A comparison of the effects of immobilization and continuous passive motion on surgical wound healing in mature rabbits.

abstract：:We have used this technique in two patients. One had early sternal dehiscence with presternal infection, and the other had late sternal nonunion. Uncomplicated sternal union was achieved in both patients. The cables were nonpalpable in both patients, but they were removed in one patient at that patient's request. This...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Eich BS,Heinz TR

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our experience with 20 full-thickness cheek reconstruction in 17 patients over the past 27 years is presented. The evolution of techniques for management of full-thickness cheek defects reflects our gradual appreciation of the longitudinal artery concept within axial and musculocutaneous flap units. During the 1950s, ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bunkis J,Mulliken JB,Upton J,Murray JE

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Local anesthetic injection is often cited in literature as the most painful part of minor procedures. It is also very possible for all doctors to get better at giving local anesthesia with less pain for patients. The purpose of this article is to illustrate and simplify how to inject local anesthesia in an a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Strazar AR,Leynes PG,Lalonde DH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The viability of axial pattern skin flaps in pigs was assessed by the use of intravenous fluorescein, intradermal injection of 133Xe in saline, intravenous 51Cr tagged red cells, and angiography. The results were correlated with flap survival at 4 days postoperatively. Intravenous fluorescein provided the most accurat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Prather A,Blackburn JP,Williams TR,Lynn JA

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distal portion of the flexor aspect of the forearm has been used as the donor site of full-thickness skin grafts, venous skin grafts, and Chinese forearm flaps. This article describes the use of a free flap harvested from the flexor aspect of the wrist and based on the superficial palmar branch of the radial arter...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sakai S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a suture method that allows removal of the stitches postoperatively without using scissors. This technique should have wide use in plastic surgery, especially for infants. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sasaki A,Fukuda O

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate freeze-dried cortical allograft bone for nasal dorsal augmentation. The 42-month report on 18 patients was published in 2009 in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with 89 percent success at level II evidence, and this article is the 10-year comprehensive review of 62 pat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Clark RP,Pham PM,Ciminello FS,Hagge RJ,Drobny S,Wong GB

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to review the long-term results in anophthalmic patients treated for enophthalmos. The patients in our series had augmentation of the volume of their orbital contents by subperiosteal placement of room-temperature vulcanized silicone. From 1972 to 1985, sixty-three patients received subpe...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sergott TJ,Vistnes LM

更新日期：1987-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:This study describes the use of a modified "bell-bottom" flap for treatment of partial syndactyly release that may avoid the use of skin grafting. METHODS:A retrospective review of this procedure was performed for 12 interdigital space reconstructions. Patients were aged 1 to 5 years 6 months. The mean foll...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Matsumine H,Yoshinaga Y,Fujiwara O,Sasaki R,Takeuchi M,Sakurai H

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, there is no standardized, comprehensive method to assess surgical scars after breast cancer surgery. This article evaluates the application of the Vancouver Scar Scale, in conjunction with patients' scar self-rating and scar-related pain, in a cohort of breast cancer patients. METHODS:Data were p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Truong PT,Abnousi F,Yong CM,Hayashi A,Runkel JA,Phillips T,Olivotto IA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This technique represents a surgical adjunct for the management of chronic, localized pain in patients who continue to have pain despite exhaustive prior evaluation and treatment. The patient-guided approach was used in 10 patients referred with "intractable pain" and yielded good to excellent results in all...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Souza JM,Nystrom AN,Dumanian GA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the increasing trend is to rebuild facial soft-tissue volume with autologous fat transfer, there is no agreement concerning the best way of processing the harvested fat before reinjecting it. Among all the reported fat graft processing techniques, in the present study, the authors compared the clini...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Botti G,Pascali M,Botti C,Bodog F,Cervelli V

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immediate reconstruction of composite head and neck defects using free tissue transfer is an accepted treatment standard. There remains, however, ongoing debate on whether the costs associated with this reconstructive approach merit its selection, especially considering poor patient prognoses and the high co...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jones NF,Jarrahy R,Song JI,Kaufman MR,Markowitz B

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of anabolic steroids is one of many possible causes for gynecomastia. Optimal surgical treatment for this entity involves a combination of liposuction and direct excision. A series of 20 patients treated for anabolic steroid-induced gynecomastia presented. Postoperative complications included two hematomas, one se...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Babigian A,Silverman RT

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contoured cohesive gel breast implants have been recently approved in the United States. These implants have been available for premarket approval studies for selected surgeons. The purpose of this study was to assess a single surgeon's outcomes in three specific clinical situations-breast augmentation, seco...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Doren EL,Pierpont YN,Shivers SC,Berger LH

更新日期：2015-11-01 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：:A new axial flap is described for reconstruction of soft-tissue defects of the nose, including the supratip and columella. The blood supply to this flap originates from the lateral nasal branch of the angular artery adjacent to the nasolabial fold. This flap was used in seven patients between 1989 and 1994, and there ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Maruyama Y,Iwahira Y

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments in gene therapy have shown promise in the treatment of soft-tissue repair, bone formation, nerve regeneration, and cranial suture development. This special topic article reviews commonly used methods of gene therapy and discusses their various advantages and disadvantages. In addition, an overview ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tepper OM,Mehrara BJ

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An inflatable breast implant having a detachable filling reservoir is described. Once in position, the implant can be filled under controlled conditions postoperatively. The implant functions either as a tissue expander or as a delayed-filling implant in the initial stages of the procedure. Once the desired breast siz...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Becker H

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The soft-tissue composition of the eyelid varies from lateral to medial, in that the orbicularis area (in square millimeters) is greatest medially and least laterally, whereas the reverse is true for the preauricularis and postorbicularis fat. The purpose of this study was to describe the relative contribution of tiss...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Essilfie JO,Kattan J,Demer JL,Rootman DB

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three children with Down's syndrome, aged between 3.7 and 17.5 years, underwent partial glossectomy for improvement of cosmetic appearance. Improved speech was also expected. Preoperative and postoperative audiotaped samples of spoken words and connected speech on a standardized articulation test were rated by ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Margar-Bacal F,Witzel MA,Munro IR

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional and aesthetic mandibular reconstruction can be achieved in a single operation by means of a double-barreled fibula osteoseptocutaneous free flap with dental implants loaded simultaneously into the upper barrel. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality and result of such reconstruction. M...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chang YM,Wallace CG,Tsai CY,Shen YF,Hsu YM,Wei FC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasal deformity in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients increases with time, tongue malposition being one of the causes. Some authors have emphasized the role of nasal and adjacent facial musculature as active extrinsic agents. Another cause of alar deformity can be the lack of a proper foundation because of a max...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bennun RD,Perandones C,Sepliarsky VA,Chantiri SN,Aguirre MI,Dogliotti PL

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limitations in autogenous tissue have inspired the study of alternative materials for repair of complex peripheral nerve injuries. Cadaveric allografts are one potential reconstructive material, but their use requires systemic immunosuppression. Cold preservation (> or =7 weeks) renders allografts devoid of ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hess JR,Brenner MJ,Fox IK,Nichols CM,Myckatyn TM,Hunter DA,Rickman SR,Mackinnon SE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Decision analysis allows clinicians to apply evidence-based medicine to guide objective decisions in uncertain scenarios. There is no comprehensive review summarizing the various decision analysis tools used. The authors aimed to appraise and review the decision analytic models used in hand surgery. METHODS...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Safran T,Retrouvey H,Gorsky K,Baltzer HL

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrosurgical coagulation in the presence of blow-by oxygen is a potential source of fire in facial surgery. A case report of a patient sustaining partial-thickness facial burns secondary to such a flash fire is presented. A fiberglass facial model is then used to study the variables involved in providing supplement...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Reyes RJ,Smith AA,Mascaro JR,Windle BH

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term durability of a standard vertical plication of the anterior rectus sheath. For this purpose, 70 women who had undergone this procedure as part of an abdominoplasty were sent a questionnaire, their records were studied, and they were invited back to the clinic for a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： van Uchelen JH,Kon M,Werker PM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microtia is a congenital ear hypoplasia associated with auricular defects. Conventional treatment involves implanted costal cartilage. The impact of surgical invasion and donor-site morbidity can be particularly severe in pediatric patients, and the collectable volume of autologous cartilage is limited. The ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yanaga H,Imai K,Fujimoto T,Yanaga K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that altered collagen metabolism is a contributing factor in the apparent delayed wound healing in denervated regions of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, a tissue implant (PVA) was used to directly measure collagen deposition. Sterile PVA implants were placed subcutaneously in the inner aspect...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Diegelmann RF,Lindblad WJ,Hussey RW,Maygarden SJ,Cohen IK

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00