Does postauricular fascial flap reduce suture complications in otoplasty?

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：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：: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：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: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：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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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 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：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 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND:Breast reduction is a procedure with a high rate of patient satisfaction. Many techniques can be used for this type of surgery; patient satisfaction can vary from one technique to another. The main aim of this study was to use Breast-Q for initial evaluation of patient satisfaction after breast reduction by ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Menéndez-Cardo A,Guillen-Grima F,Hontanilla B

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：: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：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：:Split-thickness skin grafts are routine in the treatment of deep dermal burns and various other wounds. Healing of the donor site of the graft has an impact on the total recovery of the patient. We conducted a prospective clinical study at Tampere University Hospital to compare the effect of two adhesive wound dressin...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Kaartinen IS,Kuokkanen HO

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:The rate of margins involvement and the associated recurrence risk in basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) varies widely in published works (7%-25% and 26%-67%, respectively). This study investigated the risk factors associated with incomplete excision and their relevance in surgical management when positive margins occur in ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Codazzi D,Van Der Velden J,Carminati M,Bruschi S,Bocchiotti MA,Di Serio C,Barberis M,Robotti E

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and trigger digits are among the most common nontraumatic hand disorders treated by plastic surgeons. The onset of trigger digits after carpal tunnel release (CTR) has been inconsistently reported. This systematic review assessed the prevalence of trigger digits development in pa...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Lin FY,Wu CI,Cheng HT

更新日期：2018-04-01 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: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:Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) is being considered as the current "gold standard" for the preoperative planning of DIEP flaps. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the concordance between the preoperative choice of the best perforator vessel by the radiologist using CTA and the surgeon using the V...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Suffee T,Pigneur F,Rahmouni A,Bosc R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00