An operating table for hand surgery.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap has gained notoriety because of its proposed benefit in decreasing donor-site morbidity but has been associated with longer operative times, higher perfusion-related complications, and increased cost relative to muscle-sparing free transverse rectus abdomin...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Krishnan NM,Purnell C,Nahabedian MY,Freed GL,Nigriny JF,Rosen JM,Rosson GD

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deformities of the adjacent facial bones are common with large vascular tumors. Most hemangiomas will resolve spontaneously, but the incidence of resolution appears to be quite low when the adjacent bones are affected. In these, we have used high dosage corticosteroid therapy in the early cases, particularly those inv...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Williams HB

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A free skin graft about 12 cm in diameter transplanted after excision of a Bowen's carcinoma on the back totally survived for a long period on seroma and was confirmed to have revascularization from the host skin margin. Repeated evacuations of the fluid and subsequent pressure dressings failed to cause adherence of t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Koyama H,Isshiki N,Noda R,Nishimura R

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective methods to identify novel genes in complicated dynamic tissue processes are needed in molecular biology research. Traditional techniques primarily target known genes and are inefficient in the pursuit of unknown genes. Here we describe the use of a modified differential display polymerase chain reaction (DD-...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Soo C,Sayah DN,Zhang X,Beanes SR,Nishimura I,Dang C,Freymiller E,Ting K

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital constriction band syndrome is a rare entity with a wide spectrum of associated congenital anomalies. Review of the pathogenesis and an unusual case of constriction band syndrome in a newborn are presented. Surgical excision of the deformity and the band was performed within the first week of life. There wer...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Paletta CE,Huang DB,Sabeoiro AP

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors and free-radical scavengers protect the skin against necrosis induced by frostbite. However, the tissue component(s) that determine the evolution of skin necrosis and the mechanism of this pharmacologic protection are not precisely defined. We have studied freezing injury to rabbit ears by s...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Marzella L,Jesudass RR,Manson PN,Myers RA,Bulkley GB

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrogen clearance technique was introduced for monitoring postoperative blood flow after free-tissue transfer in this prospective clinical study. This technique allows unlimited repeatable quantitative measurements of tissue blood flow in milliliters per minute per 100 gm of tissue at any site including buried fl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Machens HG,Mailaender P,Reimer R,Pallua N,Lei Y,Berger A

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The innovative technique of three- and four-dimensional computed tomographic angiography allows us to analyze the areas of perfusion in commonly used free abdominal flaps in breast reconstruction, such as pedicled transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flaps, full TRAMs, muscle-sparing TRAMs, an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wong C,Saint-Cyr M,Arbique G,Becker S,Brown S,Myers S,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After the devastating earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, a British orthoplastic limb salvage team was mobilized. The team operated in a suburb of Port-au-Prince from January 20, 2010. This analysis gives an overview of the caseload and early outcomes. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of operative data...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Clover AJP,Rannan-Eliya S,Saeed W,Buxton R,Majumder S,Hettiaratchy SP,Jemec B,combined British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgeons and the Medical Emergency Relief International emergency response team to Haiti,

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education guidelines separate residents' education into six core competencies or subjects. The authors address the least intuitive of these, systems-based practice. In systems-based practice, educators and residents must demonstrate an awareness of and responsiven...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Davison SP,Cadavid JD,Spear SL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents our technique of autologous breast reconstruction using the latissimus dorsi flap and studies the advantages, disadvantages, and results that can be expected. A consecutive sample of 100 patients was studied. The average length of follow-up was 20 months (range 8 to 44 months), and all of the sub...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Delay E,Gounot N,Bouillot A,Zlatoff P,Rivoire M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about how performance on strength, range of motion, and dexterity measures changes as children with index finger pollicization mature. The authors reviewed performance in range of motion, strength, and dexterity over a 7-year period and report outcomes over time. METHODS:Data from children t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kollitz KM,Tomhave W,Van Heest AE,Moran SL

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Rejuvenation of the neck is essential to achieve a young facade. Different approaches for aging neck rejuvenation have been developed throughout the years. Most of them focus on specific elements that contribute to the aging neck. The main drawbacks of these techniques are recurrence of the platysma bands, m...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gronovich Y

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:Epithelium in the nail matrix is different from that at other body sites, in terms of clinical and histological appearance. Hard keratins are exclusively expressed in the nail matrix and bed and the hair apparatus, and hard keratin is considered a differentiation marker of these sites. Whether the expression of hard k...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Okazaki M,Yoshimura K,Fujiwara H,Suzuki Y,Harii K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distraction osteogenesis is a well-established method of endogenous tissue engineering. This technique has significantly augmented our armamentarium of reconstructive craniofacial procedures. Although the histologic and ultrastructural changes associated with distraction osteogenesis have been extensively described, t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Warren SM,Mehrara BJ,Steinbrech DS,Paccione MF,Greenwald JA,Spector JA,Longaker MT

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dentofacial deformities are traditionally treated by maxillary and mandibular osteotomies conducted separately or simultaneously. Recently, distraction osteogenesis has become an irreplaceable part of the surgical armamentarium, for its ability to induce new bone formation between the surfaces of bone segments that ar...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Schendel SA,Hazan-Molina H,Aizenbud D

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our procedure, in which the inverted nipple was suspended using autogenous tendon grafts, was easy to perform, and it was not necessary to cut the lactiferous ducts. There was no deformity of the nipple or areola after this procedure, and the surgical scars were inconspicuous. Three patients who were followed up for o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kurihara K,Maezawa N,Yanagawa H,Imai T

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors have used cervicopectoral superthin flaps to reconstruct face, chin, and neck scar contractures. In the authors' clinical experience, three types of flaps could be harvested: (1) cutaneous pedicled flaps, (2) musculocutaneous pedicled flaps, and (3) muscle pedicled flaps. In the present study, th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vinh VQ,Ogawa R,Iwakiri I,Hyakusoku H,Tanuma K

更新日期：2007-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old female diabetic patient was hospitalized because of ketoacidosis and a necrotic wound on the hand. Debridement and antibiotic therapy failed to halt the process. After demonstration of Mucor in cultures from the wound, the patient underwent extensive surgery and amphotericin B was administered. When the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bentur Y,Shupak A,Ramon Y,Abramovich A,Wolfin G,Stein H,Krivoi N

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular transfer of the omentum has several unique advantages for the reconstruction and revascularization of extremity wounds. The omentum provides well-vascularized, malleable tissue for reconstruction of extensive soft-tissue defects and has a long vascular pedicle (35 to 40 cm) with sizable vessels, which re...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Maloney CT Jr,Wages D,Upton J,Lee WP

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As a component of the Maintenance of Certification process from 2003 to 2019, the American Board of Plastic Surgery tracked 20 common plastic surgery operations. By evaluating the data collected over 16 years, the authors are able to examine the practice patterns of pediatric/craniofacial surgeons in the Uni...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kearney AM,Gart MS,Brandt KE,Gosain AK

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complete or incomplete cleft lip may include a contralateral lesser form of incomplete cleft lip to give rise to an asymmetrical bilateral cleft lip deformity. The principle of simultaneous bilateral cleft repair remains an area of contention with regard to asymmetrical cases, including a lesser form deformi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bezuhly M,Fisher DM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast reconstruction after a radical mastectomy using the temporary subcutaneous tissue expander is described. The main principle of this method is recovery of the amount of lost tissue through expansion of the remaining chest skin to large proportions and filling of the breast envelope with a smaller permanent mamma...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Radovan C

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevailing theories on the causation of choanal atresia are presented, with emphasis on some of the embryologic and anatomic abnormalities that are consistently found. The teleologic significance of nose breathing has been emphasized. This neonatal characteristic leads to a tongue-palate seal that can be rapidly fatal...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Theogaraj SD,Hoehn JG,Hagan KF

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity and specimen weight have both been associated with a higher incidence of complications for patients undergoing reduction mammaplasty. However, obesity has been arbitrarily and inconsistently defined, and the degree of obesity has not been considered in these previous studies. Because insurance companies are in...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Zubowski R,Zins JE,Foray-Kaplon A,Yetman RJ,Lucas AR,Papay FA,Heil D,Hutton D

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three instances of inappropriate ADH syndrome following craniofacial operations are reported. The cornerstone to diagnosis is careful fluid and electrolyte monitoring. Treatment consists of fluid restrictions in the acute phase and demeclocycline for refractory cases. Seizures should be symptomatically treated. Surgeo...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Brones MF,Kawamoto HK Jr,Renaudin J

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transversus abdominis plane blocks are increasingly being used in microvascular breast reconstruction. The implications of these blocks on specific reconstructive, patient, and institutional outcomes remain to be fully elucidated. METHODS:Patients undergoing abdominally based microvascular breast reconstruc...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Salibian AA,Frey JD,Thanik VD,Karp NS,Choi M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cause of cleft lip remains speculative. The nature and extent of pathophysiologic changes in cleft lip muscle are controversial. This study was undertaken to better understand the developmental processes at work. There were two groups of patients. In group 1, 40 fresh tissue specimens were taken from 22 patients w...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： de Chalain T,Zuker R,Ackerley C

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00