Seroma and quilting suture at the donor site of the TRAM flap in breast reconstruction: a prospective randomized double-blind clinical trial.

abstract：:The clavicular myocutaneous island flap, with circulation provided by the platysma and superficial cervical fascia, was first performed by Paul Tessier in 1970, taking his motivation from the prior experience of John Barron with subcutaneous island flaps. A manuscript written by Dr. Tessier on his experience of 120 ca...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Tessier P,Matthews DC,Kamerer D Jr,Ciminello FS,Gargano F,Wolfe SA

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:This represents the initial report of intestinal revascularization with pedicled omental flaps producing bowel segments that are capable of surviving without their native mesenteric perfusion. In 10 mongrel dogs, a pedicled omental flap supplied by the left gastroepiploic arcade was sutured along a seromuscular incisi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rand RP,Jurkiewicz MJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Island flaps supplied by the intermuscular cutaneous perforator (IMCP) from a deep vessel, such as the peroneal flap pedicled by IMCP from the peroneal vessel or the anterior tibial flap supplied by IMCP from the anterior tibial vessel, are reported to be useful in reconstructive procedures for soft-tissue defects of ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Satoh K,Sakai M,Hiromatsu N,Ohsumi N

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to objectively evaluate donor-site morbidity of the inferior gluteal musculocutaneous flap in teenagers. All cases of breast reconstruction performed between 1996 and 2005 using an inferior gluteal flap were reviewed. Flap size, weight, and pedicle origin were noted. Donor-site morbidity w...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Dupéré S,Bergeron L,Bortoluzzi P,Del-Duca T,Caouette-Laberge L

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sural artery flap is a distally based fasciocutaneous flap. It is based on a reverse flow through anastomoses between the peroneal artery and the communicating vascular network of the medial sural nerve. In the difficult area of defects in the lower leg and the ankle and heel region, it has a wide variety of indic...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Huisinga RL,Houpt P,Dijkstra R,Storm van Leeuwen JB

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggressive thinning of the muscle from the pedicle of a gastrocnemius musculocutaneous flap can change the nature of that pedicle radically. Instead of being bulky and causing contour deformity, the pedicle is reduced to a vascular leash that has virtually no effect on contour at all. Radical thinning of this type was...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kroll SS

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gout is a disease characterized by abnormal metabolism of the uric acid, leading to undesired buildup of monosodium urate crystals affecting mainly the first metatarsal-phalangeal joint of the foot and less commonly other joints or the soft tissues of the body. The prevalence of the disease increases with age, and it ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： IIliev G,Ivanova PP,Nedev P,Popov H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Since its description in the 1970s, the radial forearm free flap has earned a clearly defined role in the armamentarium of reconstructive head and neck surgery. Three decades later, the donor site remains an intrinsic drawback primarily due to its esthetic impact, although functional morbidity is significant in...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rowe NM,Morris L,Delacure MD

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents a long-term evaluation of sural nerve donor-site morbidity in patients with at least 15 years' follow-up (mean 26 years) after sural nerve harvesting for peripheral nerve repair. Twenty-nine patients (mean age 30 years at time of surgery) participated in a retrospective analysis using a questionnai...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： IJpma FF,Nicolai JP,Meek MF

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avoidance of complications in tissue expansion requires careful outpatient observation and consistent follow-up-two factors that are difficult to manage in a city hospital-based population. To determine the complication rate of tissue expanders in a given population, the authors reviewed retrospectively 34 tissue expa...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Youm T,Margiotta M,Kasabian A,Karp N

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This short historical vignette gives details of a courageous surgical feat performed by Dr. Theodor Billroth. Long before the advent of modern medical and surgical knowledge, and without the aid of today's advanced medications and instruments, he undertook the first known successful laryngectomy on a human 105 years a...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Schwartz AW

更新日期：1978-09-01 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：:Soft tissue defects in the periolecranon region are difficult to manage by standard techniques such as closure by approximation, split-thickness skin grafting, or healing by secondary intention. We employed cadaver injections and dissections to study the vascular anatomy of the periolecranon region in search of a suit...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Bunkis J,Ryu RK,Walton RL,Epstein LI,Vasconez LO

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 10 years, there have been extensive developments in both "island" muscle and musculocutaneous flaps and in "free" microvascular transfers. Competition still exists between these two schools of surgical methodology, even though both methods are known to be complementary and have comparable success rates...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Posnick JC,McCraw JB

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) has gained importance in the management of maxillofacial fractures with life-threating hemorrhage (MFH). However, clinical evidence supporting the use of TAE has not been clearly established in the literature. Therefore, we evaluated the effectiveness of TAE for MF...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Matsumoto S,Akashi T,Hayashida K,Sekine K,Orita T,Funabiki T,Kitano M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of full-thickness pressure necrosis of the scalp in a newborn is reported. This is a rare injury, with only four similar prior reports found in the literature. The presumed mechanism of injury is pressure of the infant's head against the mother's bony pelvis. A spectrum of injury can be seen, from temporary alo...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Matthews MS

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pigmented lesions of the nail bed, especially without a history of trauma, represent a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. These lesions are often categorized as melanonychia striata (MS), which refers to any linear tan-brown-black pigmentation of the nail bed. The differential diagnosis of MS includes subungual he...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Glat PM,Spector JA,Roses DF,Shapiro RA,Harris MN,Beasley RW,Grossman JA

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medpor implants were placed on the periosteum of the mandible in infant rabbits to study their effects on growth. Three months later radiological and histopathological studies were performed in situ and after removal of the mandible. The authors demonstrate that implants did not affect normal development of the mandib...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ozgür F,Aksoy HM,Kayikçioğlu A,Ariyürek M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with multiple keratoacanthomas association with a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma is presented. Incomplete excision of a keratoacanthoma deprives the pathologist of his main criteria in differentiating this lesion from a squamous cell carcinoma. Wide excision appears to be the treatment of choic...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Pickrell K,Villarreal-Rios A,Neale H

更新日期：1979-08-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Communication failures between multidisciplinary teams can impact efficiency, performance, and morale. Academic operating rooms (ORs) often have surgical, anesthesia, and nursing teams, each teaching multiple trainees. Incorrectly identifying name and "rank" (postgraduate year [PGY]) of resident trainees c...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Bodor R,Nguyen BJ,Broder K

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of anatomic variations of the median nerve and its relationship to the surrounding structures was performed of 354 consecutive operations in 192 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome at Korea University Anam Hospital from July 1995 to September 1997. A total of 184 patients were women and 8 patients...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ahn DS,Yoon ES,Koo SH,Park SH

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although ulnar neuropathies are commonly encountered, isolated involvement of the motor branch is exceedingly rare. Previous reports of this entity describe compression as the deep motor branch passes through the piso-hamate hiatus and the adductor pollicis hiatus. This case series described 3 cases of motor...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Jennings JD,Jennings JF

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the incidence of finger amputation and replantation in North Carolina (NC) and to identify patterns of injury by race and immigration status. Finger amputation injury data were obtained from the NC hospital discharge database. Hospital discharge data were linked to 2000 US Census data by zip code of resid...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Gavrilova N,Harijan A,Schiro S,Hultman CS,Lee C

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the outcomes of extensor indicis proprius (EIP) transfer based on varying degrees of thumb extension after EIP transfer and elongation of the EIP. A total of 24 cases with extensor pollicis longus (EPL) ruptures who underwent EIP to EPL transfer were analyzed prospectively. The EIP transfer was pe...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lee JH,Cho YJ,Chung DW

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired defects involving exposed bone in the central forehead can be challenging to reconstruct. We present a simple technique in which two superiorly based flaps of galea frontalis and skin are transposed medially, like the shutter of a camera. Full-thickness grafts are used to close the donor site. This is a remar...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Levine NS,Sahl WJ,Stewart JB

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Definitive repair of recurrent ventral hernias using abdominal wall reconstruction techniques is an essential tool in the armentarium for general and plastic surgeons. Despite the great morbidity associated with incisional hernia, no consensus exists on the best means for treatment (Korenkov et al, Langenbecks Arch Su...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sailes FC,Walls J,Guelig D,Mirzabeigi M,Long WD,Crawford A,Moore JH Jr,Copit SE,Tuma GA,Fox J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term follow-up of free flaps used for skull coverage in this experience has revealed that serious sequela are more likely after muscle-only free flaps. Over the past 2 decades, 8 muscle and 6 composite free flaps have been used in 12 patients. Debulking was the only secondary procedure necessary in 1 composite fl...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hallock GG

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Forward-looking infrared (FLIR) thermography technology uses a handheld camera that measures skin infrared emissivity, captures photographs, and can be analyzed through specialized software. Forward-looking infrared images can be used to analyze and correlate burn wound temperature with burn depth, burn progr...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Xue EY,Chandler LK,Viviano SL,Keith JD

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00