Reporting Quality of Observational Studies in Plastic Surgery Needs Improvement: A Systematic Review.

abstract：:Deeply invading tumors of the scalp present numerous extirpative and reconstructive problems requiring the combined expertise and skills of both medical and surgical disciplines. We have employed a combined multidisciplinary approach to recurrent tumors of the scalp and calvarium. Intraoperatively, a fresh-tissue mapp...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Peters CR,Dinner MI,Dolsky RL,Bailin PL,Hardy RW Jr

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The reconstruction of the postburn contracture area is always a challenge in the field of plastic surgery. Moreover, the joints are very sensitive to trauma and immobilization, showing a susceptibility to stiffness. The aim of this article is to emphasize the use of "Namaste flap"-modification of subcutane...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Karki D,Muthukumar V,Dash S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of diabetic wounds is a considerable clinical challenge. In this study, mouse dermal fibroblasts retrovirally transduced with the human platelet-derived growth factor B (PDGF-B) gene were used to treat diabetic mouse wounds. The PDGF-B gene was obtained from human umbilical vein endothelial cells, cloned...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Breitbart AS,Laser J,Parrett B,Porti D,Grant RT,Grande DA,Mason JM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:In this study, we evaluated the role of antitumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) therapy in the decrease of adipocyte apoptosis and weight preservation of fat grafts in the rat model. METHODS:A total of 64 rats were randomly divided into 2 groups, with 32 rats in each group. Autologous fat tissue w...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Yang M,Zhang F,Sailes FC,Zhang EW,Lin S,Das SK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to demonstrate the viability of the transverse circumflex scapular artery perforator flap (TCSAPF) in children with soft tissue defects of the lower limb. METHODS:In an anatomic study, 25 fresh cadavers were injected with lead oxide-gelatin for spiral computed tomography and 3-dimensi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Pang X,Cao Z,Wu P,Tang M,Qin L,Yu F,Zhou Z,Tang J

更新日期：2020-05-01 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

abstract：:Repair of unilateral cleft lip is a challenging procedure with no single technique satisfactory for all types of unilateral cleft deformity. This study compares retrospectively five techniques of unilateral cleft lip repair in 72 children (45 boys, 27 girls). Twenty-two children had a Millard rotation-advancement repa...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lazarus DD,Hudson DA,van Zyl JE,Fleming AN,Fernandes D

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical care is often directed at improving patient's quality of life, the effectiveness of which can be measured by objective or subjective outcomes. Surgical intervention, especially in plastic and reconstructive surgery, can often provide hard objective measures, for example, breast size reduction after bilateral ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sharma K,Steele K,Birks M,Jones G,Miller G

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lower eyelid malposition is the most common complication after lower eyelid blepharoplasty. Although the traditional techniques were effective for correcting lower eyelid malposition, they had potential disadvantages, including additional trauma, additional scar, and long recovery period. OBJECTIVE:To evalu...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Zhao ZJ,Lu Y,Liang WZ,Wu JL

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extra-articular crystalline deposition secondary to gout, and less commonly, pseudogout is a well known phenomenon. Despite this well-documented entity of extra-articular deposition, there have been few reports of infiltration of the flexor tendon sheath of the hand. Here, we present a case series of this unique occur...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Bullocks JM,Downey CR,Gibler DP,Netscher DT

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteroradionecrosis of the mandible is one of the most serious complications of radiotherapy in head and neck cancer. Once osteoradionecrosis of the mandible has been established, conservative therapy is often useless. Two cases of asynchronous bilateral osteoradionecrosis of the mandible are presented. In both cases,...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Shimizu F,Kato A,Taneda H,Masuda D,Sato S,Uehara M,Matsuda K,Kawano K,Takahashi Y,Yamaguchi K,Fujiwara S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of unilateral temporomandibular (TM) joint ankylosis were successfully treated by metatarsophalangeal to TM joint replacement by microvascular technique. Results 6 to 20 months postoperatively were encouraging. Further follow-up studies are necessary to evaluate the long-term results. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ting ZS,Chang TS,Wang TC,Wang W,Feng SZ

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent rise in medical tourism, especially for cosmetic procedures, has been mirrored by an increase in the incidence of infections with Mycobacterium abscessus, which is an atypical mycobacterium that is ubiquitous in aquatic environments. M. abscessus soft tissue infections arise from the use of improp...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Leto Barone AA,Grzelak MJ,Frost C,Ngaage LM,Ge S,Kolegraff K,Chopra K,Tornheim JA,Caffrey J,Lifchez SD,Rasko Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Construction of male genitalia in biological female transsexual patients is problematic. We report 3 transsexuals with scrotal construction by tissue expansion of the labia majora. In each patient, tissue expanders were inserted into the labia majora several months before free flap phalloplasty. In 2 patients, the tis...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sengezer M,Sadove RC

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of the artificial eye, from antiquity to the present, is described. Around the beginning of the nineteenth century, glass eyes replaced the earlier metal ones--not always well tolerated. In 1835, cryolite glass was used instead of lead glass; to this day it remains the lightest and most desirable substance...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Martin O,Clodius L

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients underwent percutaneous pin placement, 17 intraoral corticotomies, and application of an Orthofix lengthening device to facilitate complex multiplanar distraction as mandated by the patient's specific deformity. The patients underwent gradual bony and soft-tissue distraction at the rate of .25 mm four time...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Pensler JM,Goldberg DP,Lindell B,Carroll NC

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteus syndrome is a rare, congenital hamartomatous syndrome that presents with a wide range of abnormalities. Regardless of different manifestations found in different patients, there exists three mandatory criteria for the diagnosis of this syndrome: a mosaic distribution of the lesions, a progressive course, and s...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Yavuzer R,Uluoğlu O,Sari A,Boyacioğlu M,Sarigüney Y,Latifoğlu O,Celebi MC

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incredibly complicated multidimensional defects have always strained the ingenuity of the reconstructive surgeon. Secondary perhaps to vascularized composite allotransplantation as a solution to this dilemma, the compound flap has been developed to be a more useful and available alternative. Their greatest versatility...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hallock GG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transverse facial clefts (macrostomia) are rare disorders that result when the embryonic mandibular and maxillary processes of the first branchial arch fail to fuse properly to form the corners of the mouth. Macrostomia may be seen alone or in association with other anomalies. It may be unilateral, extending along a l...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sowande OA,Anyanwu LJ,Ademuyiwa AO,Talabi AO,Adejuyigbe O

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Due to the importance of hand functions, fingertip injuries should be reconstructed by flap coverage. Although reverse homodigital island flap is an option that is widely used, the classical homodigital flap, which includes a skin graft for the donor site, leads to many donor-site problems such as maceration...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Karamese M,Akatekin A,Abac M,Koplay TG,Tosun Z

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal wall reconstruction of ventral hernia defects with loss of visceral domain and inadequate soft-tissue coverage presents a surgical challenge. Four patients with large, skin grafted ventral hernia defects were treated by staged abdominal wall reconstruction. During the initial stage, tissue expanders were pla...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Carlson GW,Elwood E,Losken A,Galloway JR

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：:A case of a closed rupture of a single slip of flexor digitorum superficialis to the little finger is described. Closed rupture injuries of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon are quite common, but closed injuries to the superficialis tendon have been rarely reported. A single slip avulsion rupture of this tendon wo...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Netscher DT,Eladoumikdachi F,Schneider A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 cases of patients with thumb polydactyly that were difficult to classify into either Wassel type VI with a remarkable hypoplastic metacarpal or Wassel type VII (triphalangeal thumb). The radial digit was functional but hypoplastic, and the ulnar digit presented a dominant appearance but no active motion. T...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Iba K,Wada T,Yamashita T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From an anatomical standpoint, the support of the inferior two thirds of the nose is ensured by the cartilaginous septum. Usually, the reconstruction of total loss of the quadrangular cartilage is performed with some success by means of camouflage procedures such as L-shaped struts or cantilever grafts. In this articl...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Candiani P,Campiglio GL,Rizzo F,Gaini R

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of large congenital spinal defects remains a challenge. We present our experience in closure of difficult spinal defects following repair of tethered cord, using paravertebral fascial or myofascial turnover flaps. Between 1996 and 2005, 23 patients were operated using paravertebral turnover flaps for cl...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Arad E,Barnea Y,Gur E,Amir A,Leshem D,Zaretski A,Rochkind S,Beny L,Constantini S,Weiss J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal and external diameters of sections of radial and ulnar arteries obtained from fresh cadavers were measured. Statistical analysis of the results obtained shows significant correlation (p less than 0.05). The wide range of values obtained suggests that, despite this degree of correlation, the internal diameter ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： McGregor AD

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A bulky appearance is one of the major patient complaints after extremity reconstruction after fasciocutaneous flaps. Serial debulking procedures with staged excision are required to improve aesthetic and functional outcome, but these methods risk injury to the vascular pedicle and often require multiple pro...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Reuben CM,Bastidas N,Sharma S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (2007), the number of cosmetic procedures has increased to over 10 million in 2006, representing a 48% increase from 2000. This increase in cosmetic surgery prevalence is paralleled by a surge in reality cosmetic surgery television programming. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sperry S,Thompson JK,Sarwer DB,Cash TF

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of silicone breast implants usually leads to infection and extrusion. According to the literature, implant extrusion rates are not higher than 2% 1 and removal of the implant is recommended. 2 During the past 3 years, the authors dealt with eight implant exposures (six women: two cases of bilateral exposure a...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Fodor L,Ramon Y,Ullmann Y,Eldor L,Peled IJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00