Tallal, R., Reyad, K., Estawrow, M. (2022). Transverse Back Flap for Closure of Lumbosacral Meningocele Defects: Is It Reliable?. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 46(2), 143-148. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2022.237336
Raghda E Tallal; Khaled A Reyad; Mina A Estawrow. "Transverse Back Flap for Closure of Lumbosacral Meningocele Defects: Is It Reliable?". The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 46, 2, 2022, 143-148. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2022.237336
Tallal, R., Reyad, K., Estawrow, M. (2022). 'Transverse Back Flap for Closure of Lumbosacral Meningocele Defects: Is It Reliable?', The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 46(2), pp. 143-148. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2022.237336
Tallal, R., Reyad, K., Estawrow, M. Transverse Back Flap for Closure of Lumbosacral Meningocele Defects: Is It Reliable?. The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2022; 46(2): 143-148. doi: 10.21608/ejprs.2022.237336
Transverse Back Flap for Closure of Lumbosacral Meningocele Defects: Is It Reliable?
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