Factors associated with failure of free gracilis flap in reconstruction of acute traumatic leg defects.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of suction-assisted liposuction (SAL) in Simon grade 2b gynecomastia and its effect on sternal notch to nipple areola (SNN) distance. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was performed on 21 patients with grade 2b gynecomastia who underwent SAL. Preoperative and p...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Özalp B,Berköz Ö,Aydınol M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several authors have indicated that there are specific poor prognostic factors which may affect the outcome of management of phalangeal neck fractures. In the authors' centre, phalangeal neck fractures with any of these poor prognostic factors are labelled "troublesome". Any of the following five criteria wi...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Al-Qattan MM,Al-Munif DS,AlHammad AK,AlFayez DI,Hanouneh S

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：:Upper extremity body reshaping is a very frequent surgical procedure in massive weight loss patients. Many surgeons have presented different patterns of brachioplasty skin excision and a variety of adjunctive techniques, each of them claiming improvements in scar aesthetic, arm shape or overall safety of the procedure...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Bocchiotti MA,Ruka E,Spaziante L,Morozzo U,Baglioni EA,Bruschi S

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:Optimal vascularisation of the graft site is significant for improving the outcome of fat grafting. Adipose tissue, specifically the stromal vascular fraction (SVF), is known to regulate its own vascular network. In order to assess the production of angiogenetic growth factors, this study investigated the content of i...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Pallua N,Serin M,Wolter TP

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous authors have used either a grasping or a locking technique for flexor tendon repair in zone II. A combined (grasping and locking) 10-strand repair was used by the author in 22 adults (n = 28 fingers) with lacerations of both flexor tendons in zone II. The combined repair is known to be strong (mean tensile st...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Al-Qattan MM

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Dog bites to the hand and forearm are common. Although bites are usually minor, aggressive dogs may cause extensive bites developing to a public health problem. In a database review of dog bites to the hand applied to Emergency Department or to the Department of Hand Surgery in Malmö, Sweden 2008-2009, we found 81 cas...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Nygaard M,Dahlin LB

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:Since the 1980s, prenatal detection of cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CLP) is possible with a transabdominal ultrasound. The improvement of prenatal detection has resulted in an increased demand for prenatal information and counselling. The aim of this study was to, by means of a questionnaire, evaluate how f...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Berggren H,Hansson E,Uvemark A,Svensson H,Becker M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of an infusion pain pump with local wound catheters has increased among different surgical specialities. Autologous breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) and transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flaps may cause severe abdominal donor site morbidity, and infusion devic...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Giordano S,Veräjänkorva E,Koskivuo I,Suominen E

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：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：: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：:Crouzon syndrome presents with craniosynostosis, maxillary hypoplasia, exophtalmus, and sometimes hampered neuropsychological development. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the quality of life for adult patients with Crouzon syndrome. Forty patients with Crouzon syndrome born before 1990 could be identified...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Fischer S,Tovetjärn R,Maltese G,Sahlin PE,Tarnow P,Kölby L

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:We describe a left-handed man who had a giant periosteal chondroma of the proximal phalanx of the left third finger with compression of the digital neurovascular structures, and the flexor and extensor tendons. Cutaneous pressure thresholds of the digital nerves were tested, showing complete sensory recovery 24 months...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Santanelli F,Paolini G,Longo B,Laporta R,Pagnoni M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-wound continuous negative pressure irrigation treatment (IW-CONPIT) was administered to cases of mediastinitis as the therapy of choice, with satisfactory results being obtained in terms of improved survival rates and quick healing of wounds. Accordingly, these treatment results and efficacy were evaluated. Afte...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Morinaga K,Kiyokawa K,Rikimaru H,Aoyagi S,Tayama K,Akashi H

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：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：: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：: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：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：: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