Surgical repair of an anterior tibialis muscle hernia with Mersilene mesh.

abstract：:In an attempt to decrease a 10 to 15 percent vascular thrombosis rate leading to graft occlusion, low-dose human-grade heparin was studied to determine if carefully monitored intravenous therapy would increase 7-day patency in a known potent thrombosis model. In New Zealand white rabbits, the type of infusate administ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Greenberg BM,Masem M,May JW Jr

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Speech production and age at palatal repair were investigated in 80 cleft palate children. Children whose palates were repaired prior to the onset of speech production demonstrated significantly better speech than those whose palates were repaired between 12 and 27 months of age. The supposition that earlier palatal r...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dorf DS,Curtin JW

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past 8 years, short-scar cervicofacial rhytidectomy has been used with great success and a high level of patient satisfaction. The operation involves limited incisions in the sideburn and preauricular areas, extending just around the fold of the ear lobule. Extensive undermining of the superficial musculoaponeu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Massiha H

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mandibular distraction osteogenesis has proven to be an effective treatment for upper airway obstruction related to micrognathia. Changes in the aerodigestive space can help facilitate tracheostomy removal in children and prevent tracheostomy in newborns. However, this may also precipitate changes in the abi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Spring MA,Mount DL

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper airway narrowing has been a concern of mandibular setback. The aims of this study were (1) to evaluate the effect of bimaxillary rotational setback surgery on upper airway structure in patients with skeletal class III deformities, and (2) to compare the preoperative and postoperative upper airways of c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hsieh YJ,Chen YC,Chen YA,Liao YF,Chen YR

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the tumor with the highest prevalence and incidence in women. Reduction mammaplasty is one of the most common procedures performed in Brazil by the plastic surgeon, and it is not uncommon for the surgeon to find a breast tumor during the operation or afterward, when the histopathological report is rec...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pitanguy I,Torres E,Salgado F,Pires Viana GA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of bilateral rupture of inflatable implants from a closed capsulotomy, with ingrowth of fibrous tissue through the inflation valves. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Feliberti MC,Arrillaga A,Colon GA

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood supply to the brachioradialis muscle and the skin of the forearm was studied in latex-injected arms. The dominant perforator to the muscle arose from the brachial artery (27.3 percent), radial recurrent artery (33.3 percent), or radial artery (39.4 percent). In all cases, adequate perforators exist from the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sanger JR,Ye Z,Yousif NJ,Matloub HS

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipofilling is a treatment modality to restore tissue volume, but it may also rejuvenate the aging skin. Platelet-rich plasma has been reported to augment the efficacy of lipofilling, both on graft take and rejuvenation, by altering the adipose-derived stem cells. The authors hypothesized that addition of pl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Willemsen JCN,Van Dongen J,Spiekman M,Vermeulen KM,Harmsen MC,van der Lei B,Stevens HPJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of speech outcome and maxillofacial growth was carried out in cleft palate patients. Seventy-six cleft palate patients were randomly selected for the study group; 41 patients were operated on at 12 months of age, and 35 patients were operated on at 6 months of age. All patients were followed until ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ysunza A,Pamplona MC,Mendoza M,García-Velasco M,Aguilar MP,Guerrero ME

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to adult cutaneous wounds, early fetal wounds heal scarlessly. Fetal rat skin transitions from scarless repair to healing, with scar formation between days 16.5 (E16) and 18.5 (E18) of gestation. Term gestation is 21.5 days. The composition of the extracellular matrix in fetal skin and wounds differs from ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dang CM,Beanes SR,Lee H,Zhang X,Soo C,Ting K

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computed tomographic angiography is a diagnostic tool increasingly used for preoperative vascular mapping in abdomen-based perforator flap breast reconstruction. This study compared the use of computed tomographic angiography and the conventional practice of Doppler ultrasonography only in postmastectomy rec...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Offodile AC 2nd,Chatterjee A,Vallejo S,Fisher CS,Tchou JC,Guo L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasal deformity in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients increases with time, tongue malposition being one of the causes. Some authors have emphasized the role of nasal and adjacent facial musculature as active extrinsic agents. Another cause of alar deformity can be the lack of a proper foundation because of a max...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bennun RD,Perandones C,Sepliarsky VA,Chantiri SN,Aguirre MI,Dogliotti PL

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Narcotic pain medications are a significant component of most postoperative pain control regimens. Although they are usually effective, they produce several untoward side effects and sometimes provide inadequate analgesia. The continuous infusion of local anesthetic agents (via pain pump) has been used to su...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kazmier FR,Henry SL,Christiansen D,Puckett CL

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty women scheduled for breast reconstruction surgery with tissue expansion were randomly divided into two groups. In the first group the tissue was expanded rapidly, i.e., once a day, starting 1 week postoperatively, and in the other group it was expanded slowly, i.e., once a week, starting after 2 weeks. The expan...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wickman M

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although most craniosynostoses can be determined by pattern recognition, some patients defy phenotypic diagnosis and require computed tomography to determine sutural fusions. METHODS:The authors' craniofacial database was reviewed for patients treated for craniosynostosis between 1989 and 2007. Children wit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Greene AK,Mulliken JB,Proctor MR,Meara JG,Rogers GF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors retrospectively reviewed their experience over the past 5 years with reconstructions of hypopharyngeal defects using anterolateral thigh flaps. The purpose of the study was to present a modified classification of defects, the method and tips used, and outcomes and morbidities. METHODS:From 2002 ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Spyropoulou GC,Lin PY,Chien CY,Kuo YR,Jeng SF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex reassignment surgery has proved to be the best resolution for primary transsexuals. In 1980, Dr. Rubin stated that preservation of the glans to reconstruct the clitoris in male-to-female sex reassignment surgery gave good cosmetic and functional results. In his series, Rubin used the corpus spongiosum as the vascu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fang RH,Chen CF,Ma S

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the progressive changes of nasal symmetry, growth, and relapse after presurgical nasoalveolar molding and primary cheiloplasty in unilateral complete cleft lip/palate infants. Twenty-five consecutive complete unilateral cleft lip/palate infants were included. All the infants und...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Liou EJ,Subramanian M,Chen PK,Huang CS

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal donor-site flaps, including the transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) and deep inferior epigastric artery (DIEA) perforator flaps, are standard in autologous breast reconstruction. With significant variation in the vascular anatomy of the abdominal wall, preoperative imaging is essent...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rozen WM,Phillips TJ,Ashton MW,Stella DL,Gibson RN,Taylor GI

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Any split-thickness skin graft donor site is obvious to some degree because of pigment alterations and, at the worst, it can develop hypertrophic scarring. A predictably superior aesthetic result is possible if this site is converted to a full-thickness defect followed by primary closure, because a linear scar is the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hallock GG

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, Poly Implant Prothèse silicone breast implants were recalled from the European market. The authors studied 112 women and previously published data on rupture prevalence. Women are presenting with symptoms they feel may be a result of ruptured implants. The authors' aim was to study the clinical con...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Maijers MC,Niessen FB

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both one- and two-stage approaches have been widely used for patients with asymmetric bilateral cleft lip. There are insufficient long-term outcome data for comparison of these two methods. The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the clinical outcome over the past 20 years. METHODS:The senior...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chung KH,Lo LJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascularized and conventional autogenous rib grafts were used to reconstruct 6-cm ulnar defects in the forelegs of the nine dogs. Each dog served as its own control. Biomechanical torsional testing of the grafted ulnas showed that vascularized grafts were 234 percent stronger than the conventional grafts. Bone toughne...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Moore JB,Mazur JM,Zehr D,Davis PK,Zook EG

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, the profunda artery perforator flap has become one of the popular flap choices for patients who desire autologous breast reconstruction but are not optimal candidates for deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap surgery. These patients are not ideal patients for DIEP flap surgery because of ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Haddock NT,Cho MJ,Gassman A,Teotia SS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The debate over the legitimacy of silicone as a safe tool for soft-tissue augmentation has spanned well over half a century. Proponents concede that injections of questionable purity and/or of massive quantities have produced unfavorable outcomes. They assert that in experienced hands with "injectable-grade"...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chasan PE

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, double-blinded study of 30 consecutive face lift patients was conducted to determine if the administration of corticosteroid medication would reduce postoperative facial edema. Half the patients received steroid medications in a random fashion. Three independent plastic surgeons who were blinded to the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Owsley JQ,Weibel TJ,Adams WA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about how performance on strength, range of motion, and dexterity measures changes as children with index finger pollicization mature. The authors reviewed performance in range of motion, strength, and dexterity over a 7-year period and report outcomes over time. METHODS:Data from children t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kollitz KM,Tomhave W,Van Heest AE,Moran SL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates six different techniques with respect to their ability to quantitatively describe facial asymmetry in three dimensions. Three-dimensional facial images were acquired using a Cyberware 3030RGB laser surface scanner. Image processing was performed on a Silicon Graphics Indigo computer workstation. T...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： O'Grady KF,Antonyshyn OM

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of total maxillary advancement on the growing skull was examined in 25 pigs, subjected to facial operations of varied severity at the age of 5 weeks (elevation of periosteum, simple osteotomy, and osteotomy immobilized by wire fixation, with or without bone grafts) and in controls. When the animals were kil...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Munro IR

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00