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Demography and lesion characteristics
| Total no. of operated patients | 114 (N) |
| Mean age at surgery | 83.8 days (range, 4 days to 3.5 years) |
| Type of NTD | MMC, 68 (59.65%); lipo-MMC, 28 (24.56%); rachischisis, 6 (5.26%); meningocele, 12 (10.53%) |
| Location of NTD | Lumbosacral, 101 (88.6%); cervical, 8 (7%); thoracic, 3 (2.6%); sacral, 2 (1.7%) |
| Leaking MMC | 9 (operated in emergency) |
| Bony deformity | Kyphosis, 6 |
| Primary closure:flap cover | 86:28 (24.56% needed flap cover) |
