A simplified method for air drill irrigation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In obtaining human tenocytes for tendon tissue engineering, a low proliferation rate and phenotype loss during passaging is a problem. It was the authors' aim to evaluate the influence of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on human tenocyte growth and gene expression. METHODS:Human tenocytes were exp...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kraus A,Sattler D,Wehland M,Luetzenberg R,Abuagela N,Infanger M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to report outcomes after initiation of an algorithmic approach (Bethesda protocol) using intracranial free flaps, cranial bone autografts, and dermal/fat grafts to treat warfare-related cranial frontofacial defects after war-related decompressive craniectomy. METHODS:A retros...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kumar AR,Tantawi D,Armonda R,Valerio I

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active mobilization of repaired flexor tendons requires sufficient suture strength. This study was designed to investigate the suitability of four newly developed and comparatively strong tendon sutures for flexor tendon repair with active digital mobilization. Fifty fresh flexor digitorum profundus tendons were rando...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tang JB,Gu YT,Rice K,Chen F,Pan CZ

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A primary gastrocnemius transposition flap is a useful technique for prosthetic coverage following extensive soft-tissue and bone resection for sarcomas of the knee joint. The gastrocnemius transposition flap is also a useful secondary procedure to treat local complications following attempted limb-sparing surgery. Th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Malawer MM,Price WM

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet-rich plasma contains high concentrations of growth factors that stimulate proliferation and migration of various cell types. Earlier experiments demonstrated that local platelet-rich plasma administration activates Schwann cells to improve axonal regeneration at a transected peripheral nerve lesion....

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sowa Y,Kishida T,Tomita K,Adachi T,Numajiri T,Mazda O

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Midface reanimation in patients with chronic facial paralysis is not always possible with an ipsilateral or contralateral facial nerve innervating a free neuromuscular tissue transfer. Alternate use of nonfacial nerves is occasionally indicated but may potentially result in inadvertent motions. The goal of t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rozen S,Harrison B

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nasal reconstruction can be a challenge for the plastic surgeon. The forehead flap is the workhorse in nasal reconstruction, providing similar skin color, texture, structure, and reliability. There are disadvantages of the forehead flap, including a difficult arc of rotation, which risks displacement of medi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Angobaldo J,Marks M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertical mammaplasty was evaluated after 10 years of experience and the study of 250 personal consecutive cases, and a few minor technical modifications are presented. In the beginning, the main advantage of the technique seemed to be the reduced amount of scarring, as this technique avoids submammary scars. With more...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lejour M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the correction of the medial scar depression and diastasis of the pubic hair of the mons veneris in three postpuberal female patients operated on for bladder exstrophy are reported. The reconstructive surgery is carried out using skin expanders. The expanded skin is utilized to create two dermoadipose f...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Marconi F,Messina P,Pavanello P,De Castro R

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pedicled descending branch muscle-sparing latissimus dorsi flap with a transversely oriented skin paddle presents distinct advantages in breast reconstruction, including reduced donor-site morbidity and greater freedom of orientation of the skin paddle. This study reports the anatomical basis, surgical t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Saint-Cyr M,Nagarkar P,Schaverien M,Dauwe P,Wong C,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstructive results of 115 burned nipple-areola complexes in 84 female patients were reviewed. Results of nipple reconstruction using local quadrapod flaps (33 percent good, 45 percent fair, 22 percent poor) and composition grafts from the earlobe (20 percent good, 60 percent fair, 20 percent poor) were comparable,...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pensler JM,Haab RL,Parry SW

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fractures of the orbital roof require high-energy trauma and have been linked to high rates of neurologic and ocular complications. However, there is a paucity of literature exploring the association between injury, management, and visual prognosis. METHODS:The authors performed a 3-year retrospective revie...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gebran SG,Lopez J,Wasicek PJ,Elegbede A,Rasko YM,Liang F,Nam AJ,Manson PN,Grant MP

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent studies we demonstrated that platelet emboli induced by arterial injury impair the microcirculation. The present study was performed to determine if heparin or dietary cod liver oil reduces the incidence of emboli following the same arterial injury and, in turn, whether these agents prevent the associated de...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barker JH,Gu JM,Anderson GL,O'Shaughnessy M,Pierangeli S,Johnson P,Galletti G,Acland RD

更新日期：1993-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Velopharyngeal insufficiency occurs in 5 to 20 percent of children following repair of a cleft palate. The pharyngeal flap is the traditional secondary procedure for correcting velopharyngeal insufficiency; however, because of perceived complications, alternative techniques have become popular. The authors' ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sullivan SR,Marrinan EM,Mulliken JB

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lymph system plays important roles in maintaining fluid balances, the immune system, and lipid metabolism. After tissue replantation or transfer, some cases suffer long-lasting edema or lymphedema caused by interruption of main lymph flows; however, this mechanism has yet to be clarified. METHODS:The me...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yamamoto T,Iida T,Yoshimatsu H,Fuse Y,Hayashi A,Yamamoto N

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The titanium hollow screw reconstruction plate (THORP) system for reconstruction of lower jaw defects provides a functional stable fixation and is used as a long-term or permanent implant in tumor surgery and in traumatology. The rigid fixation of the head of the screw to the plate, avoiding unphysiologic loads to the...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vuillemin T,Raveh J,Sutter F

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microsurgical procedures, although equipment- and labor-intensive, allow efficient treatment of selected soft-tissue, bone, and peripheral nerve defects. The precise surgical skills required and the high equipment and institutional costs have been deterrents to initiating programs in developing countries. Th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Merrell JC,Tien NV,Son NT,An LN,Sellers D,Russell R,Manktelow R,Wei FC,Orgill DP

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bariatric surgery, particularly the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is currently the most effective method of sustainable weight loss for the morbidly obese patient population. Unfortunately, the nutritional adequacy of the postoperative diet has frequently been overlooked, and in the months to years that follow, ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Agha-Mohammadi S,Hurwitz DJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The median facial dysplasia group of patients is a unique, distinct, definable group characterized by mid-line facial deficiencies in the presence of a unilateral or bilateral cleft lip with or without cleft palate and without clinically detectable anomalies of the brain. This group of patients comprised 2 percent of ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Noordhoff MS,Huang CS,Lo LJ

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enlarged tongue, or macroglossia, may compromise vital function to the point that surgical correction is necessary. Although earlier procedures simply aimed at reducing tongue bulk, contemporary techniques attempt to decrease lingual dimension yet preserve critical neurosensory function. Still, modern approaches a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kaufman Y,Cole P,McKnight A,Hatef DA,Hollier L,Edmonds J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents our experience with microsurgical lymphaticovenous implantation in the treatment of chronic lymphedema. Our attempt is to create a lymphaticovenous shunt with an implantation of the collecting lymphatics, including some lymphatic vessels and lymphatic capillaries, within external connective adven...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yamamoto Y,Sugihara T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the last 15 years, negative-pressure wound therapy has become commonly used for treatment of a wide variety of complex wounds. There are now several systems marketed, and additional products will be available in the near future. Many clinicians have noted a dramatic response when negative-pressure wound...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Orgill DP,Bayer LR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tracking world cases of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is currently limited to patient registries at a few academic centers, dependent upon patient referral and case reports in the literature. The purpose of this study was to review and compare federal database adverse event ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Srinivasa DR,Miranda RN,Kaura A,Francis AM,Campanale A,Boldrini R,Alexander J,Deva AK,Gravina PR,Medeiros LJ,Nast K,Butler CE,Clemens MW

更新日期：2017-05-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:In academic institutions, residents make substantial contributions to clinical productivity. However, billing cannot be generated unless there is direct attending physician supervision of these services. The purpose of this study was to quantify clinical services provided by residents at a large academic med...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Drolet BC,Tandon VJ,Sargent R,Loor K,Schmidt ST,Liu PY

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dorsal hump reduction can lead to significant aesthetic and functional deformities with distortion of the dorsal aesthetic lines without first preserving and subsequently restoring proper position of the upper lateral cartilages. The senior author (R.J.R.) previously described the component dorsal hump reduction to pr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Geissler PJ,Roostaeian J,Lee MR,Unger JJ,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Biplanar oncoplastic surgery represents a novel technique with which to address partial breast reconstruction defects in small to medium sized breasts. Traditional oncoplastic volume displacement techniques may correct contour irregularities but do not address volumetric asymmetries. Volume replacement techn...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nahabedian MY,Patel KM,Kaminsky AJ,Cocilovo C,Miraliakbari R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a blind, randomized study, two groups, each of seven rabbits, were treated with either a very low dose of human melanoma cell line-derived tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) or isotonic saline. t-PA (0.067 mg/kg of body weight) was administered intraaortically, 20 percent being given as a 30-second "bolus" in...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Arnljots B,Wieslander JB,Dougan P,Salemark L

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The nasolabial angle is the angle between the line drawn through the midpoint of the nostril aperture and a line drawn perpendicular to the Frankfort horizontal plane while intersecting subnasale. Previous analysis by the authors' department yielded closer ranges between men and women of 96 and 98 degrees, r...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Brown M,Guyuron B

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00