Carpal tunnel release through a limited skin incision under direct visualization using a new instrument, the carposcope.

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Identify the subtypes of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. 2. Identify factors that affect recurrence and/or metastasis. 3. Develop a surgical management plan for treating high-risk squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. In treating...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rudolph R,Zelac DE

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the use of free flaps has become a major option for head and neck reconstruction, the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap still plays an important role because of its advantages and its convenience as a pedicle flap located adjacent to head and neck lesions. However, there remain two problems with th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rikimaru H,Kiyokawa K,Watanabe K,Koga N,Nishi Y,Sakamoto A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study radiation effect separate from the microcirculation, fibroblasts were cultured from four patients with radiation wounds. Cells could be grown from irradiated tissue near the ulcer and from control normal tissue, but no cells could be cultured from the ulcers. The ability of radiation-treated fibroblasts to at...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rudolph R,Vande Berg J,Schneider JA,Fisher JC,Poolman WL

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent publications have implicated computed tomographic scans in the genesis of cancer and developmental delay. To determine whether the imaging protocols used in the authors' craniofacial practice could be harmful, they reviewed patient radiation exposure data for 77 patients. They then reviewed the litera...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jaffurs D,Denny A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The universal adoption of muscle perforator flaps has been hampered by a lack of uniformity that would ensure the reliable harvest of the requisite vascular pedicle. Anatomical anomalies of their vascular supply are the anticipated norm, creating a conundrum inasmuch as retention of an adequate circulation i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hallock GG

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniofacial osteotomies have by convention been bilamellar translocations of the entire substance of the dysmorphic bone. This approach limits the surgeon by reducing the stable bone mass available for fixation, creating dependence on concave surfaces. Most important, it changes the bony topography that determines th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Salyer KE,Hall CD,Joganic EF

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The surgical implantation of materials and devices has dramatically increased over the past decade. This trend is expected to continue with the broadening application of biomaterials and rapid expansion of aging populations. One major factor that limits the potential of implantable materials and devices is t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Major MR,Wong VW,Nelson ER,Longaker MT,Gurtner GC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approaches advocated for treatment of airway obstruction among neonates with Pierre Robin sequence include positioning, tongue-lip adhesion, mandibular distraction, and tracheostomy, with no established guidelines regarding which modality is appropriate for a specific patient. This report proposes an algorithm for the...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Schaefer RB,Stadler JA 3rd,Gosain AK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the use of a fascial flap for covering the framework in ear reconstruction. When covered in turn with a skin graft, this fascial flap provides an abundant amount of a thin, tough, vascular, hairless cover of good quality in all cases except those where injuries in the auricular area have been deep enough t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tegtmeier RE,Gooding RA

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mandible fractures are commonplace in today's craniofacial practice; however, managing the infrequent, operative pediatric mandible injury requires a thorough knowledge base and thoughtful approach. Not only do these patients demonstrate variable anatomy due to differing stages of dental eruption, but condylar disrupt...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cole P,Kaufman Y,Izaddoost S,Hatef DA,Hollier L

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was performed on 16 unoperated patients with frontal plagiocephaly to characterize the relationship between strabismus and abnormal head posture. Serial eye examinations were performed preoperatively and for 24 to 46 months following fronto-orbital advancement. In 14 patients (88 percent), preopera...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gosain AK,Steele MA,McCarthy JG,Thorne CH

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When selecting flaps for coverage of pressure ulcers of the sacrum and perineal region in paraplegic patients, long-term high recurrence rates should be considered. Therefore, the authors developed an infragluteal perforator flap to avoid "burning bridges" for future reconstruction. METHODS:Infragluteal per...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Scheufler O,Farhadi J,Kovach SJ,Kukies S,Pierer G,Levin LS,Erdmann D

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common peroneal neuropathy shares the same pathophysiology as carpal tunnel syndrome. However, management is often delayed because of the traditional misconception of recognizing foot drop as the defining symptom for diagnosis. The authors believe recognizing common peroneal neuropathy before foot drop can r...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lu JC,Dengler J,Poppler LH,Van Handel A,Linkugel A,Jacobson L,Mackinnon SE

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective methods to identify novel genes in complicated dynamic tissue processes are needed in molecular biology research. Traditional techniques primarily target known genes and are inefficient in the pursuit of unknown genes. Here we describe the use of a modified differential display polymerase chain reaction (DD-...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Soo C,Sayah DN,Zhang X,Beanes SR,Nishimura I,Dang C,Freymiller E,Ting K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:De novo or rare transmitted mutations in the SMAD6 gene affect 7 percent of midline nonsyndromic synostosis patients. This study aimed to determine the neurocognitive sequelae of SMAD6 synostosis. METHODS:Nonsyndromic synostosis patients 6 years or older with SMAD6 mutations and non-SMAD6 nonsyndromic synos...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wu RT,Timberlake AT,Abraham PF,Gabrick KS,Lu X,Peck CJ,Sawh-Martinez RF,Steinbacher DM,Alperovich MA,Persing JA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study investigated the feasibility of Google Glass to assist visualization of fluoroscopic images during percutaneous pinning of hand fractures. Cadavers were used to compare total time to pin each fracture and total number of radiographs per fracture from a mini C-arm. A FluoroScan monitor was used for rad...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chimenti PC,Mitten DJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoke, and specifically nicotine, has been shown to reduce skin-flap survival. The purpose of this study was to determine if the preoperative administration of pentoxifylline can counteract the deleterious effects of nicotine on skin-flap survival in the rat. Sixty rats were distributed into four groups (n =...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Aker JS,Mancoll J,Lewis B,Colen LB

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic vascular complications such as exposure and infection represent one of the most challenging and devastating complications in surgery. Nineteen patients underwent a retrospective review of the efficacy of soft-tissue flap coverage in the management of vascular prostheses complications. These patients were di...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Evans GR,Francel TJ,Manson PN

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aggressive surgical treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancers may be compromised by significant surgical complications. Early identification of patients at risk for postoperative complications may assist in clinical decision-making. The objective of this study was to assess the value of the Acute Physiolog...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Grant CA,Dempsey GA,Lowe D,Brown JS,Vaughan ED,Rogers SN

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle biopsy specimens taken from the upper lip and perialar area during the time of secondary lip revision and studied by histochemical techniques demonstrate persistent connective-tissue and muscle abnormalities even at a distance from the cleft margins. Some of these changes are consistent with surgically induced ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Schendel SA,Pearl RM,De Armond SJ

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent literature has focused on the advantages and disadvantages of using acellular dermal matrix in breast reconstruction. Many of the reported data are from low level-of-evidence studies, leaving many questions incompletely answered. The present randomized trial provides high-level data on the incidence a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Agarwal JP,Mendenhall SD,Anderson LA,Ying J,Boucher KM,Liu T,Neumayer LA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap is increasingly used for autologous breast reconstruction, with low donor-site morbidity cited as a major advantage of this operation. Preoperative imaging of the donor-site vasculature is frequently used as a further means of improving operative outcome. C...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rozen WM,Ashton MW,Stella DL,Phillips TJ,Grinsell D,Taylor GI

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate prosthetic reconstruction is routinely performed because of excellent aesthetic results and safe oncologic outcomes. Typically, subpectoral expanders are placed, but in select patients, this can lead to significant postoperative pain and animation deformity, caused by...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sbitany H,Piper M,Lentz R

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The control of shoulder-level disarticulation prostheses is significantly more difficult than that of prostheses for more distal amputations. Amputees have significant difficulties coordinating the separate functions of prosthetic shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand/hook components. The user must lock one joint...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hijjawi JB,Kuiken TA,Lipschutz RD,Miller LA,Stubblefield KA,Dumanian GA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a cohort of 21 consecutive patients who had congenital pigmented nevi covering 15 to 65 percent of the forehead and adjacent scalp and who were treated at their institution within the last 12 years. All patients were treated with an expansion of the adjacent texture- and color-matched skin as the p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bauer BS,Few JW,Chavez CD,Galiano RD

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the 14 free flap transfers we present with full survival, we recommend peroperative magnification angiography of both the recipient and donor sites. In our hands, this type of preoperative assessment seems to increase the margin of safety. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： May JW Jr,Athanasoulis CA,Donelan MB

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of four patients with rheumatoid arthritis and Dupuytren's contracture, two were not aware of the presence of Dupuytren's contracture. When both diseases coexist, the presence of rheumatoid hand deformities, especially flexion and ulnar deviation of the metacarpophalangeal joints, may mask the flexion deformity caused...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rayan GM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allopurinol has been reported to improve cell survival in a variety of conditions, including the ischemia-reperfusion injury occurring in skin flaps. It has been suggested that the beneficial effect of allopurinol on rat skin flaps is through blockage of xanthine oxidase-generated oxygen-derived free radicals. We have...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Picard-Ami LA Jr,MacKay A,Kerrigan CL

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop new types of surgical flaps that utilize portions of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (e.g., a thin flap or an adipofascial flap), three-dimensional investigation of the vasculature in the skin and subcutaneous tissue has been anticipated. In the present study, total-body arterial injection and three-dimens...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nakajima H,Minabe T,Imanishi N

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method of mastopexy is presented which we have used on 60 cases during 7 years, with the best results we have obtained. We believe it preserves the blood supply and sensation of the areola-nipple better than the other mastopexies we have tried, while producing breasts with excellent contour and position, and nor...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fígallo E

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00