Symptomatic plate removal in maxillofacial trauma: a review of 76 cases.

abstract：:The pain felt during botulinum toxin type-A injections and the troubled and distressed treatment it induces is common and well known for the patient and the doctor applying the treatment. This problem is further intensified on the patients who have needle phobia. The effect of ice application on the treatment zone bef...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sarifakioglu N,Sarifakioglu E

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1, a peptide isolated from vascular endothelial cells, facilitates the constriction of vascular smooth muscle and various pharmacological actions including vasodilation, the proliferation of smooth muscle cells and fibroblasts, and the stimulation of arachidonic acid metabolism. In this study, plasma, urine...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Wakisaka N,Kubota T,Ando K,Aihara M,Inoue H,Ishida H

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many surgical procedures to improve mandibular contour have been introduced in East Asia. Despite consensus regarding mandible contouring surgery, surgery which includes angle ostectomy and lateral cortex excision, some patients require only mandibular angle ostectomy. The intraoral approach is a widely used method, b...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lim H,Kang M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present 8 cases of microvascular reconstruction of the pharynx and cervical esophagus using 5 free ileal transfers and 3 radial forearm flaps. One of the skin flaps underwent a delay procedure a month before transfer. All flaps survived, though there were 2 salivary fistulas that healed spontaneously. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Vavylov VN,Ushakov VS,Tokarevitch KK,Krasnoumov AN,Kasyanov IV,Semyonov SV

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of Automated Facial Image Analysis (AFA) to detect changes in facial motion after Botox injections in patients with facial nerve disorders accompanied by abnormal muscle activity. Eight subjects received Botox for oral to ocular synkinesis (n = 6), ocular to oral s...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rogers CR,Schmidt KL,VanSwearingen JM,Cohn JF,Wachtman GS,Manders EK,Deleyiannis FW

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:There are only a few reports that investigate the measurement of functional penile length and compare the methods used for this purpose. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between the measurement techniques and to determine an appropriate method that correlates the erect state most closely. Measure...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sengezer M,Oztürk S,Deveci M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although various methods for reconstruction of burn alopecia have been described in case reports and small case series, a comprehensive comparison of these methods has not been performed. The purpose of this study was to assess the appropriateness of the clinical indications for the various reconstructive methods for ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Jeong SH,Koo SH,Han SK,Kim WK

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD) is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by skeletal malformations and dental abnormalities. Mutations of the transcription factor RUNX2 are responsible for the pathogenesis of CCD. We present a case of a 10-year-old boy with CCD, presenting with hypoplastic clavicles, delayed closure ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chen L,Sun Z,Zhang Y,Lin J,Li Z

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the recipient and donor site complications associated with breast reconstruction using a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap (DIEAP) flap compared with a free TRAM flap. The charts of 108 patients who underwent breast reconstruction using these techniques were reviewed. There were 130 ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Scheer AS,Novak CB,Neligan PC,Lipa JE

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A more direct measurement of implant capsule contracture is needed for the laboratory study of this phenomenon. Most of the previous methods for quantitation of contracture rely on measurements of deformability. Because contraction of an implant capsule is in fact a decrease in the surface area of the capsule, a metho...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Caffee HH

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the long-term use of tissue expanders for the reconstruction of a shoulder mound. Following a total forequarter amputation for the management of a fibrosarcoma, the patient continues to enjoy the benefits of a soft-tissue expander reconstruction eight years after its initial insertion. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Mackinnon SE,Patterson GA

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress secondary to ischemia can cause physiopathologic changes that adversely affect wound healing. In this experimental study, we hypothesized that the topical use of esterified glutathione, a well-known antioxidant, can minimize the effects of oxidative stress by an increase in intracellular glutathione a...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kopal C,Deveci M,Oztürk S,Sengezer M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Possessing viscous and elastic rheological properties, skin is viscoelastic. Mechanical creep, defined as the elongation of skin with a constant load over time beyond intrinsic extensibility, has been described as the vehicle harnessed for wound closure with presuturing, intraoperative tissue expansion, skin-stretchin...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Wilhelmi BJ,Blackwell SJ,Mancoll JS,Phillips LG

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of functional motor recovery after reconstruction of traction injury to the common peroneal nerve is poor, regardless of technique and regardless of the experience of the surgeon doing the reconstruction. The hypothesis tested is that the failure of functional motor recovery after common peroneal nerve tra...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Prasad AR,Steck JK,Dellon AL

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A bulky appearance is one of the major patient complaints after extremity reconstruction after fasciocutaneous flaps. Serial debulking procedures with staged excision are required to improve aesthetic and functional outcome, but these methods risk injury to the vascular pedicle and often require multiple pro...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Reuben CM,Bastidas N,Sharma S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The peripheral adipose tissue is a vital component of many procedures in reconstructive and esthetic surgery. There is a limited knowledge on hemodynamic changes of adipose tissue. A direct intravital microscopic observation method is needed for the measurement of microcirculatory changes occurring in peri...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Yazici I,Siemionow M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During recent years, sliding flaps have had great popularity owing to their advantages in terms of reliability, ease of execution, and good morphofunctional results. The limits of these flaps are related to the capacity of excursion in the advancement. To improve these limits, we describe in this article a personal mo...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Campus GV,Lissia M,Pancrazi E

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mesh infection after abdominal hernia repair is a devastating complication that affects general and plastic surgeons alike. The purpose of this study was 3-fold: (1) to determine current evidence for treatment of infected abdominal wall mesh via systematic review of literature, (2) to analyze our single-inst...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Shubinets V,Carney MJ,Colen DL,Mirzabeigi MN,Weissler JM,Lanni MA,Braslow BM,Fischer JP,Kovach SJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate third-year medical students' knowledge of and exposure to cleft palate before and after a rotation in plastic surgery. A 26-item questionnaire was administered to 37 students before and after their 12-week rotation that included the evaluation and management of patients with c...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Vallino LD,Brown AS

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reduction gonioplasty is very popular in East Asia. However, there has been little quantitative criteria for mandibular angle classification or aesthetics. The aim of this study was to investigate the quantitative differences of mandibular angle types and determine the morphologic features of mandibular angl...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Mao X,Fu X,Niu F,Chen Y,Jin Q,Qiao J,Gui L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of pinch power associated with loss of coordinated movement of thumb and index fingers is the major disability in patients with ulnar nerve paralysis. Several tendon transfer methods utilizing different donor muscles have been used to restore adductor pollicis muscle function in ulnar nerve paralysis. In this pap...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Uraloğlu M,Orbay H,Açar HI,Sensöz O

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare congenital anomaly of the face has been encountered and reported: lateral nasal proboscis. It is characterized by a trunk-like tube arising from an eyelid and is coupled with hypoplasia of the nose, abnormal orbit and maxilla, and ophthalmic anomalies. The pathogenesis and treatment of this disorder are discuss...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Bowe JJ

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two major surgical methods for improving the midface and its profile of Binder's syndrome (commonly referred to as "dish face" deformity of "C-shape" deformity) are bone or cartilage graft and osteotomy. The bone or cartilage graft limited to the nasal sill area is ineffective in changing the flatness of the paran...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Watanabe T,Matsuo K

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction involving seven venous flaps on six patients was performed. One saphenous venous flap demonstrated partial dermal necrosis; the remaining six survived completely. The largest flap to survive was 5 x 15 cm. Three technical requirements are emphasized; (1) a healthy recipient bed, (2) a donor site with a ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Xiu ZF,Chen ZJ

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO), identified as the mediator of endothelium-dependent relaxation of vascular smooth muscle, is known to cause a number of inflammatory conditions, especially in ischemia/reperfusion injury. This experimental study, using a rabbit epigastric island flap, was designed to investigate whether skin flap is...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Oshima H,Inoue H,Aihara M,Tomioka M,Ishida H

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human bites of the face are common in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Twenty-four such patients with tissue losses seen over a period of two years (1983-1985) at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital were studied. Women in their third decade of life seem to be most at risk; the lips and ears are most frequently bi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Datubo-Brown DD

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free ileocolon flap has become a valid option for restoration of speech after pharyngolaryngectomy. After transfer, deprivation of the trophic intestinal contents and exposure to chronic intermittent airflow could substantially modify the structure of the voice tube, compromising its function. Biopsy specimens from 14...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Gharb BB,Rampazzo A,Hsu CT,Bassetto F,Spanio di Spilimbergo S,Chen HC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with giant congenital nevomelanocytic nevi (CNN) are referred to our pediatric burn center for the surgical management of this disfiguring and potentially malignant skin disorder. Use of tissue expanders has contributed significantly in limiting donor site morbidity associated with treatment of gian...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Warner PM,Yakuboff KP,Kagan RJ,Boyce S,Warden GD

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Webs and contracture, whether congenital or the result of trauma or surgical excision, have been resurfaced with local tissue utilizing the principle of multiple Y-V advancement flaps. Initially the procedure was used in releasing broad scar contracture following a burn wound of the torso, and for congenital soft tis...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Shaw DT,Li CS

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00