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The history of the surgical repair of spina bifida

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Introduction

The history of surgical spina bifida repair has seen many successes and failures. Many early surgeons attempted treatment of open spina bifida defects before a clear understanding of the disease process or pathology had been discovered.

Conclusions

The attempts, while often fruitless, served to better our understanding of the disease and represent stepping-stones to the treatment we successfully use today. The present paper reviews the history of the surgical treatment of myelomeningoceles.

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  1. Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA

    Samuel G. McClugage, Koichi Watanabe, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Marios Loukas, R. Shane Tubbs & W. Jerry Oakes

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McClugage, S.G., Watanabe, K., Shoja, M.M. et al. The history of the surgical repair of spina bifida. Childs Nerv Syst 28, 1693–1700 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-012-1829-2

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