Extensive cutaneous leishmaniasis of the upper limb in a patient with leukemia.

abstract：:Despite many advances in reconstructive techniques, the full-thickness scalp defect remains a difficult problem for the reconstructive surgeon. Patient and disease-specific factors occasionally make reconstruction with a dermal regeneration template (DRT) an attractive option when other methods are less advised. Altho...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Orseck MJ,Trujillo MG Jr,Ritter EF

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crushing injuries, including electrical burns on the dorsum of the foot, result in extensive tissue loss and exposure of bone and tendon. Debridement and covering of the wound with richly vascularized tissue are necessary at an early date. Flaps for the dorsum of the foot should be thin and the donor tissue to be sacr...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Uhm KI,Shin KS,Lew JD

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to describe immediate nasal reconstruction using a forehead flap after dog bite injuries. BACKGROUND:Dog bites to the nose can avulse multiple aesthetic subunits, making primary repair difficult, inadvisable, or impossible. Microsurgical replantation and composite grafting of the nose have bee...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Huang AH,Wong MS

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forelimb buds of rat embryos at day 13 of gestation were cut and cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium. In the absence of serum, the epidermis did not cover the wound surface. In the presence of fetal calf serum or ultroser G, a serum substitute, epidermal wound closure appeared in a concentration-dependent man...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kistler A,Ihara S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A muscle bow traction method was developed for dynamic facial reanimation utilizing the masseter muscle and a fascial sling. The principle of this method is that the sling around the muscle pulls the oral commissure laterally and backward by the restoring force of the muscle from its relaxed position to its contracted...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Maegawa J,Saijo M,Murasawa S

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a newly developed Doppler probe, we have found that a standard suture anastomosis in a rat femoral artery is accompanied by significant (30-60%) cross-sectional area stenosis, which dissipates to baseline levels within 24 hours. We hypothesized that spasm, deposition of coagulation products, or the suture techni...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Moskovitz MJ,Zhang L,Baron DA,Kanner BJ,Tuchler RE,Siebert JW

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized, prospective, double-blind study designed to compare the effectiveness of the use of cloxacillin with the result of nontreatment in patients undergoing surgical intervention of axillary hyperhidrosis was conducted from August 1987 to October 1987 at the Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Forty-two...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ma S,Chiang SS,Fang RH

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author addresses rippling of the breast in patients with breast implants as a result of breast reconstruction or in cases of primary or secondary breast augmentation. The technique consists of rotating a flap of scar tissue from thicker parts of the breast to the thin, affected areas. The technique is simple both ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Massiha H

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the parotid gland tumors, benign pleomorphic adenomas are the most commonly encountered. Although occurring relatively frequently in the general population, it is rare for the surgical community to encounter one that weighs more than a few ounces. The authors report a woman who avoided early surgical intervention a...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Guerriere CN,Goff BJ,Cummings GH,Auber AE

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomechanical tests of torsional loading and cantilevered bending were used to study the effects of varying screw size design of five different titanium miniscrews and microscrews in a metacarpal spiral oblique fracture model. Sixty-six fresh frozen human cadaveric metacarpal bones were subjected to torsional loading ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Prevel CD,Morgan R,Molnar J,Eppley BL,Moore K

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old woman with an abdominal wound caused by infected synthetic mesh had failed to heal in spite of many surgical attempts to close the wound. A sealed transparent vinyl chamber was glued to the periphery of the wound and antibiotics in high concentrations (up to 2,500 times the minimum inhibitory concentrati...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Eriksson E,Perez N,Slama J,Page CP,Andree C,Maguire JH

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent rise in medical tourism, especially for cosmetic procedures, has been mirrored by an increase in the incidence of infections with Mycobacterium abscessus, which is an atypical mycobacterium that is ubiquitous in aquatic environments. M. abscessus soft tissue infections arise from the use of improp...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Leto Barone AA,Grzelak MJ,Frost C,Ngaage LM,Ge S,Kolegraff K,Chopra K,Tornheim JA,Caffrey J,Lifchez SD,Rasko Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous flaps from the distal volar forearm are said to be suitable flaps for finger reconstruction. The pliability of the forearm venous flap makes it easy to follow the curvature of the finger contour. The thickness of the flap makes it appropriate as a flap for finger resurfacing. Following the venous network at the...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lin YT,Loh CYY

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic graft material is often used for the repair of abdominal wall defects that result from trauma, infection, neoplastic, or congenital deformities. A new material, porcine small intestinal submucosa, has been successfully used as an arterial and venous graft material in both canine and primate animal models wi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Prevel CD,Eppley BL,Summerlin DJ,Jackson JR,McCarty M,Badylak SF

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Plastic surgeons are often asked to assist with the reconstruction of lower extremity wounds. These patients many times require free tissue transfer for coverage given paucity of soft tissue. Anecdotally, many orthopedic surgeons prefer muscle coverage--particularly in the setting of potentially infected b...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Paro J,Chiou G,Sen SK

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients with erythematous and/or hypertrophic scars resulting from remote surgical excision or trauma were evaluated and subsequently treated with one to two flashlamp-pumped pulsed dye (585 nm) laser treatments over a 2-month period. Clinical assessments were performed before commencement and at the end of ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Alster TS

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A contralateral transverse rectus abdominis island musculocutaneous flap was employed in the treatment of a unilateral burned breast. The vascularization of the flap was based on the superior epigastric pedicle. The advantages of this method are that a transverse island musculocutaneous flap of the rectus muscle can b...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Psillakis JM,Woisky R

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign hypertrophy of the masseter muscle is an uncommon entity important in the differential diagnosis of head and neck masses, particularly a unilateral mass located in the cheek. Ten cases of benign masseteric hypertrophy are reviewed, current surgical treatment is described, and the pertinent literature is summari...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Riefkohl R,Georgiade GS,Georgiade NG

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Finger pulp loss is often observed in daily practice. When the lateral and dorsal surfaces of the injured digit remain intact, a neurovascular island flap can be designed and raised from that part of the finger for pulp reconstruction. Two types of homodigital lateral-dorsal neurovascular island flaps were used in 17 ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chen CT,Wei FC

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosing osteomyelitis in patients with pressure ulcers is complicated by overlying soft-tissue inflammation and reactive bone formation. We set out to evaluate the efficacy of indium scanning in the diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis in spinal-cord-injury patients with grade IV pressure ulcers. The goal was to esti...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Melkun ET,Lewis VL Jr

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality of life and functional improvement have emerged as important goals for patients with oncologic disease. For patients with head and neck cancer, free anterolateral thigh (ALT) flaps serve as reliable reconstruction and provide functional restoration. Nevertheless, factors affecting the resumption of o...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chiang TY,Huang CH,Kuan CH,Horng SY,Hsieh JH,Wu YF,Chuang SY,Yu YH,Ho CC,Cheng NC,Tai HC

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary or delayed primary repair of flexor tendon lacerations in the digital sheath has become the accepted practice among surgeons expert in the treatment of hand injuries. The youngest patient reported in the literature we reviewed was 3 months old. We report a case of flexor tendon laceration at the time of delive...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kavouksorian CA,Noone RB

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Roentgenograms of 26 bone grafts from 21 patients ranging in age from 8 to 64 were reviewed to study the osseous regeneration of the donor area. They were followed from six to seventy-two months--most about twenty-four months. Complete regeneration occurred only in patients under 30 and did not occur in those over 30 ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Psillakis JM,Woisky R

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After 30 years of clinical use, the 1992 Food and Drug Administration moratorium on silicone gel breast implants (SGBIs) resulted from a paucity of scientific data concerning their safety. The frequency of rupture and reoperative procedures was not known, nor were reliable data available for changes in the physical pr...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Marotta JS,Goldberg EP,Habal MB,Amery DP,Martin PJ,Urbaniak DJ,Widenhouse CW

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective in this study was to extend diaphragmatic pacing therapy to include paraplegic patients with high cervical spinal cord injuries between C3 and C5. INTRODUCTION:Diaphragmatic pacing has been used in patients experiencing ventilator-dependent respiratory failure due to spinal cord injury as a mea...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Nandra KS,Harari M,Price TP,Greaney PJ,Weinstein MS

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural and circulatory dynamics of expanded skin in connection with expander fillings were assessed in pigs following 7, 14, and 21 days of expansion by measuring the pressure of te fluid in the expander (Pexp) and the dermal blood flow. The results differed consistently on thoracic and abdominal sites. It was...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Min Z,Svensson H,Svedman P

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the use of topic negative pressure for seromas resulting from mobilization of tensor fascia lata miocutaneous flap in the trochanteric areas for pressure sores. In 5 consecutive patients we successfully treated seroma with the use of external and internal topic subatmospheric pressure. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Calderon WL,Llanos S,Leniz P,Danilla S,Vielma R,Calderon D

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new pair of forceps incorporating two skin hooks and needle driver tips on an Adson forceps frame is described. Its use, advantages, and disadvantages are outlined. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lalonde DH

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty cases of constriction band syndrome diagnosed and treated with surgery at Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, during 1973 to 1986 are reported. The incidence of this congenital anomaly could not be verified in this series because the number of cases was limited and the cause could not be concluded. The less frequent...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Visuthikosol V,Hompuem T

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of neuroma-in-continuity involves neurolysis or resection with interposition nerve grafting of the involved segment. These techniques may be complicated by loss of remaining conduction through axons that were intact prior to surgical neurolysis or grafting. The authors have shown previously that axonal regen...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kasabian A,Karp N,Margiotta M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00