Method for measurement of circumduction of the thumb to evaluate results of opponensplasty.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internationally, plastic surgery societies have placed an increasing emphasis on the importance of evidence-based medicine. The authors aimed to categorize levels of evidence of podium presentations at three major North American plastic surgical meetings, and to assess the factors associated with a higher le...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chuback JE,Varley TL,Yarascavitch BA,Eaves F 3rd,Thoma A,Bhandari M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A more rapid healing of skin graft donor sites has often been observed during ultimoratio therapies with growth hormone in adults who have suffered extremely severe burns. The purpose of this animal experimental study was to examine the influence of systemic growth hormone administration on the healing time of skin gr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ghofrani A,Höller D,Schuhmann K,Saldern S,Messmer BJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Horizontal mattress sutures have previously been shown to remove unwanted bulbosity and convexity of nasal tip cartilages. The purpose of this study was to extend that concept by investigating the universal applicability of the horizontal mattress suture to change and control the curvature (e.g., convexity or concavit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gruber RP,Nahai F,Bogdan MA,Friedman GD

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have devised a modified technique using the gluteus maximus musculocutaneous flap as multilayered sliding V-Y advancement to cover pressure sores on the sacral area. Nine patients with relatively large (average 7 x 7 cm) sacral grade IV pressure sores underwent unilateral multilayered V-Y advancement flap. All pati...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lee HB,Kim SW,Lew DH,Shin KS

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aneurysmal bone cyst is a rare but recognized osseous lesion of the orbit. We report the presentation, treatment, and postoperative course of an orbital aneurysmal bone cyst in a patient with McCune-Albright syndrome. To our knowledge, this report represents the first description of aneurysmal bone cyst of the orbit i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lucarelli MJ,Bilyk JR,Shore JW,Rubin PA,Yaremchuk MJ

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients with segmental tibial defects whose contralateral fibula could not be used as a donor were treated with ipsilateral island fibular transfer in an antegrade or retrograde fashion. Antegrade-flow pedicled flaps based on the peroneal vessel as in the conventional free flap were used for the proximal or midd...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chung YK,Chung S

更新日期：1998-02-01 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：:In the case of multiple fingertip reconstruction requiring toe transfer, double toes can be elevated in the syndactylic fashion with a single vascular pedicle for transfer, followed by separation a few weeks later. The biggest advantage of this procedure is that the problem of limitation of recipient arteries for mult...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hirasé Y,Kojima T,Takeishi M,Konno M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After reading this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Clinically describe various cutaneous neoplasms. 2. Identify the corresponding histopathologic findings. 3. Discuss the optimal treatment approach for each entity. SUMMARY:Cutaneous neoplasms are broadly viewed as benign, premalignan...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lee EH,Nehal KS,Disa JJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to present the authors' experience with the use of porous polyethylene ultrathin sheets for orbital floor reconstruction. Thirty-two patients with orbital floor fractures were treated with porous polyethylene ultrathin sheets. Sixteen cases corresponded to orbitozygomatic fractures, 11 c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Villarreal PM,Monje F,Morillo AJ,Junquera LM,González C,Barbón JJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the use of the extensor pollicis longus tendon as an extension of the motor unit in an opponens transfer. Its advantages, and its successful application in 4 cases, are illustrated. To the best of our knowledge, this method has not been described before. We believe it to be a satisfactory addition to the o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kaplan I,Dinner M,Chait L

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preservation of the middle nasal vault has increasingly become a topic of interest and concern in rhinoplasty. Resection of even a minute amount of roof during hump removal disturbs the stabilizing effect of the upper lateral cartilages, which then causes a fall of upper lateral cartilages medially toward th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sen C,Iscen D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lateral ptosis of the eyebrow is a major part of the complex changes that patients are seeking to improve with an upper blepharoplasty. Two hundred and eight patients have undergone a browpexy procedure at the time of blepharoplasty. This operative maneuver, which is performed through the blepharoplasty incision, prev...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Zarem HA,Resnick JI,Carr RM,Wootton DG

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies comparing similar and sizable numbers of deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) and pedicled transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap reconstructions are lacking. The authors hoped to determine whether the DIEP flap has advantages over the pedicled TRAM flap for breast reconstruct...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Garvey PB,Buchel EW,Pockaj BA,Casey WJ 3rd,Gray RJ,Hernández JL,Samson TD

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cartilage grafts are routinely used in secondary and posttraumatic rhinoplasty. However, in most cases, there are weak areas in the nasal bones and upper lateral cartilages. The purpose of this study was to seek a solution for the keystone area and dorsum of the nose in revision and posttraumatic rhinoplasty...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Irmak F,Yazar SK,Sirvan SS,Yazar M,Karsidag S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists in the literature regarding reconstruction of the radial artery after elevation of the radial forearm flap. The literature suggests that reconstructing the radial artery with a vein graft is an important aspect in the use of this flap. In our experience, this has never been performed with no sequela...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Meland NB,Core GB,Hoverman VR

更新日期：1993-04-01 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

abstract：:Thirty-nine children with moderate-to-severe velopharyngeal incompetency were randomly assigned to either prosthetic or surgical palatal management. A classification for evaluating velopharyngeal incompetency was designed. The prosthetic speech appliance, when obtained and tolerated, corrected velopharyngeal incompete...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Marsh JL,Wray RC

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After reading this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe various wound closure techniques available to the modern plastic surgeon, including the indications and contraindications of each. 2. Explain the fundamental concepts of wound healing as it relates to reconstruction. 3. Under...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Buchanan PJ,Kung TA,Cederna PS

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians await the availability of synthetic bioimplants that will replace the need for autogeneic bone grafts in bone reconstructive surgery. For more than a decade, researchers have evaluated delivery vehicles for the tissue morphogen bone morphogenetic protein. The object of this investigation was to measure indu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Clokie CM,Urist MR

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anterolateral thigh flap is a septocutaneous artery flap based on the septocutaneous or muscle perforators of the lateral circumflex femoral system. Little has been reported about the variations in its vascular anatomy and its application for head and neck reconstruction. We report 22 cases in which this flap was ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Koshima I,Fukuda H,Yamamoto H,Moriguchi T,Soeda S,Ohta S

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an adult who developed primary malignant melanoma arising in association with residual nevus cells in the pectoralis muscle under an intact skin graft 13 years following the partial excision of a giant congenital nevocellular nevus (GCNN). The case serves to emphasize the malignant potential of GCNN, for whi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rhodes AR,Wood WC,Sober AJ,Mihm MC Jr

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissection of the proximal gracilis vascular pedicle proceeds in a dark tunnel-like space deep to the adductor longus. With the application of a previously described technique for an extended approach to the lateral arm free flap, the authors describe a novel technique that improves observation and thus facilitates di...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hasen KV,Gallegos ML,Dumanian GA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volume restoration with autologous fat augmentation has become a key technique in facial rejuvenation. It is highly versatile and useful as an independent operation or as an adjunct to rhytidectomy and blepharoplasty. The goal of this article and the accompanying videos is to provide a detailed step-by-step guide to a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Xue AS,Dayan E,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The first aim of this study was to determine the rate of revision carpal tunnel release in five urban hospitals over a period of 14 years. The secondary aim was to assess what demographic, condition-related, and treatment-related factors are associated with revision carpal tunnel release. METHODS:Between 20...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Westenberg RF,Oflazoglu K,de Planque CA,Jupiter JB,Eberlin KR,Chen NC

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case series is the most prevalent type of clinical research in the plastic surgery literature. However, this is a lower level study design in the hierarchy of evidence. The case series is nevertheless a useful hypothesis generator for future studies. These in turn can be tested with more robust study designs such ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Coroneos CJ,Ignacy TA,Thoma A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Free tissue transfer has not been fully adopted as the primary mode of treating foot and ankle defects in potentially indicated patients, partly because of the lack of sizable vessels and the potential in the long term of differential growth in the flap and the recipient site. Also lacking are long-term outc...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lin CH,Mardini S,Wei FC,Lin YT,Chen CT

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most commonly used technique in the treatment of contracture bands is Z-plasty. The subcutaneous pedicle rhomboid flap is a relatively new flap whose efficiency in the treatment of wide or linear contractures with two or more contracture bands has been demonstrated. This experimental study was planned to...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ertaş NM,Küçükçelebi A,Erbaş O,Bozdoğan N,Celebioğlu S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipofilling is a treatment modality to restore tissue volume, but it may also rejuvenate the aging skin. Platelet-rich plasma has been reported to augment the efficacy of lipofilling, both on graft take and rejuvenation, by altering the adipose-derived stem cells. The authors hypothesized that addition of pl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Willemsen JCN,Van Dongen J,Spiekman M,Vermeulen KM,Harmsen MC,van der Lei B,Stevens HPJ

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Academic research productivity is limited by strenuous resident and faculty schedules but nevertheless is imperative to the growth and success of our discipline. The authors report institutional experience with their clinical research fellowship model, providing two positions per year. METHODS:A critical an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Carney MJ,Weissler JM,Koltz PF,Fischer JP,Wu LC,Serletti JM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00