A comparison of factors affecting aesthetic outcomes of TRAM flap breast reconstructions.

abstract：:Vascularized free flaps are now considered the most appropriate choice for mandible reconstruction because they offer excellent cosmetic and functional results. Various techniques have been proposed. Free fibular flaps have numerous advantages in terms of versatility and contouring. Shaping can be achieved by wedge os...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Guyot L,Richard O,Cheynet F,Sauvant J,Chossegros C,Layoun W,Blanc JL,Gola R

更新日期：2001-08-01 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：:Esophageal reconstruction after salvage esophagectomy in patients who have undergone curative-intent chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer is associated with a significant risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality. In particular, anastomotic leakage can cause severe and potentially fatal complications, including...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sakuraba M,Kimata Y,Hishinuma S,Nishimura M,Gotohda N,Ebihara S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Vascular anomalies and related conditions cause overgrowth of tissues. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of liposuction techniques for pediatric overgrowth diseases. Patients treated between 2007 and 2015 who had follow-up were reviewed. Seventeen patients were included; the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Couto JA,Maclellan RA,Greene AK

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current trend in plastic surgery of the eyelid has taken on increased dependence on anatomical considerations in the marriage of aesthetic and functional ideals. Often, the plastic surgeon performs ptosis and/or septal surgery in conjunction with blepharoplasty. The relationship between eyelid adnexal st...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Reid RR,Said HK,Yu M,Haines GK 3rd,Few JW

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy as a risk factor for having a child with cleft lip/palate has been suggested by several epidemiologic studies. However, most of these studies contained small sample sizes, and a clear association between these two factors could not be established. The U.S. Natality database ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chung KC,Kowalski CP,Kim HM,Buchman SR

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap is a workhorse flap for bone reconstruction. Mastery of the flap is essential for a rewarding reconstruction. However, there is no complete work on this versatile flap. The authors provide a concise review of the literature, address the myths and challenges associated with the flap,...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Al Deek NF,Kao HK,Wei FC

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:Forty axial-pattern skin flaps in 10 pigs were studied, and 50 and 15 mu radioactively tagged microspheres were used to study blood flow at 2 days and 7 days after surgical delay. Blood flow increased during this period. No statistically significant change in the index of non-nutrient flow, an expression of arterioven...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Guba AM Jr

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantity of soft tissue overlying the symphysis menti affords an important attribute that can aid in determination of the correct surgical approach for optimal facial harmony. Xerograms of the facial profile of 100 patients with normal occlusion were analyzed by accepted radiographic cephalometric techniques. The ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Michelow BJ,Guyuron B

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to determine whether or not the transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap procedure is a practical operation for immediate breast reconstruction. Our series reports 128 consecutive patients who underwent immediate breast reconstruction with the TRAM flap from 1985 to 1990....

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Elliott LF,Eskenazi L,Beegle PH Jr,Podres PE,Drazan L

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vertical scar reduction mammaplasty has the advantage of reduced scar burden and improved long-term projection of the breasts. The technique has been criticized for being restricted to cases of mild to moderate mammary hypertrophy and is considered more intuitive and difficult to learn when compared with mor...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lista F,Ahmad J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the ischemia/reperfusion phenomenon, adhesion molecules seem to play a critical role in the recruitment of neutrophils to sites of eventual tissue injury. E-selectin is an endothelium-derived molecule that mediates adhesion of neutrophils to activated endothelial cells. In vitro expression of E-selectin, after ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wang C,Kerrigan CL,Stotland MA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cleft palate patients with a protrucing premaxilla, retrusion or collapse, the abnormal alveolar arches require a mouth gag which can be fitted to the individual. This modification of the Dott-Dingman mouth gag allows maximum adjustability and exposure. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Millard DR Jr,Slepyan DH

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After reading this article, participants should be able to: 1. Understand the evidence regarding the timing of expander/implant breast reconstruction in the setting of radiation therapy. 2. Discuss the implications of a patient's risk factors for possible outcomes and complications of expander/impla...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Alderman A,Gutowski K,Ahuja A,Gray D,Postmastectomy ExpanderImplant Breast Reconstruction Guideline Work Group.

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soft-tissue complications after using the lateral approach for internal fixation of calcaneal fractures are relatively frequent, even in skilled hands. The global management of these wounds has never been standardized. METHODS:The authors present a series of 24 patients with wound edge necrosis of lateral a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cavadas PC,Landin L

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:The appropriate management of frontal sinus fractures is controversial. Experience with 78 frontal sinus fractures over a 9-year period was reviewed, and the fractures were classified into anterior wall, anterobasilar, and frontal skull fracture extensions. The presence of a concomitant CSF leak or an air-fluid level ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Luce EA

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports 11 cases of recurrence 10 years or more after primary treatment of clinically local cutaneous melanoma at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute. Using the product-limit method for estimating recurrence-free survival, two late recurrence rates have been calculated. The estimated late recurrence rate a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McEwan L,Smith JG,Matthews JP

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout history, demands for restoration of the prepuce after circumcision were most commonly related to the political or religious persecution of the Jewish people. The first evidence for such a procedure is mentioned in the Bible: Under the reign of Antiochus IV (168 BC) Hellenistic ideals, such as public nakedne...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Schultheiss D,Truss MC,Stief CG,Jonas U

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of our study was to investigate the effects of ultrasonic energy on tissues, using a porcine model, performed under various instrumental and procedural parameters. Domestic pigs were anesthetized and prepared for surgery. An incision was made on the side of the hip randomly assigned to the right or left ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kenkel JM,Robinson JB Jr,Beran SJ,Tan J,Howard BK,Zocchi ML,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to compare the effects of continuous passive motion (CPM) and cast immobilization on postoperative wound healing. Medical parapatellar skin incisions and arthrotomies were performed on both knees of 10 mature New Zealand rabbits. After closure of the incisions, one knee was immobi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： van Royen BJ,O'Driscoll SW,Dhert WJ,Salter RB

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug effect on flap blood flow is most commonly determined in anesthetized animals, yet the effect of the anesthetic is often poorly understood. Halothane and nitrous oxide cause profound changes in skin blood flow and thus provide an unsuitable anesthetic technique for use in measuring drug effects on skin and myocut...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Thomson JG,Kerrigan CL,Abrahamowicz M

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this two-part study was to evaluate the safety of surgical management of speech production disorders in patients with velocardiofacial syndrome without preoperative cervical vascular imaging studies. Anomalous internal carotid arteries have been shown to be a frequent feature of velocardiofacial syndrom...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Witt PD,Miller DC,Marsh JL,Muntz HR,Grames LM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the case mix of plastic surgeons in their early years of practice by examining candidate case logs submitted for the oral examination. METHODS:Deidentified data from 2000 to 2009 consisting of case logs submitted by young plastic surgery candidates for the oral exam...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chung KC,Song JW,Shauver MJ,Cullison TM,Noone RB,Directors of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:Learning Objectives: After reading this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Examine a nasal defect to determine its true dimension and outline and plan the appropriate timing of reconstruction. 2. Develop a surgical plan to restore normal dimension, volume, symmetry, and outline. 3. Deter...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Menick FJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：:The use of the dorsalis pedis flap with vascularized extensor tendons was presented. An anatomic study has been carried out that has shown that the vascularization of the foot extensor tendons can be exclusively dependent on the blood contribution coming from the dorsalis pedis artery. In two cases that are presented ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vila-Rovira R,Ferreira BJ,Guinot A

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe perceptually the speech articulation, voice quality, and velopharyngeal competency of subjects with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate treated by the Zürich approach. The mean age of the 37 subjects was 10.5 years. Although only one subject had had secondary palatal mana...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Van Demark DR,Gnoinski W,Hotz MM,Perko M,Nussbaumer H

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The anterolateral thigh perforator flap is a common workhorse flap for head and neck reconstruction. The authors present an alternative method using the posteromedial thigh profunda artery perforator flap and compare its characteristics, outcomes, donor-site morbidity, and donor-site cosmesis with those of t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wu JC,Huang JJ,Tsao CK,Abdelrahman M,Kolios G,Cheng MH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00