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Alberto Goldman1, Uwe Wollina2
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; School of Medicine, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil.
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The Limberg rhomboid flap, first described in 1928 by the Russian surgeon Alexander Alexandrovich Limberg (1894-1974), represents a milestone in reconstructive plastic surgery. Based on precise geometric principles, the flap has become one of the most versatile and widely used techniques for closing skin defects across various body regions, particularly for treating pilonidal sinus. This contribution revisits the history of its creation, its mathematical planning, its technical and scientific principles, and its contemporary relevance in surgical and reconstructive practice.
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