Surgical anatomy of the SMAS: a reinvestigation.

abstract：:Arterial and venous anatomy and their relation to the anterolateral thigh flap were examined in 10 specimens of six fresh cadavers in which radiopaque materials were injected into both the arterial and venous systems. Territories and positions of individual perforating arteries were measured, and the venous drainage p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kawai K,Imanishi N,Nakajima H,Aiso S,Kakibuchi M,Hosokawa K

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthotopic cartilage transplants are performed in the course of numerous rhinosurgical operations. Precondition of a permanent success of the operation is preservation of vitality of the transplanted cartilage. Although numerous study results of heterotopic cartilage transplants exist, corresponding examinations in or...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gubisch W,Greulich M,Donath K

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although free flap transfer is commonly performed to reconstruct defects of the upper two-thirds of the face and scalp, the superficial temporal artery and vein have historically not been considered adequate for microsurgical reconstruction and have rarely been described as recipient vessels. The purpose of ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hansen SL,Foster RD,Dosanjh AS,Mathes SJ,Hoffman WY,Leon P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with craniofacial disorders are at increased risk for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Methods for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in this population remain controversial. Sleep studies are the criterion standard but are impractical for all patients. The utility of obstructive sleep apn...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cielo CM,Silvestre J,Paliga JT,Maguire M,Gallagher PR,Marcus CL,Taylor JA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perforator flaps are increasingly used in reconstructive surgery. However, the microvascular perfusion pattern within these flaps remains essentially unknown. In perforator flaps, the importance of preserving the skin bridge at the base is still an object of debate. The authors hypothesized that dividing the...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mešić H,Kirkebøen KA,Bains R

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:The cutaneous arterial circulation of the face and scalp was investigated by using multiple anatomic techniques in fresh cadaver specimens. Selective ink injections, dissection and measurement of latex-hardened perforators, and radiographic examination of transverse sections of barium-injected specimens defined 11 vas...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Whetzel TP,Mathes SJ

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomic boundaries and vascular supply of the subgaleal fascia have been described previously. The thin and malleable subgaleal fascia was selected for difficult reconstructive problems in seven patients. This flap has been based on either the supraorbital or the superficial temporal vascular leash. The subgaleal...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Carstens MH,Greco RJ,Hurwitz DJ,Tolhurst DE

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes impairs the ability of tissue to respond adequately to ischemia. The underlying mechanisms contributing to this impaired response remain unknown. Because increases in apoptosis have been linked to a spectrum of diabetic complications, the authors examined whether programmed cell death is involved in...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jazayeri L,Callaghan MJ,Grogan RH,Hamou CD,Thanik V,Ingraham CR,Capell BC,Pelo CR,Gurtner GC

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Restoration of biomechanical strength following surgical reconstruction of tendon or ligament insertion tears is challenging because these injuries typically heal as fibrous scars. The authors hypothesize that injuries at the tendon-bone interface would benefit from reconstruction with decellularized composi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Farnebo S,Woon CYL,Bronstein JA,Schmitt T,Lindsey DP,Pham H,Castillo AB,Chang J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 7-year-old girl who was unable to flex her left thumb at the interphalangeal joint proved to have an extremely hypoplastic flexor pollicis longus with normal thenar muscles, which is very rare. The flexor digitorum superficialis of the ring finger was transferred to the inserting portion of the flexor pollicis longu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Uchida M,Kojima T,Sakurai N

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of hypertrophic scars and keloids remains a therapeutic challenge. Treatment regimens are currently based on clinical experience rather than substantiated evidence. Laser therapy is an emerging minimally invasive treatment that has recently gained attention. METHODS:A meta-analysis was conduc...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jin R,Huang X,Li H,Yuan Y,Li B,Cheng C,Li Q

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scleral show or ectropion is a known complication of lower eyelid surgery. It is particularly problematic after lower eyelid blepharoplasty when the orbicularis oculi muscle is transected or after other procedures are performed that denervate the lower eyelid. The purpose of this study was to determine wheth...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lowe JB 3rd,Cohen M,Hunter DA,Mackinnon SE

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The external ear of the rat is an excellent model for practicing microsurgical dissection and for the refinement of microvascular anastomoses, techniques that are crucial for microvascular en bloc tissue transfer and replantation. Preparation of the rat ear for replantation requires familiarity with the vascular anato...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chiu DT,Chen L,Chen ZW

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scholarly output has typically been measured by citation-based metrics such as the Hirsch index (h-index). The Altmetric Attention Score has emerged as a substitute to measure digital attention given to a project. This study aims to determine whether there is any correlation between h-index and the Altmetric...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Shiah E,Heiman AJ,Ricci JA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The viability of axial pattern skin flaps in pigs was assessed by the use of intravenous fluorescein, intradermal injection of 133Xe in saline, intravenous 51Cr tagged red cells, and angiography. The results were correlated with flap survival at 4 days postoperatively. Intravenous fluorescein provided the most accurat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Prather A,Blackburn JP,Williams TR,Lynn JA

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional surface reconstruction from computed tomographic (CT) data has been used to plan craniofacial operations. Cephalometric and anthropometric databases were integrated with three-dimensional CT reconstructions to quantitate the skeletal deformity and to assist in the design of the surgical procedure. In...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Altobelli DE,Kikinis R,Mulliken JB,Cline H,Lorensen W,Jolesz F

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to evaluate quality-of-life benefits of ablative head and neck cancer surgery and microvascular reconstruction, a longitudinal study was undertaken in which patients with T3 or T4 oropharyngeal cancers without systemic metastases at presentation were administered both general and disease-specific quality-...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Netscher DT,Meade RA,Goodman CM,Alford EL,Stewart MG

更新日期：2000-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Shared medical appointments combine individual patient-physician encounters with a group educational segment. This allows for patients' needs to be addressed individually and for patients to benefit from shared learning. Shared medical appointments enhance knowledge, understanding, and management of disease ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Giladi AM,Brown DL,Alderman AK

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic corticosteroid therapy has been used to treat hemangiomas for 30 years; yet, there are no studies of possible complications. We reviewed the database of the Vascular Anomalies Center at the Boston Children's Hospital and gathered information on short- and long-term side effects in children who were given syst...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Boon LM,MacDonald DM,Mulliken JB

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although national efforts to minimize gender biases exist, gender differences in surgery persist. This study aims to investigate gender differences in preoperative resource use of patients undergoing wrist arthroscopy for nontraumatic wrist pain. METHODS:Patients who underwent a wrist arthroscopy for nontra...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Billig JI,Sterbenz JM,Zhong L,Chung KC

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diced cartilage grafts are useful for dorsal nasal augmentation; however, long-term resorption usually occurs. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of adipose-derived stem cells on the viability of diced cartilage grafts. METHODS:Twenty Fischer rats were divided into four groups with diced carti...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Orbay H,Tobita M,Hyakusoku H,Mizuno H

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amputated rat hindlimbs were subjected to either normothermic (26 degrees C) or hypothermic (4 degrees C) ischemia. Experimental limbs had their microcirculation washed out (either before or after the ischemic insult) with a physiologic acellular plasma substitute previously reported to enhance flap survival following...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rosen HM,Slivjak MJ,McBrearty FX

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few studies that compare the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap to the pedicled transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (pTRAM) flap for use in reconstructive breast surgery. The authors examined four factors that aid in decision-making: donor-site morbidity, need for surgery r...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Knox ADC,Ho AL,Leung L,Tashakkor AY,Lennox PA,Van Laeken N,Macadam SA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomical subunit approximation cleft lip repair advantageously achieves a balanced lip contour, with the line of repair hidden along seams of aesthetic subunits. Dr. David Fisher's original description of the repair reflects the considerable thought that went into the evolution of his design. As his technique ha...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chong DK,Swanson JW

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical treatment of lymphatic malformations in the nasolabial region of children has produced disappointing results. Attempts to remove them through a preauricular incision have generally required a synchronous superficial parotidectomy in an attempt to prevent facial nerve injury. However, incomplete removal with t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Witt PD,Martin DS,Marsh JL

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe orbital soft-tissue loss and contracted eye sockets often present in patients who have had enucleation, exenteration, or other ocular diseases. In this article, the authors report a novel contracted eye socket reconstruction technique using lateral upper arm free flaps and review the surgical outcome ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Li Y,Song H,Liu J,Li D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this primer is to provide the clinical surgeon with a survey overview of the basic biochemistry of collagen and the methods and rationale of collagen cross-linking in the processing and preparation of bioprosthetics for surgical implantation. The author highlights the critical biologic factors, such as ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dunn RM

更新日期：2012-11-01 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