Study to Assess Outcome After Open and Closed Carpal Tunnel Decompression.

abstract：:Transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) breast reconstruction in patients with advanced breast cancer is controversial. Management of these patients is often complex and consists of surgical extirpation, postoperative radiation, chemotherapy, and in some cases bone marrow transplantation. Few studies have ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Behnam AB,Nguyen D,Moran SL,Serletti JM

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway may play an important role in early burn edema. Therefore, we evaluated the influence of cdp-choline on early systemic burn edema and leukocyte activation in shock in rat mesenteries after burn plasma transfer. METHODS:Burn plasma harvested from donor rats 4 hours afte...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hernekamp JF,Hu SX,Schmidt VJ,Vogelpohl J,Kneser U,Kremer T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite intense research, etiologies underlying syndromic craniosynostosis remain poorly understood. While syndrome-related genetic factors have garnered much attention, external forces likely play a large role as well. In contrast to well-defined genetic abnormalities that may be precisely identified and statisticall...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sher S,Cole P,Kaufman Y,Hatef DA,Hollier L

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of Automated Facial Image Analysis (AFA) to detect changes in facial motion after Botox injections in patients with facial nerve disorders accompanied by abnormal muscle activity. Eight subjects received Botox for oral to ocular synkinesis (n = 6), ocular to oral s...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rogers CR,Schmidt KL,VanSwearingen JM,Cohn JF,Wachtman GS,Manders EK,Deleyiannis FW

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents a long-term evaluation of sural nerve donor-site morbidity in patients with at least 15 years' follow-up (mean 26 years) after sural nerve harvesting for peripheral nerve repair. Twenty-nine patients (mean age 30 years at time of surgery) participated in a retrospective analysis using a questionnai...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： IJpma FF,Nicolai JP,Meek MF

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are only a few reports that investigate the measurement of functional penile length and compare the methods used for this purpose. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between the measurement techniques and to determine an appropriate method that correlates the erect state most closely. Measure...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sengezer M,Oztürk S,Deveci M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secondary correction of facial asymmetry due to early posterior cranial deformation is presented. The combination of mandibular skeletal reduction of the gonial angle and inferior border, masseter muscle thinning, and auricular setback can be an effective camouflage technique when the facial skeleton and occlusion...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Eppley BL,Elluru R,Sadove AM

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRs) are involved in gene expression and function, but little is known of their function in ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), which plays a critical role in flap compromise during microvascular flap surgeries. This article aimed to determine the expression profiles of miRs in rat flap surgeries ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chang KP,Lee HC,Huang SH,Lee SS,Lai CS,Lin SD

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosing osteomyelitis in patients with pressure ulcers is complicated by overlying soft-tissue inflammation and reactive bone formation. We set out to evaluate the efficacy of indium scanning in the diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis in spinal-cord-injury patients with grade IV pressure ulcers. The goal was to esti...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Melkun ET,Lewis VL Jr

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the recent overall increase in cases of tuberculosis and other types of mycobacterial infection, the incidence of tuberculous hand infections remains extremely low in the United States. The rarity of this infection often results in delay in diagnosis and treatment. A case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infectio...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Karanas YL,Yim KK

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of a Keith needle is described to secure a cartilage graft during rhinoplasty. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lamont E

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are peptide mediators of inflammation that are being extensively studied in several aspects of disease. I provide an introduction to the general features of cytokine biology. Cytokines may be considered as either proinflammatory or anti-inflammatory compounds, and they also have potent hematopoietic effects....

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Remick DG

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative localization of the perforators allows precise planning of the flap design and improves surgical efficiency. Recently, infrared thermography is introduced as a reliable alternative, where the perforator corresponds to the "hot spot" on the thermogram. This study aims to compare the application o...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Xiao W,Li K,Kiu-Huen Ng S,Feng S,Zhou H,Nicoli F,Blondeel P,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Full-thickness soft tissue defects of the back remain challenging clinical problems for reconstructive surgeons. Among a vast variety of local flap options, perforator-based local flaps gain increasing popularity lately. Because mostly heterogeneous patient cohort comparison of different perforator flaps i...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hernekamp JF,Cordts T,Kremer T,Kneser U

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A randomized, prospective, double-blind study designed to compare the effectiveness of the use of cloxacillin with the result of nontreatment in patients undergoing surgical intervention of axillary hyperhidrosis was conducted from August 1987 to October 1987 at the Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Forty-two...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ma S,Chiang SS,Fang RH

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tattooing is increasingly common in Western society. The aim of the study was to create an overview of the surgical options when a tattoo is present in the operative site and to present an algorithm for the surgical plan.A literature-based study was conducted, using the Pubmed database. The following search terms have...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Smit JM,Scheele K,Lapid O,Hoogbergen MM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a levator retrodisplacement procedure upon conductive hearing loss in cleft palate patients was evaluated. Forty-two children with cleft palates, operated upon between 1970 and 1975, were included in the study. The results suggest that 73.5% of those in the levator retrodisplacement group achieved normal...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Morgan RF,Dellon AL,Hoopes JE

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Honey has been applied for medicinal purposes since ancient times. Its antibacterial effects have been established during the past few decades. Still, modern medical practitioners hesitate to apply honey for local treatment of wounds. This may be explained by the expected messiness of such local application. Moreover,...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ahmed AK,Hoekstra MJ,Hage JJ,Karim RB

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of this study is to describe the use of high-frequency ultrasound to ascertain the site, quantity, and type of filler injected in the soft tissue of the face, with respect to reliability of the procedure and the analysis costs. Between December 2006 and August 2010, 80 subjects aged 25 to 65 years, who underwent f...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Grippaudo FR,Mattei M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes in breast sensation after reconstruction are expected. Return of breast sensation after reconstruction and whether nipple-sparing mastectomy offers a substantial benefit in terms of sensation has been inconsistently documented in the literature. We conducted the current study using the pressure-speci...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rodriguez-Unda NA,Bello RJ,Clarke-Pearson EM,Sanyal A,Cooney CM,Manahan MA,Rosson GD

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locally advanced, node-positive recurrence of malignant melanoma is a harbinger of distant metastases and signifies poor prognosis. However, the clinical course may vary due to the unpredictable biology of malignant melanoma. The presented patient developed a recurrent melanoma of the scalp that eroded through the sku...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Senchenkov A,Barone FE

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capsular contracture is one of the most common complications resulting from implants placed during mammoplasty and rhinoplasty, and there is no definitive solution or a method for preventing it. Recent reports suggest that botulinum toxin A (BoTA) is effective at reducing keloid scars clinically. Peri-implant capsules...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kim YS,Hong JW,Yoon JH,Hwang YS,Roh TS,Rah DK

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term follow-up of free flaps used for skull coverage in this experience has revealed that serious sequela are more likely after muscle-only free flaps. Over the past 2 decades, 8 muscle and 6 composite free flaps have been used in 12 patients. Debulking was the only secondary procedure necessary in 1 composite fl...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hallock GG

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical errors in the length and orientation of a flap pedicle can result in kinks, twists, or tension on the pedicle vessels. When these errors occur together with the microvascular repairs associated with free flap transfer, thrombosis and flap failure may be the outcome. A model was designed to simulate these even...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ozbek MR,Deune EG,Cooley BC,Khouri RK

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique used concomitantly with Rethi's incision to reach and treat the secondary nasal tip is described. The technique involves removing the cartilage remnants of both domes and placing a shaped cartilage autograft that is immobilized by sutures. No hypertrophic scarring has been observed in the 546 patients trea...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Juri J,Juri C,Grilli DA,Zeaiter MC,Belmont J

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sagging of the remaining breast behind the inframammary fold after breast reduction or breast augmentation may necessitate revisional surgery. The authors achieved inframammary fold reconstruction by reconstruction of the inframammary crease ligament through a deepithelialized skin flap that is anchored to the periost...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Wechselberger G,Del Frari B,Pülzl P,Schoeller T

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study has demonstrated that microcrystalline collagen is useful for controlling hemorrhage from an area where microvascular anastomoses are being performed, and that microcrystalline collagen does not adversely affect patency rates of microvascular repairs even when applied directly to the anastomosis itself. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Colen LB,Mathes SJ

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-year-old girl was referred to the plastic surgery unit with metastatic malignant melanoma diagnosed in a cervical lymph node. She had previously undergone excision of a Spitz nevus of the cheek at age 18 months. The management of this patient is discussed along with a review of the literature relating to Spitz nev...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Reynolds N,Ali-Khan AS,Rigby H,Orlando A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A bilayered artificial dermis is widely applied for skin defects. Its collagen sponge is biodegraded and replaced with dermis-like tissue after application. There is no reliable method for quantitatively evaluating the blood flow of artificial dermis. In this study, we used laser Doppler imaging to evaluate ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Morimoto N,Takemoto S,Kawai K,Aya R,Ishisaka T,Suzuki S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management of posttraumatic large soft tissue defects and bone loss remains a therapeutic and surgical challenge for orthopedic surgeons. We assessed the use of a neurocutaneous flap and the Ilizarov technique in the reconstruction of severe composite defects in the tibia. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewe...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Xu J,Zhong WR,Cheng L,Wang CY,Wen G,Han P,Chai YM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00