Chest wall reconstruction using iliac bone allografts and muscle flaps.

abstract：:Pitanguy conducted a series of anatomic studies on the dermocartilaginous ligament of the nose. However, information on its structure is as yet insufficient. In addition, some of the histologic findings described by Pitanguy are controversial. The present study was undertaken to clarify the anatomy of the dermocartila...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Han SK,Jeong SH,Lee BI,Kim WK

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to measure the biomechanical performance for commercially available microsutures, nylon polypropylene, polyester, and polyglactin 910. The biomechanical performance was determined by reproducible, biomechanical parameters that included stiffness, elasticity, resistance to creep, secure kn...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Van Meter BH,Thacker JG,Rodeheaver GT,Edlich RF

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pericranial membrane is of great interest in corrective and reconstructive procedures of the craniofacial region. A close look at its ultrastructure reveals that the outer layer is made up of loose areolar tissue and fibroblasts, and the inner layer of osteoblasts. A network of vessels near the inner layer account...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Habal MB,Maniscalco JE

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of early movement on flexion return in the repaired deep flexor tendon of 85 chicken toes was assessed. Postoperatively, the leg was immobilized in plaster. Beginning 18 days after surgery, minimal flexion of the third toe was induced by electrical stimulation of the deep flexor muscle in 38 chickens. Thirt...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Farkas LG,Herbert MA,James JS

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hand transplantations have been initiated and have been encouraged by promising results for more than 1 decade. The aim of this study was to present the first case of hand transplantation performed in Taiwan. MATERIALS AND METHODS:On September 3, 2014, we transplanted the left distal forearm and hand of a brai...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kuo YR,Chen CC,Chen YC,Yeh MC,Lin PY,Lee CH,Chang JK,Lin YC,Huang SC,Chiang YC,Chiu NM,Lee Y,Huang YC,Liang JL,Wu RW,Siu KK,Chung KC,Chiang MH,Pan CC,Wei FC

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report presents a unique, late complication of breast reconstruction surgery. A woman, who underwent left mastectomy and several reconstruction procedures with silicone implants presented with symptomatic enlarged internal mammary lymph nodes on her contralateral side. The nodes, which were suspicious for br...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Gil T,Mettanes I,Aman B,Taran A,Shoshani O,Best LA,Naroditsky I,Har-Shai Y

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on our clinical experience, various methods of donor or recipient vascular pedicle coverage for an arterialized or free flap are reported. The vascular pedicle may be placed in the subcutaneous space either by incising the skin along the full length of the vascular route or by passing it through a subcutaneous t...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ohtsuka H,Hwang HY,Torigai K,Shioya N

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mild, persistent umbilical hernia that does not cause any functional problem is often ignored. The authors have devised a new technique to treat the mild, protrusive deformity of the umbilicus without associated complications. In this report, the new operative procedure is introduced. The authors have treated 72 pat...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Park S,Hata Y,Ito O,Tokioka K,Kagawa K

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic facial surgery is gaining wide acceptance, as results are providing comparable if not superior to the standard, superficial musculoaponeurotic system rhytidectomy, with minimal scarring. Frontal branch facial nerve injury remains a troublesome complication. The purpose of our study was to determine if a sub...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Burnett CD,Rabinowitz S,Rauscher GE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A superior advantage of the superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap is that any donor site residue can easily be hidden by clothing. Usually designed as narrow or moderate-sized flaps based on medial perforators of the superficial branch, this readily allows primary donor site closure. However, for larger ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Zhang YX,Hallock GG,Song D,Vargas MS,Correa S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various pedicle techniques have been described in breast reduction surgery. However, in cases of massive hypertrophy, the free nipple graft technique is still being performed by some surgeons out of fear of losing the nipple-areolar complex (NAC). As such, we evaluated patients with severe gigantomastia who ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Karacor-Altuntas Z,Dadaci M,Ince B,Karamese M,Savaci N

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term postoperative splinting plays a role in the prevention of contracture of the grafted skin after a second-stage ear reconstruction. The scar retraction could lead to an unfavorable aesthetic outcome. Splinting could play a role to overcome or prevent the loss of projection and the obliteration of th...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Vercruysse H Jr,Green JIJ,Osman G,Harrison B,Miyagi K,Bulstrode NW

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extension of the "crane" principle is presented for use in compound frontal defects, and several case histories are described. The procedure would obviously not be possible if a foreign material had been used for the osseous defects, since take of the skin graft depends on circulation through the autogenous bone gr...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Wolfe SA

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of large congenital spinal defects remains a challenge. We present our experience in closure of difficult spinal defects following repair of tethered cord, using paravertebral fascial or myofascial turnover flaps. Between 1996 and 2005, 23 patients were operated using paravertebral turnover flaps for cl...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Arad E,Barnea Y,Gur E,Amir A,Leshem D,Zaretski A,Rochkind S,Beny L,Constantini S,Weiss J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Historically, dissection of the temporoparietal fascia immediately above the zygomatic arch has been avoided due to the risk of transection of the temporofrontal rami of the facial nerve. METHODS:A total of 8 fresh cadaveric hemi-faces have been dissected to investigate the relationship of the temporofronta...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： O'Brien JX,Ashton MW

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although combined suction-assisted lipectomy (SAL) and surgical abdominoplasties have been described, the surgical excisions have in general been small and limited to the lower portion of the lower abdomen (i.e., just above the pubis). For the obese patient this is an insufficient lipectomy. SAL alone is unsatisfactor...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ousterhout DK

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of tissue to trauma is difficult to define. The zone of injury is an area surrounding a wound that, though traumatized, may not appear nonviable at initial debridement. Because of this, a policy of repeated debridements has been followed to monitor tissues for viability before final tissue coverage. Appre...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Loos MS,Freeman BG,Lorenzetti A

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study sought to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of the use of ultrasound (US) as a clinical adjunct in the delivery of botulinum toxin for the treatment of Raynaud disease of the hand. METHODS:One cadaver hand was injected with a colored simulation material using the current traditional surfa...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lobb DC,Pierce J,Perry M,DeGeorge B

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium warfarin is one of the most commonly used oral anticoagulants. It is not without complications. A case is presented of a 56-year-old woman on well-regulated sodium warfarin therapy who suffered unexplained necrosis and gangrene of the breast. She underwent total mastectomy for debridement because of the extensi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Manstein CH,Steerman PH,Goldstein J

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Facial contour deformities usually result from congenital abnormalities, trauma, and the aging process. All depressions in the face, including glabella wrinkles and mild retrogression of chins, fall in this category. Local injection of autogenous fat parcels has been introduced for correction of these facial...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hu S,Zhang H,Feng Y,Yang Y,Han X,Han X,Zhong Y,Shi J

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism has become a target for research by the American Society of Plastic Surgery. The current article reviews the steps that plastic surgeons and the American Society of Plastic Surgery have taken for creating guidelines in our field. We summarized the current reported incidences of venous thromboemb...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Clavijo-Alvarez JA,Rubin JP

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphaticovenular anastomosis has become one of the treatment options for lymphedema. Among several types of anastomosis, side-to-end anastomosis in which a window is made on the wall of a lymphatic vessel is considered to be the most effective, because it creates bidirectional bypasses through 1 anastomosis. However,...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Yoshimatsu H,Yamamoto T,Narushima M,Iida T,Koshima I

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common cause of nasal obstruction is chronic enlargement of the inferior turbinate bones. The variety of medical and surgical treatments available for this condition bears testimony to their frequent ineffectiveness and the frustration of the physician or surgeon caring for these patients. Removal or destruct...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Baker DC

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:For thin women with little subcutaneous fat and micromastia, they could not obtain ideal results by choosing autologous fat breast augmentation or prosthesis-only breast augmentation. To address these problems, we combined autologous fat and prosthesis for breast augmentation, and the clinical results were sa...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Shi Y,Sun H,Fang J,Yang Z,Jiang P,Tan X

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A primate model to test the effects of triamcinolone acetonide on reinnervation after neurorrhaphy was developed. Reinnervation was assessed in triamcinolone- and placebo-treated nerves. Twelve months after neurorrhaphy, nerves treated with triamcinolone had a faster conduction velocity; a greater amplitude in the evo...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Graham WP 3rd,Davis TS,Miller SH,Rusenas I

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The superior dermoglandular pedicle technique of breast reduction and its results in 193 reductions are presented. This technique offers aesthetically pleasing results, sensate nipple/areola complex, and safety. The natural shape obtained results from preservation of the superior portion of the breast tissue (where ti...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Robbins LB,Hoffman DK

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Out of 262 hands with total finger amputations treated by replantation of finger/fingers from January 2001 until January 2006, there were only 6 cases of type III ring avulsion injuries, all of which were replanted. Radical resection of the damaged part of the artery with primary vein grafting was used in each case; o...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hyza P,Vesely J,Drazan L,Stupka I,Ranno R,Castagnetti F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histological differentiation between hypertrophic scars (HSs) and keloids has been considered difficult. In this study, we analyzed differences in the 3-dimensional tissue architecture between HSs and keloids using focused ion beam/scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM). METHODS:Five specimens each of norma...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Migita H,Rikimaru H,Rikimaru-Nishi Y,Koga N,Watanabe K,Ohta K,Nakamura KI,Kiyokawa K

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of silicone breast implants usually leads to infection and extrusion. According to the literature, implant extrusion rates are not higher than 2% 1 and removal of the implant is recommended. 2 During the past 3 years, the authors dealt with eight implant exposures (six women: two cases of bilateral exposure a...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Fodor L,Ramon Y,Ullmann Y,Eldor L,Peled IJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of macrostomia and a method of myoplasty and commissuroplasty are described. The important operative considerations are accurate commissure positioning, muscle reconstruction, obliteration of the lateral subdermal groove, placement of a vermilion flap across the commissure, and Z-plasty of skin in the n...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kaplan EN

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00