The radial forearm flap donor site: should we vein graft the artery? A comparative study.

abstract：:Severe crush to the hand is associated with a poor prognosis. The authors investigated the hypothesis that compartment syndrome complicates such injuries. From 1996 to 2000, the authors retrospectively identified 11 patients who, after sustaining a closed crush injury, developed acute hand compartment syndrome. Diagno...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Del Piñal F,Herrero F,Jado E,García-Bernal FJ,Cerezal L

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our clinical experience with laser, electrosurgical, scalpel, and tangential burn wound excisions in 26 patients is presented. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Levine NS,Peterson HD,Salisbury RE,Pruitt BA Jr

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both the safety and efficacy of the treatment of isolated craniofacial dysostosis (plagiocephaly) in infancy have been demonstrated. Opinions remain divided, however, as to the optimal type of procedure to be undertaken. In an attempt to answer this question, we have retrospectively evaluated a study population of 48 ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bartlett SP,Whitaker LA,Marchac D

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of adequate preoperative evaluation, lagophthalmos may appear during a brow lift procedure if the patient has had a prior upper lid blepharoplasty. Relief of this condition may be obtained by incising the upper lid scar and spreading the wound. Subsequent granulation results in an acceptable scar. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McKinney P,Zuckerbraun BS

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with palatal clefts are predisposed to developing speech and language abnormalities. Emerging evidence indicates that children with cleft lip and/or cleft palate have higher rates of learning disabilities than the general population and differences in brain morphology. METHODS:Magnetic resonance im...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Becker DB,Coalson RS,Sachanandani NS,Fair D,Lugar HM,Kirchner LE,Schlaggar BL,Kane AA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the vascular anatomy of the paraspinous muscles and review their clinical use as bipedicled flaps in spinal wound closure. Anatomically, through cadaver dissections, lead oxide injections, and radiographic imaging, the blood supply to the paraspinous muscles was determined. Cl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wilhelmi BJ,Snyder N,Colquhoun T,Hadjipavlou A,Phillips LG

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The orbital floor is one of the most frequently damaged parts of the maxillofacial skeleton during facial trauma. Unfavorable aesthetic and functional outcomes are frequent when it is treated inadequately. The treatment consists of spanning the floor defect with a material that can provide structural support and resto...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yavuzer R,Tuncer S,Başterzi Y,Işik I,Sari A,Latifoğlu O

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:We present our experimental and clinical experiences with the free neurovascular forearm flap. The flap is based on the radial artery, one of the great veins of the forearm (cephalic, basilic, or interconnecting vein), and one or two cutaneous forearm nerves (ulnar, median, or lateral). Because of the standard anatomy...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mühlbauer W,Herndl E,Stock W

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish the viable storage time of human skin stored by refrigeration at 4 degrees C in McCoy's 5A medium and to establish whether oxygenating the medium improves the viable storage time, the following experiment was conducted. Eighty discs of human split-thickness skin graft, each 3 mm in diameter, were stored i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： DeBono R,Rao GS,Berry RB

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Closure of plantar defects with local rotation flaps was studied in 10 patients with 11 plantar defects. Ages ranged from 15 to 66 years, and the average defect was 3.0 X 3.6 cm. Two patients were diabetics. Etiology was variable and included trauma, tumors, and breakdown in patients with anesthetic plantar surfaces. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Shaw WW,Hidalgo DA

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anomaly of facial cleft no. 1 has been encountered recently. It is a rare finding and, accordingly, is being reported with the hope that more craniofacial clefts will be seen in the future and direct the attention of the medical community to the problems. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Suwantemee C

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although surgical release and reconstruction have been used extensively to treat severe postburn knee flexion contractures, the degree of correction is sometimes unsatisfactory, and the procedure is not exempt from significant complications. Based on the principle of slow, gradual external fixation distraction, we hav...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barquet A,Suero C,Cortés O,López L

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstructions, a free tissue flap from the abdomen is shaped into a breast and transferred to the thorax. Survival of this free flap relies on minuscule blood vessels, so-called perforators, providing blood supply to this newly molded breast. Preope...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hummelink S,Hoogeveen YL,Schultze Kool LJ,Ulrich DJO

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap is a safe and reliable technique for breast reconstruction, its versatility is limited when large cutaneous units are needed to resurface a heavily irradiated or scarred breast and chest wall. The thick back skin, in particular, may be unsuitable for reconstruction oppos...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Slavin SA

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intralesional corticosteroid injections were performed in 31 hemangiomas in 30 infants aged 1 to 10 months at first injection. One to five injections were given, spaced 6 weeks apart. Lesions were located throughout the head and neck region, except one that was on the buttock. A mixture of betamethasone acetate and tr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sloan GM,Reinisch JF,Nichter LS,Saber WL,Lew K,Morwood DT

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence supports the use of end-to-side neurorrhaphy for the treatment of certain peripheral nerve disorders. However, the mechanism by which nerves regenerate following this procedure is still unclear. To address this question, the authors designed a new end-to-side coaptation model in rats in which the donor...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hayashi A,Yanai A,Komuro Y,Nishida M,Inoue M,Seki T

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-seven domestic rabbits, 4 dogs, and 2 freshly amputated human limbs were divided into three groups as three different models of fasciosteal flaps that were taken from the distal radii or the tibiae. Through the methods of histology, fluorochrome bone labeling, and perfusing stain, it was confirmed that viabilit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Shi ZM,Xu ZG

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been relatively few articles in the English language on secondary Middle Eastern rhinoplasty. This article analyzes the cause and treatment of secondary Middle Eastern rhinoplasty. METHODS:A prospective study of 40 consecutive female secondary Middle Eastern rhinoplasty patients was completed. R...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Daniel RK

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevailing theories on the causation of choanal atresia are presented, with emphasis on some of the embryologic and anatomic abnormalities that are consistently found. The teleologic significance of nose breathing has been emphasized. This neonatal characteristic leads to a tongue-palate seal that can be rapidly fatal...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Theogaraj SD,Hoehn JG,Hagan KF

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have determined specific factors influencing patients with rheumatoid arthritis to choose to undergo reconstructive hand surgery. However, little is known about how rheumatoid arthritis patients are counseled by physicians regarding surgical options and the concerns that cause patients to de...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mathews AL,Burns PB,Chung KC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 5-year period, 232 microvascular composite-tissue transfers to the head and neck, trunk, and extremities were monitored using the laser Doppler flowmeter. Thirteen free flaps (5.6 percent) developed vascular complications, all within 4 days after surgery. The laser Doppler flowmeter detected vascular compromise...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yuen JC,Feng Z

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tools to quantify layperson assessments of facial palsy are lacking. In this study, artificial intelligence was applied to develop a proxy for layperson assessments, and compare sensitivity to existing outcome measures. METHODS:Artificially intelligent emotion detection software was used to develop the emot...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dusseldorp JR,Guarin DL,van Veen MM,Jowett N,Hadlock TA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral coronal synostosis is the common appellation for premature, one-sided fusion of the frontoparietal suture-the most common cause of synostotic frontal plagiocephaly. However, frontal asymmetry can also result from isolated fusion across the anterior cranial base without involvement of the frontoparietal sutu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rogers GF,Proctor MR,Mulliken JB

更新日期：2002-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility and possible effects of palatal soft-tissue expansion in palatal repair were studied. A prospective longitudinal animal experiment was performed in 75 growing cats assigned to 5 groups. In 31 cats, a midline defect was made, and bipediced flaps were raised at the age of 8 weeks (stimulated Langenbeck o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Van Damme PA,Maltha JC,Kuijpers-Jagtman AM,Freihofer HP,Van't Hof MA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acellular dermal matrices have been proposed to decrease the incidence of capsular contracture in implant-based breast reconstructions. The authors have modified acellular dermal matrices with fenestrations to facilitate greater lower pole expansion and improve contour. The effect of fenestrations on the abi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mowlds DS,Salibian AA,Scholz T,Paydar KZ,Wirth GA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast-conserving therapy is widely accepted as an appropriate method of primary treatment of T1 and T2 breast cancers that measure up to 5 cm. For safe and cosmetically acceptable breast-conserving therapy in patients with larger breast cancers, the tumor volume has to be reduced preoperatively, and lost tissue volum...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Woerdeman LA,Hage JJ,Thio EA,Zoetmulder FA,Rutgers EJ

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with Apert, Crouzon, and Pfeiffer syndromes who have severe midfacial hypoplasia are treated by Le Fort III midface advancement. The purpose of this study was to examine long-term (10-year) midface skeletal stability and growth following Le Fort III midface advancement in growing children. METHODS:...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Shetye PR,Kapadia H,Grayson BH,McCarthy JG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bibliometric indices are proposed measures to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate scholarly output within academic medicine. The authors sought to validate bibliometric indices as an indicator of academic productivity within plastic surgery and their association with promotion of faculty surgeons in ac...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gast KM,Kuzon WM Jr,Waljee JF

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autologous fat transplantation (or lipofilling) is an excellent technique for correction of cosmetic defects. The success of the procedure relies strongly on the techniques of harvesting and transferring viable adipocytes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of two harvesting methods and coenzy...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Witort EJ,Pattarino J,Papucci L,Schiavone N,Donnini M,Lapucci A,Lulli M,Lo Russo G,Mori A,Dini M,Capaccioli S

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00