NCT05188300

Propellers Flaps for Meningomylocele Defects

Free Style Pedicled Perforators Propellers Flaps for Meningomylocele Defects Reconstruction With Sequential Advance in Perforators Dissection

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Assiut University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Day – 6 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate reliability of free style propeller perforator flap for coverage MMC soft tissue defect follow a well-established step that overcome the usual problem of pedicled perforators propellers flaps.

Detailed description

Meningomyelocele is a serious congenital birth defect that not only affect mortality and morbidity of neonate but also a lifelong health problem. The estimated incidence of spina bifida is 1-2 cases per 1000 population. Meningomylocele soft tissue defect reconstruction is considered a lifesaving procedure , the ideal coverage technique should be time limited , reliable and allow healing line to be away from repair of the dura . all of these criteria are available in the selection of free style propeller perforator flap as a method of reconstruction.

Conditions

• Meningocele
• Meningomyelocele

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Freestyle pedicled perforators propellers flaps for meningomyelocele defects	Freestyle pedicled perforators propellers flaps for meningomyelocele defects reconstruction with sequential advance in perforators dissection, large number cases, and detailed successful technique.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-01
• Primary completion: 2021-10-01
• Completion: 2021-11-01
• First posted: 2022-01-12
• Last updated: 2022-01-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt