Positive compared with negative margins in a single-centre retrospective study on 3957 consecutive excisions of basal cell carcinomas. Associated risk factors and preferred surgical management.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, markers of coagulation and fibrinolysis were assessed during early and delayed microsurgical reconstruction in patients with traumatic defects of their lower legs to analyse whether an imbalance of the hemostasis after trauma might predispose the development of vascular complications. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Kloeters O,Vasilic D,Hupkens P,Ulrich D

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite current advances in microsurgery, fingertip replantation is still controversial, mainly due to its difficulty and cost. The purpose of this study is to describe a new technique of interposition vein graft guided by polypropylene suture in distal fingertip replantation. METHODS:A total of eight conse...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Dadaci M,Ince B,Altuntas Z,Bitik O,Uzun H,Bilgen F

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:This was a prospective study designed to determine what effect poor tolerance to tourniquet application and local anaesthesia infiltration in open carpal tunnel decompression has on overall patient satisfaction with the surgical procedure. Fifty patients were recruited into the study. Visual analogue scores (VAS) were...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Bidwai AS,Benjamin-Laing HE,Shaw DA,Iqbal S,Jones WA,Brown DJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：: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：:Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (ECCL) is a rare neurocutaneous syndrome that include skin, ocular, and neurological disorders. This study describes the case of a 16-year-old girl that came to observation for the treatment of a congenital alopecia causing great psychological distress. After two expansion procedur...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Borgognoni L,Brandani P,Reali F,Gerlini G,Sestini S,Maio V,Reali UM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rare anatomical variant of the thenar branch of the median nerve during open release of the carpal tunnel. The thenar branch originated from the ulnar side of the median nerve and traversed supraligamentously close to the top of the transverse ligament. A high resolution clinical photograph shows the rel...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Vinding MT,Tarnowski JR,Benyahia M

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:We report about reconstruction of the foot with an innervated distally-based superficial sural artery flap using the lateral sural cutaneous nerve. The sensation of the lateral part of the leg depends on the sural nerve (SN), and the medial part of the leg on the saphenous nerve. The border of the area between the SN ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Nuri T,Ueda K,Maeda S,Otsuki Y

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium marinum infection of the hand is rare. We report the case of a 39-year-old man with M marinum infection that resulted in a chronic soft tissue infection, extensor tendon synovitis, and arthritis of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints. The cause was probably tropical freshwater fishes. ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Flondell M,Ornstein K,Björkman A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present three patients with major defects of the eyelid who subsequently had them reconstructed. They included a defect of the lateral upper lid, a defect of the medial upper and lower lids, and a defect of the medial lower lid, cheek, and nose. ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Ferguson NM,Mathijssen IM,Hofer SO,Mureau MA

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：: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：:Abdominal wall hernias are often diagnosed on clinical examination or encountered intraoperatively during an abdominoplasty. The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term results of the use of dermal automesh for the repair of incidental hernias during abdominoplasty operations, and to perform a comparative analy...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Özkaya Mutlu Ö,Egemen O,Akan A,Akan M,Karahangil M,Filinte G,Bozdağ E,Sünbüloğlu E,Kurtul H

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Ischaemic preconditioning and postconditioning, which consist of one or a series of short ischaemic events. This study aimed to determine the efficiency of post-conditioning a flap in the minimisation of flap loss after a preconditioned skin flap. METHODS:The rats were divided into five groups: sham group, ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Akcal A,Sirvan SS,Karsidag S,Görgülü T,Akcal MA,Ozagari A,Tatlidede S

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：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

abstract：:Deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap has become the gold standard in autologous breast reconstruction. Attention is now being focused on the impact of DIEP flap harvest technique on abdominal hernia rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate DIEP abdominal wall morbidity in relation to flap harvest...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Butler DP,Plonczak AM,Reissis D,Henry FP,Hunter JE,Wood SH,Jallali N

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In mandibular reconstruction with vascularised free fibula transfer, there are situations where the neck on the operated site lacks recipient vessels for vascular anastomosis due to previous radiological/surgical interventions. METHODS:The present study aims to clarify the availability of neck vessels on th...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Kasai S,Nagasao T,Sakamoto Y,Shimizu Y,Imanishi N,Kishi K

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：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：: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：:Immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) combined with post-mastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) is associated with an increased risk for complications. Here, we analyse whether IBR combined with PMRT is ethically acceptable. We employ normative analysis following reflective equilibrium and the principles of Beauchamp and Chil...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Hansson E,Elander A,Hallberg H,Sandman L

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:Neoadjuvant treatment and surgical resection for sarcoma patients can often leave devastating wounds necessitating soft-tissue coverage in the form of free flaps. There is still debate as to the optimal flap for reconstruction of defects in irradiated fields. We aim to describe our experiences with free fasciocutaneou...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Othman S,Azoury SC,Weber KL,Kovach SJ

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:Bovine-derived collagen has been used for soft-tissue augmentation since 1977. However, there are issues regarding the possibility of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Researchers discovered that the histologic structure of porcine-derived collagen is similar to that of human dermal collagen and that it is free ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Moon SH,Lee YJ,Rhie JW,Suh DS,Oh DY,Lee JH,Kim YJ,Kim SM,Jun YJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many authors have advocated early surgical intervention to avoid muscle degeneration in patients with blowout fractures with evidence of extraocular muscle entrapment imaged under computed tomography. However, there is still no golden standard with regard to the target timing of operations for releasing extraocular mu...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Sugamata A,Yoshizawa N,Shimanaka K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00