Free toe-to-fingertip neurovascular flaps.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the 2012 approval of shaped implants, their use in breast reconstruction has increased in the United States. However, large-scale comparisons of complications and patient-reported outcomes are lacking. The authors endeavored to compare surgical and patient-reported outcomes across implant types. METHO...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Khavanin N,Clemens MW,Pusic AL,Fine NA,Hamill JB,Kim HM,Qi J,Wilkins EG,Kim JYS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-energy trauma or peripheral arteriopathy may render recipient vessels unsuitable for free tissue transfer. Vein grafts can be used to lengthen the vascular pedicles to reach healthy distant vessels but with an increased complication rate. METHODS:From 1995 to 2006, 56 arteriovenous loops were construct...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cavadas PC

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The "TOMAX" (TO MAX-imize sensation, sexuality, and quality of life) procedure restores genital sensation in men with low spinal lesions, improving sexual health, as shown previously. It connects the dorsal nerve of the penis to the intact ipsilateral ilioinguinal nerve, unilaterally or bilaterally. This stu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Overgoor MLE,de Jong TPVM,Kon M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of acellular dermal matrix in implant-based breast reconstruction has been described for improving inferolateral prosthesis coverage and support and inframammary fold reconstruction. Recommended guidelines for infection prophylaxis are the same as for any clean procedure-antibiotic administration onl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Avashia YJ,Mohan R,Berhane C,Oeltjen JC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Thousands of women undergo postmastectomy breast reconstruction each year. Part of the reconstruction of an aesthetically pleasing breast is a high-quality nipple-areolar reconstruction. The goals for this reconstruction include appropriate nipple projection, areolar color, and areolar texture. Presented in thi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bogue DP,Mungara AK,Thompson M,Cederna PS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a revived interest in fat grafting procedures, clinicians still fail to demonstrate clearly the in vivo behavior of fat grafts as a dynamic tissue substitute. However, the basic principles in cellular biology teach us that cells can survive and develop, provided that a structural matrix exists that d...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stillaert FB,Abberton KM,Keramidaris E,Thompson EW,Blondeel PN,Morrison WA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increased push for plastic surgery units in the United States to become independent departments administered autonomously rather than as divisions of a multispecialty surgery department. The purpose of this research was to determine whether there are any quantifiable differences in the academic p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Loewenstein SN,Duquette S,Valsangkar N,Avula U,Lad N,Socas J,Flores RL,Sood R,Koniaris LG

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case in which an undelayed cervical myocutaneous flap was used early to cover the denuded cartilage of a burned ear. The ear was saved, and a good result was obtained. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McGrath MH,Ariyan S

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of scleroderma is presented in which there was extensive skin involvement with contractures, but without any systemic manifestation. This patient has been kept ambulatory by repeated skin grafting. The grafts were taken from the few areas which were not involved with the disease. The grafting was successful, an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bang RL

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one flexor tendon repairs in 30 patients managed by early passive motion were retrospectively compared with 31 flexor tendon repairs in 30 patients managed by 3 weeks of postoperative immobilization. Repairs were performed by several surgeons, including plastic surgical residents. There were no statistically si...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Creekmore H,Bellinghausen H,Young VL,Wray RC,Weeks PM,Grasse PS

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distraction osteogenesis is an effective technique for elongating the deficient mandible. The authors specifically evaluated its effectiveness in the treatment of airway obstruction in pediatric patients with mandibular hypoplasia. METHOD:A comprehensive literature review of the National Library of Medicine...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tahiri Y,Viezel-Mathieu A,Aldekhayel S,Lee J,Gilardino M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scholarly output has typically been measured by citation-based metrics such as the Hirsch index (h-index). The Altmetric Attention Score has emerged as a substitute to measure digital attention given to a project. This study aims to determine whether there is any correlation between h-index and the Altmetric...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Shiah E,Heiman AJ,Ricci JA

更新日期：2020-11-01 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

abstract：:Omentum was transplanted and covered with a split-skin graft, for repair of a denuding injury of the scalp in a 5-year-old girl. With the many successful recent reports of free skin flaps, the indications for omental transplantation have decreased somewhat, but some peculiar situations may require it. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ikuta Y

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irreversible facial paralysis can be surgically treated by importing both a new neural and a new motor muscle supply. Various donor nerves can be used. If a nerve supply other than the facial nerve is used, the patient has to adapt to generate a smile. If branches of the fifth cranial nerve are used, the pat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Romeo M,Vizioli L,Breukink M,Aganloo K,Lao J,Cotrufo S,Caldara R,Morley S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The financial reimbursement for breast reconstruction is perceived to be low. The authors evaluated the financial impact of providing breast reconstruction for an academic medical practice and health care system. METHODS:The authors examined the billing records for 97 patients undergoing postmastectomy brea...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Alderman AK,Storey AF,Nair NS,Chung KC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the current trends in the care of facial trauma. Data were obtained through the responses of a survey mailed to all those members and candidates listed in the 1989 American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Directory. A total of 2777 questionnaires were sent, wit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Thaller SR,Kawamoto HK

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Closed-suction drains are widely used to reduce the incidence of seroma whenever potential spaces are surgically created. However, few studies have examined the parameters that affect drain efficacy. METHODS:An in vitro model was created to assess the effects of tubing length, tubing size, tubing type, flui...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Khansa I,Khansa L,Meyerson J,Janis JE

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to introduce plastic surgeons to a theory of adult education. Most surgeons have been hired by their parent institution because of their clinical skills, and rightly so. At the same time, these same surgeons choose or are expected to be involved to varying degrees in the surgical educati...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Weber RA,Armstrong EG

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhinophyma is a disfiguring soft-tissue hypertrophy of the nose. It is an uncommon disease that primarily affects Caucasian men in the fifth to seventh decades of life. Nine cases from the authors' series and a comparison of results following various treatment modalities are presented. Eight of the patients were Cauca...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Redett RJ,Manson PN,Goldberg N,Girotto J,Spence RJ

更新日期：2001-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The biocompatibility of prosthetic mesh is dependent on a number of physicochemical properties that ultimately incite an optimal foreign body response. The magnitude and character of the foreign body response directly affect the clinical success of the hernia repair, with too little scar resulting in bulge or hernia r...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jordan SW,Fligor JE,Janes LE,Dumanian GA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safety of lidocaine dosing in the tumescent technique has been well documented, but there is little evidence regarding the safety of combining tumescent lidocaine infiltration with subcutaneous lidocaine infiltration required in other aesthetic surgery. The safety of lidocaine and epinephrine dosing was investigat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Burk RW 3rd,Guzman-Stein G,Vasconez LO

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of bilateral rupture of inflatable implants from a closed capsulotomy, with ingrowth of fibrous tissue through the inflation valves. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Feliberti MC,Arrillaga A,Colon GA

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution and present criteria for early soft palate closure are reviewed. A definitive group of patients (operated on at 3 to 7 months of age) is reviewed at least 2 years following their surgery. They are compared with our general clinic population (operated on at 12 to 18 months of age) and had significantly fe...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Randall P,LaRossa DD,Fakhraee SM,Cohen MA

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the source of the blood supply to the anterolateral femoral flap was carried out on 42 lower limbs of adult cadavers (among them 35 cadavers with injection of red latex and 1 with india ink into the arteries and 6 vascular cast specimens), and the surface locations of the vascular pedicle were detected on 5...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Xu DC,Zhong SZ,Kong JM,Wang GY,Liu MZ,Luo LS,Gao JH

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is a stressful event, with the potential for profound disturbance to the patient's psychological and physiologic homeostasis. Cosmetic surgery is a particularly intense psychological experience because, in addition to the usual concerns about surgical side effects, cosmetic patients bring their hopes and expec...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rankin M,Borah GL

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the most common complications of the use of foreign material, in both reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgery, is capsular contracture. Historically, research on capsular contracture has focused mainly on reducing bacterial contamination through antibiotic solutions. Only secondary studies have foc...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lombardo GAG,Tamburino S,Magano K,Fagone P,Mammana S,Cavalli E,Basile MS,Salvatorelli L,Catalano F,Magro G,Nicoletti F

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors hypothesized that, for obese patients, delayed abdominal-based free flap (rather than implant-based and immediate) breast reconstruction would result in fewer overall complications and reconstruction losses. METHODS:The authors retrospectively analyzed consecutive implant- and abdominal-based fr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Garvey PB,Villa MT,Rozanski AT,Liu J,Robb GL,Beahm EK

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Control and maintenance of nasal tip position are critical in rhinoplasty. Two frequent methods of exerting tip control are columellar strut and caudal septal extension graft. However, no quantitative data exist comparing the two methods over time. The purpose of this study was to analyze maintenance of tip ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sawh-Martinez R,Perkins K,Madari S,Steinbacher DM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several authors have cited renal disease as a risk factor for free flap failure. The authors performed a retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent free tissue transfer with concomitant renal disease, including acute renal failure, end-stage renal disease, chronic renal insufficiency, and functional kidney t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Moran SL,Salgado CJ,Serletti JM

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00