Detrimental influences of intraluminally-administered sclerotic agents on surrounding tissues and peripheral nerves: an experimental study.

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：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accelerating effects of platelet-rich plasma-containing (PRP&) fragmin/protamine microparticles (F/P MPs) for repairing mitomycin C-treated healing-impaired wounds. Staining with terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labelling (TUNEL-staining)...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Takikawa M,Ishihara M,Takabayashi Y,Sumi Y,Takikawa M,Yoshida R,Nakamura S,Hattori H,Yanagibayashi S,Yamamoto N,Kiyosawa T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levator and frontalis muscles lack interior muscle spindles, despite consisting of slow-twitch fibres that involuntarily sustain eyelid-opening and eyebrow-raising against gravity. To compensate for this anatomical defect, this study hypothetically proposes that initial voluntary contraction of the levator fast-tw...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Matsuo K,Osada Y,Ban R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three patients with an unusual pattern of rupture of the extensor tendon. All were found to have previously undiagnosed Kienböck disease. Radiographic study of the wrist is essential before treating any closed rupture of an extensor tendon. Lesions may be progressive and extend to adjacent tendons and should...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Hernández-Cortés P,Pajares-López M,Gómez-Sánchez R,Garrido-Gómez J,Lara-García F

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Toe-to-hand transplantation is a reliable procedure that replaces like-with-like in cases of a lost thumb or finger. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of toe transplantation on patients from the perspectives of quality of life (QOL) and disability. METHODS:Ten patients with traumatic amputa...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Nakanishi A,Kawamura K,Omokawa S,Shimizu T,Iida A,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:The internal mammary artery (IMA) is one of the most popular recipients for microsurgical breast reconstruction. However, it is often separated into sleeve-like layers when it is handled. This study tried to explain this unique behaviour of the IMA through histologic observation. METHODS:Nine pairs of IMAs ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Jeong WS,Yun J,Lee TJ,Eom JS,Kim EK

更新日期：2015-01-01 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 timing of repair of a cleft lip continues to be debated. One of the reasons for delaying operation has been the belief that there is an increased risk of anaesthesia during the neonatal period. As a contribution to this debate we have analysed the anaesthetic and surgical complications of neonatal cleft lip repair...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Harris PA,Oliver NK,Slater P,Murdoch L,Moss AL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominoplasty is a well-established operation to remove abdominal tissue excess. The patients' benefits and risks of this surgical treatment are, however, incompletely studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of evidence of benefits and risks for patients having abdominoplasty from massive weight lo...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Staalesen T,Elander A,Strandell A,Bergh C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Possible factors associated with failure of free gracilis flaps were studied. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All gracilis free flaps used to reconstruct acute traumatic leg defects in a 5 year period were collected. This included open fractures of the tibia and/or fibula in which a gracilis free flap was used for re...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Wong JZ,Lahiri A,Sebastin SJ,Chong AK

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study evaluated the composite graft survival rate in distal digital amputations with respect to injury type and amputation level. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients with complete fingertip amputations (32 digits) distal to the distal interphalangeal joint who were treated by composite grafting from January 201...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Kiuchi T,Shimizu Y,Nagasao T,Ohnishi F,Minabe T,Kishi K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this meta-analysis is to compare the outcomes of the Swanson and Sutter prostheses (previously the Avanta prosthesis) used for metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty, and provide a powerful and rational conclusion regarding the use of prosthesis in MCP joint surgery. The literature search was based on PubMe...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Zhang H,Xue D,Yu J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Needle fasciotomy (NF) is a minimally invasive treatment option for Dupuytren contractures, but long-term results have indicated a high recurrence rate. This prospective study was initiated to monitor the introduction of NF in a context where limited fasciectomy had been the only treatment option, and to investigate t...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Zachrisson A,Sörensen AI,Strömberg J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular free flap transfer has become a prevailing surgery with a failure rate of <5%. However, pedicle thrombosis occurs more frequently than indicated by the failure rate. This difference is due to the successful salvage of failing flaps. During exploration, thrombi are often encountered at anastomotic sites, ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Namgoong S,Yang JP,Jeong SH,Han SK,Kim WK,Dhong ES

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study compared the height of the palatal vault in dental casts from 320 10-year-old children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) operated on with the push-back technique according to Wardill-Kilner (W-K) with patients operated on with delayed hard palate closure (DHPC). The palatal height in patien...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Bakri S,Rizell S,Saied S,Lilja J,Mark H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Premature sagittal synostosis (SS) can be surgically corrected using extensive cranioplasties or using less invasive methods, e.g. spring-assisted surgery (SAS). AIM:The aim of the present study was to perform a proper systematic review of springs in the treatment of SS. METHODS:A literature search was per...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Maltese G,Fischer S,Strandell A,Tarnow P,Kölby L

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint (SC) is rare. The most accepted technique for reconstruction of the defect after SC joint resection is the use of muscle flaps. We hypothesized that resection of ribs with the SC joint impacts timing, type and outcomes of reconstruction. This is a retrospective review of ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Ali B,Petersen TR,Shetty A,Demas C,Schwartz JD

更新日期：2020-12-16 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：: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：:Fixation of the elevated eyebrow is an important final step in endoscopic forehead lifting. One of the most common methods of fixation includes temporal fasciae sutures for the tail of the eyebrow, and mini-screws for the body of the eyebrow. The concentric cables fixation is an alternative method for elevation of bot...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Massoud KS,Aboelatta YA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive weight loss might lead to excess skin folds causing functional, physical, and psychosocial discomfort. Following bariatric procedures, an increasing number of patients are seeking lower body contouring surgery (LBCS). The proportion of bariatric patients who undergo LBCS is largely unknown. The aim of this cur...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Pajula S,Gissler M,Jyränki J,Tukiainen E,Koljonen V

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Scaphoid and lunate mobility has been suggested to be minimal during the dart-throwing motion in studies based on serial computed tomography (CT) scans and cadaver studies. This study analyzes the direct motion between the scaphoid and the lunate during the dart-throwing motion in vivo. We examined nine individuals wi...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Schriever T,Olivecrona H,Wilcke M

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) is a non-surgical, efficacious therapy for Dupuytren's contracture (DC). This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of CCH in patients with previous DC surgery. Data from 12 CCH clinical trials were pooled. At screening, patients provided details about the type/date of prev...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Bainbridge C,Gerber RA,Szczypa PP,Smith T,Kushner H,Cohen B,Hellio Le Graverand-Gastineau MP

更新日期：2012-09-01 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 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：:Irradiation of the recipient site has been associated with postoperative complications and an increased rate of flap failure in facial reconstruction. The aim of this study was to report the outcomes of our use of four different types of flaps (two free and two pedicled) for the reconstruction of patients with nasopha...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Song M,Chen WK,Zhang Q,Chen SW,Zhuang SM,Yang AK

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to determine the effect of aspiration periods following liposuction procedure on vascular structures, fibrocollagenous tissues and viability of adipose cells at different minutes, respectively in UAL and SAL. Abdominoplasty materials were divided into two equal parts from middle following excusion during the ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Ince B,Oltulu P,Yildirim MEC,Ismayilzade M,Dadaci M

更新日期：2019-02-01 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