Quantitative culture technique and infection in complex wounds of the extremities closed with free flaps.

abstract：:A case of unusual myxoma in a 2-year-old child is reported with its surgical treatment and postoperative outcome. Differential diagnosis with other pathologies such as mucocele and sarcoma is discussed. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Caleffi E,Toschi S,Bocchi A

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spare-part surgery of upper extremity avulsions may facilitate primary soft-tissue healing and prosthetic rehabilitation. This procedure also may be applicable to the management of analogous proximal lower extremity avulsions where a short femoral stump and a shortage of soft tissue exist. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mixter RC,Rao VK,De Angelis A,Donald CE

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective quantitative analysis of 40 infants who underwent surgery for sagittal craniosynostosis was conducted to determine whether any difference in outcome, with respect to cranial index (cranial width/cranial length x 100), could be associated with either the age at surgery or the extent of the operation. Ch...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Panchal J,Marsh JL,Park TS,Kaufman B,Pilgram T,Huang SH

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although the use of the expanded myocutaneous flap has many advantages, the time course is prolonged. The net gain in surface area during acute expansion is insufficient. In this study, botulinum toxin type A was applied to shorten the flap expansion period while obtaining an adequate surface area that would...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chenwang D,Shiwei B,Dashan Y,Qiang L,Bin C,Muxin Z,Pengcheng L,Senkai L

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic infections affect 17 million people yearly, and approximately 550,000 people die each year from, or with, their chronic infections. Acute and chornic infection differences are well known to clinicians, but the role of bacteria in producing these clinical differences remains poorly understood. METHOD...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wolcott R,Dowd S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work by this laboratory introduced the pig fibula bone flap as a model for the study of the pathophysiology of vascularized bone flaps. Anatomic and hemodynamic studies demonstrated a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in vascular perfusion after a series of segmental osteotomies and rigid fixation (lag screws a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gur E,Chiodo A,Pang CY,Mendes M,Pritzker KP,Neligan PC,Shpitzer T,Forrest CR

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women with mammary hypertrophy who present for reduction mammaplasty have several well-described musculoskeletal complaints, but a high prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome has not been reported. We identified 151 patients from a plastic surgery practice who underwent reduction mammaplasty from 1994 to 1996. To this g...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pernia LR,Ronel DN,Leeper JD,Miller HL

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Theories regarding the cause of craniosynostosis that are more than 15 years old cite the role that tensional forces play in the normal and abnormal development of the cranial suture. These theories highlight the effect of stress bands originating from the skull base to the vertex, guiding sutural developmen...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tholpady SS,Freyman TF,Chachra D,Ogle RC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap, which is a modification of the muscle-sparing free transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap, is being more frequently used in an effort to reduce postoperative abdominal morbidity. However, there is no consensus as to which of these flaps i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Uda H,Kamochi H,Sarukawa S,Sunaga A,Sugawara Y,Yoshimura K

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 8 consecutive patients who had reduction mammaplasties to determine their psychological reactions. All 8 experienced pleasure with the operative results and the improvement or disappearance of their physical symptoms. Most described a general increase in self-esteem. In 5 of the 8 patients, however, there w...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Goin MK,Goin JM,Gianini MH

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anaphylaxis and anaphylactic-like reactions in the perioperative period are a significant concern for anesthesiologists and surgeons. With an incidence as high as one in 3500 and a mortality rate of 3 to 6 percent, proper management of these reactions is essential. The available surgical literature provides ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Giladi AM,Kasten SJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Capsular contracture remains a major problem following prosthetic breast implantation, especially in patients undergoing irradiation. Recent studies suggest that such radiation injuries are a cascading process of cytokine activation, with transforming growth factor (TGF)-β acting as the "master switch." Beca...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Katzel EB,Koltz PF,Tierney R,Williams JP,Awad HA,O'Keefe RJ,Langstein HN

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap can be employed successfully in head and neck reconstruction when the size or nature of the defect precludes the use of local or regional flaps. Generous amounts of hairless skin and muscle may be transferred in one operative procedure while producing an acceptable donor defect. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barton FE Jr,Spicer TE,Byrd HS

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Leech Book, the oldest known Anglo-Saxon herbarium, probably written in Winchester, circa A.D. 920, by Cyril Bald or at his special request, contains a short chapter on the surgical treatment of the cleft lip; this chapter apparently represents the first record in a medical manuscript of this treatment. The origin...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vrebos J

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most managed care plans use a physician "gatekeeper" to control referrals to hand surgeons. The appropriateness of this model for upper extremity complaints has never been challenged. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prior management of patients with elective hand disorders who present to a hand...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hartzell TL,Shahbazian JH,Pandey A,Girson LA,Rubinstein R,Bojovic B,Bernthal N,Azari KK,Benhaim P

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of the current study were to (1) measure trends in the type of mastectomy performed, (2) evaluate sociodemographic/hospital characteristics of patients undergoing contralateral prophylactic mastectomy versus unilateral mastectomies, and (3) analyze reconstruction rates and method used following diff...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cemal Y,Albornoz CR,Disa JJ,McCarthy CM,Mehrara BJ,Pusic AL,Cordeiro PG,Matros E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A conchal floor composite flap pedicled by skin of the helical crus has been well described in the literature. Here the flap is elevated based on the supply by an upper auricular branch of the superficial temporal artery. In this article, a newly defined conchal floor arterial flap is proposed. The flap is based on th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Park C

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of the nipple is the penultimate step in breast reconstruction after mastectomy. A number of reconstructive techniques have been described for nipple reconstruction including skin grafts, composite grafts, and various local flaps. The authors' preferred reconstructive technique is the local C-V or modif...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bernard RW,Beran SJ

更新日期：2003-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the advent of three-dimensional (3D) printing in the 1980s, it is now possible to produce physical objects from digital files and create 3D objects by adding one layer at a time following a predetermined pattern. Due to the continued development of inexpensive and easy- to- use 3D printers and bioprinting, this ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kamali P,Dean D,Skoracki R,Koolen PG,Paul MA,Ibrahim AM,Lin SJ

更新日期：2016-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of alopecia due to radiation of the scalp are presented in which it has been possible to achieve a technically and cosmetically satisfactory reconstruction by punch hair grafting. This does not mean that every case is suitable, but it does mean that those without contraindications should at least be given a ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nordström RE,Holsti LR

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some new variations are described for partial and total ear reconstructions, eyebrow reconstructions, and sideburn reconstructions in burned patients. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Brent B

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and reliability of muscle flaps in the treatment of prosthetic graft sepsis. A retrospective analysis was performed to assess the outcome of all patients with prosthetic graft sepsis who were treated with a muscle flap at Groote Schuur Hospital between January of ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Graham RG,Omotoso PO,Hudson DA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a series of six patients with eight flaps in whom computer-generated models were used for fabrication of vascularized bone grafts in complex facial restorations. Preoperative CT data, digitalized on tape, were converted by the CEMAX (Santa Clara, Calif.) 1500 Integrated Hardware and Software System to a thr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rose EH,Norris MS,Rosen JM

更新日期：1993-02-01 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：:Protein depletion appears to augment, rather than decrease, the length of a skin flap surviving in rats. We were able to document a lowering of serum viscosity in these animals. The augmentation of flap survival produced by protein depletion may even be greater than that produced by the delay phenomenon. A reduction i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ruberg RL,Falcone RE

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammary implants were exposed to various simulated dive profiles followed by altitude exposures to stimulate aircraft travel and then were observed for bubble formation and volume changes. Minimal volume changes occurred after each dive. Numerous bubbles formed, however, reaching their maximum size in 3 hours. By comp...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vann RD,Riefkohl R,Georgiade GS,Georgiade NG

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue expansion can be characterized as a unique reconstructive procedure that takes advantage of the intrinsic ability of tissues to stretch and, in some instances, to grow in response to expansive forces. The efficacy of combined intraoperative expansion to obtain sufficient expanded tissue more rapidly was tested ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Iwahira Y,Maruyama Yu

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transition zone between cheek superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) and malar SMAS is difficult to raise because of proximity of zygomatic nerve branches. The authors attempted to clarify the three-dimensional anatomy of the retaining ligaments in relation to nerve branches in this area. METHODS:...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Alghoul M,Bitik O,McBride J,Zins JE

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified surgeon's knot is proposed. Tying is based on twisting the throws instead of laying them down flat. The second (granny) throw is snugged against the first in a locking manner. The knot is tied rapidly by needleholder and is particularly useful for skin sutures with monofilament thread. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Meiss L

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00