A rare anatomical variant of the thenar branch discovered during open decompression of the median nerve.

abstract：:Autologous fat grafting (lipofilling) enables repair and augmentation of soft tissues and is increasingly used both in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. Autologous fat has several advantages, including biocompatibility, versatility, natural appearance, and low donor site morbidity. The main limitation is unpredict...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Trojahn Kølle SF,Oliveri RS,Glovinski PV,Elberg JJ,Fischer-Nielsen A,Drzewiecki KT

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 53-year-old woman who had a huge pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left breast. She had a left Halstead mastectomy, which left a huge defect in the chest wall. We did an immediate reconstruction of the chest wall with combined latissimuss dorsi musculocutaneous (for the upper half of the defect) and vertica...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Shoham Y,Koretz M,Kachko L,Silberstien E,Krieger Y,Bogdanov-Berezovsky A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioulnar synostosis is rare, and exists in two forms: congenital and post-traumatic. The congenital form presents only in the proximal forearm, and the post-traumatic form may present anywhere along the radius and ulna. The only known aetiology for distal radioulnar synostosis is post-traumatic. We present a rare ca...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Shoham Y,Gurfinkel R,Sagi A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between the oculocardiac reflex (OCR) and blepharoptosis surgery for safe eyelid surgery. Fifty-four consecutive patients with bilateral aponeurotic blepharoptosis were enrolled in this study. Changes in electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring were recorded dur...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Uda H,Sugawara Y,Sarukawa S,Sunaga A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microanastomosis might tolerate a torsion up to 360°, but the effects of arterial microanastomosis torsion on the survival of the flap it supplies are unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the consequences of microarterial anastomosis torsion on the groin flap in rats. Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were divi...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Güven E,Aydin HU,Kuvat SV,Berkoz O,Topalan M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of nitric oxide (NO) on the microcirculation of arterialized venous flaps (AVFs) remains controversial. We aimed to investigate the effect of hemodynamic regulation using nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor and its agonist as a chemical intervention on the survival of AVF. A 10 × 8 cm arterialized venous fl...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Zhao B,Poonit K,Zhou X,Yao C,Sun C,Yan H

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital giant benign tumours of the back are rarely seen or reported. They pose two challenges to plastic surgeons: copious intraoperative bleeding, and an extensive raw area left after removal of the tumour. We have treated five cases of congenital giant benign tumour of the back. The largest was a neurofibroma in...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Wang D,Zhang Y,Qian Y,Yang Q,Wang X,Guan W

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In "Maria Sklodowska Curie" (MSC) Children's Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, cleft palate repair has been performed according to von Langenbeck since 1984. The speech was good in most patients but wide clefts had a high percentage of fistulas, abnormal speech due to short length and limited mobility of the soft palate. ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Spataru R,Mark H

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysphagia is an important postoperative problem in patients with oral cancer. We evaluated the usefulness of a technique to modify the flap and scar for the alleviation of swallowing disorders. The modifications were made while tongue pressure was being measured to improve excursion of the residual tongue in nine pati...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Namaki S,Tanaka T,Hara Y,Ohki H,Shinohara M,Yonhehara Y

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to evaluate the free groin flap in the rat transplanted to the neck as a tool for extending microsurgical skills and to assess its suitability as a model for microvascular perfusion studies following secondary venous ischaemia. An analysis of 60 consecutive groin flap transplantations was pe...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Wallmichrath J,Baumeister RG,Gottschalk O,Giunta RE,Frick A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While Realdo Colombo from Cremona, Italy has, to date, been acknowledged to be the first to describe the possible absence of the palmaris longus muscle in men in 1559, the authors found this absence to be recorded in the first edition of "De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septum" by Andreas Vesalius, publishe...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Brinkman RJ,Hage JJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reconstructed an extensive soft tissue defect of the dorsum of the left wrist after an injury using a free anterolateral thigh flap and a tendon graft, and intending to substitute the extensor retinaculum for the fascia in this flap. As a result, maximum function of the extension mechanism was restored to the recon...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Kawakatsu M,Ishikawa K,Terai T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors compared the analgesic effects of two topical applications; Emla® cream (Sato Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) and 60% lidocaine tape (Penles® tape; Maruho, Osaka, Japan). The authors examined 20 outpatients with capillary malformations. Emla® cream or Penles® tape was applied 1 h before laser irradi...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Horikiri M,Ueda K,Sakaba T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A slow-involuting segmental haemangioma was initially treated conventionally. Proliferation recurred when treatment was stopped. When the effect of propranolol on haemangiomas was published, we treated this 2.5- year- old girl with it. The haemangioma finally regressed recorded on magnetic resonance imaging and at cli...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Engberg Damsgaard T,Vandborg Bjerre J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast ptosis commonly develops in response to ageing and breastfeeding. Clinical studies now focus on both filling the upper pole of the breast with parenchymal flaps and long-term maintenance of the breast projection without recurrence of upper pole concavity and a significant change in breast shape over time. This ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Gümüş N

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature sagittal synostosis results in an elongated, narrow skull shape, scaphocephaly. It has been unclear whether the intracranial volume (ICV) of these children is different from that of normal children. The aim of the present study was to precisely determine the ICV in a large cohort of children with premature s...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Fischer S,Maltese G,Tarnow P,Wikberg E,Bernhardt P,Tovetjärn R,Kölby L

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microvascular coupling system was developed and introduced for clinical application to facilitate fast and safe anastomosis of small vessels. However, operators often encounter some difficulty, particularly in pinning the vascular wall onto the ring-pins. To overcome the difficulty, the authors developed the "push d...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Koyano H,Wako M,Hasegawa M,Manabe M,Sato K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout different eras and cultures what is considered the cosmetically ideal breast has varied greatly. There is no broadly accepted standardised method that objectively evaluates aesthetic outcome after breast reduction mammoplasty. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the result of breast reduction rega...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Lewin R,Widmark-Jensen E,Plate N,Hansson E

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Venous thromboembolism is a well-documented complication of surgery, including plastic surgery. However, few consensus guidelines on thromboembolism prophylaxis exist in plastic surgery and, thus, the different approaches in the public as well as the private clinics in Denmark were investigated using a web-b...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Nielsen LJ,Matzen SH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck skin cancer surgery using a full thickness skin graft is a common procedure. Evidence concerning the effects of perioperative antithrombotic treatment on complications is limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether perioperative antithrombotic treatment is associated with risk of necrosis, ble...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Hasselgren M,Runer T,Janson P,Ekström M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accurate diagnosis of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries of the thumb is important in identifying patients requiring surgery. Stener lesion, the most severe form of such injuries, is debilitating and leads to chronic instability if misdiagnosed. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography (USS) i...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Raheman FJ,Rojoa DM,Dhingra M,Siddiqui S,Macdonald CR

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-operative complications pose a significant set-back for patients undergoing breast reconstruction. This study aims to characterize factors associated with postoperative complications following breast reconstruction using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database from 2005-2010. The 20...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Fischer JP,Nelson JA,Au A,Tuggle CT 3rd,Serletti JM,Wu LC

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In our study, we aimed to search and compare the effects of valsartan and enalapril on the pathological scar formation on the basis of histomorphological parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Nine New Zealand albino male rabbits, which were divided into three groups, were included in the study. A previously d...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Kurt M,Akoz Saydam F,Bozkurt M,Serin M,Caglar A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Island flaps are more mobile than local flaps in-continuity and rely on the laxity of the adjacent tissues. We present a new island flap design, called the inverted love-heart flap, used to reconstruct cutaneous defects of the limbs.Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent inverted l...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Sreedharan S,Zhou J,Morsi A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is difficult to determine if women with severe abdominal burn scar contractures can have uneventful pregnancies and births. There are few reports involving the relationship between severe abdominal scar contractures and pregnancy/childbirth. Furthermore, all of these reports are based on retrospective studies. The ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Mitsukawa N,Saiga A,Satoh K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Y-V or Z-plasties are a useful one-stage technique for skin closure after aponeurotomy. However, we know no details about postoperative improvement, particularly at each joint. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of primary skin closure with Y-V and Z-plasties for Dupuytren's contracture. W...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Uemura T,Kazuki K,Egi T,Yoneda M,Takamatsu K,Nakamura H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous suture techniques and covering flaps have been described to minimize complications related to sutures in otoplasty. The split postauricular fascial flap is one of such techniques, and it has been used to pad otoplasty suture. The aim of this study was to evaluate complications related to nonabsorbable cartila...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Albacete Neto A,Ungarelli LF,Coltro PS,Schwartzmann GL,Horácio GS,Silva VZ,Farina JA Jr

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Journal ranking based on the impact factor (IF) can be distorted by self-citation. The aim of this study is to investigate the present status of self-citation in the plastic surgery journals and its effect on the journals' IFs. METHODS:IF, IF without self-citations (corrected IF), self-cited rate, and self-...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Miyamoto S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The natural course and predictors for decreased cold hypersensitivity were studied in 85 patients with severe hand injuries involving nerve lesions. METHODS:Questionnaires including the McCabe Cold Sensitivity Severity scale (CSS 0-400) were collected after injury, and at 6-month, 12-month, 2-year, and 3-ye...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Vaksvik T,Røkkum M,Haugstvedt JR,Holm I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An ability to reliably assess excess skin after massive weight loss using well-described and transferrable methods is important. The aim of this trial was to evaluate inter-rater reliability of ptosis and circumference measurements in patients with excess skin after bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS:...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Biörserud C,Fagevik Olsén M,Elander A,Wiklund M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00