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ArticleCureus2023

Combining a Bilateral Bipedicle Flap and Artificial Dermis for Extensive Coverage in Meningomyelocele Surgery.

Junya Oshima, Kaoru Sasaki, Yukiko Aihara, Mitsuru Sekido

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junya OshimaDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JPN.
Kaoru SasakiDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JPN.
Yukiko AiharaDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JPN.
Mitsuru SekidoDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JPN.
University of Tsukuba · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myelomeningoceles with soft tissue defects are often difficult to close primarily and require reconstructive surgery. Furthermore, cases with large skin defects or cases with kyphosis of the spine require a large area to be covered, making reconstruction even more difficult. We performed closure of soft tissue defects using a bilateral bipedicle flap and application of artificial dermis to the flap donor area in three cases in which surgery was difficult. The bilateral bipedicle flap was able to easily and reliably close the soft tissue defect even in highly difficult emergency myelomeningocele surgery. We believe that applying artificial dermis to the flap donor area is a useful method that avoids autologous skin grafting and facilitates wound management. There have been no cases of major donor wound contracture. The healing period of the flap donor area may be predicted to some extent by the width immediately after surgery.

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artificial dermisflapkyphosismyelomeningocelesoft tissue reconstruction

Identifiers

PMID38192914
PMCPMC10772483
OpenAlexW4389485653

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