyelocele; Muscle skin flap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INFANT; LATISSIMUS DORSI FLAP; MALE; MENINGOCELE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGOCELE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; SPINA BIFIDA CYSTICA; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036863580     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-002-0660-6     Document Type: Article

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