Lessons from American Board of Plastic Surgery Maintenance of Certification Tracer Data: A 16-Year Review of Clinical Practice Patterns and Evidence-Based Medicine in Cleft Palate Repair.

abstract：:In 25 random patients undergoing rhytidectomy, we did unilateral subplatysmal-fascial dissections of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) of the face and neck--with redistribution of the tension of this system and fixation by suturing. Late evaluation of these patients by 3 observers showed no detectable d...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rees TD,Aston SJ

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple-sparing mastectomy has become an accepted treatment for appropriately selected breast cancers. No reports have correlated patient satisfaction following nipple-sparing mastectomy with objective observer assessments. METHODS:From 2001 to 2008, nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction wer...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Djohan R,Gage E,Gatherwright J,Pavri S,Firouz J,Bernard S,Yetman R

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A thin skin flap is often required for optimal resurfacing of particular areas of the body. An anterolateral thigh perforator flap can be thinned to an extent to which it is vascularized by the subdermal plexus only. This study presents a novel flap thinning technique and its application for resurfacing the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yang WG,Chiang YC,Wei FC,Feng GM,Chen KT

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Large facial tissue defects are traditionally treated with staged conventional reconstruction. Facial allograft transplantation has emerged as a treatment modality. Facial allografts are procured from a dead donor and transplanted to the recipient. Recipients are then subjected to lifelong global immunosuppr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nguyen LL,Naunheim MR,Hevelone ND,Diaz-Siso JR,Hogan JP,Bueno EM,Caterson EJ,Pomahac B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:The multidisciplinary approach to lower extremity function preservation is well established and is globally considered the standard of care. Every member of the team contributes their unique skills and knowledge to patient care. The effective integration of negative-pressure wound therapy with instillation (NPW...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kim PJ,Attinger CE

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preauricular skin graft with expansion for repair of a facial defect is presented. This technique preserves a more natural appearance in color, texture, and thickness than is otherwise possible and provides a larger graft than the usual preauricular graft method. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Iwahira Y,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea is indicated when a surgically correctable abnormality is believed to be the source of the problem. Many patients opt for surgical treatment after noninvasive forms of treatment have been proven ineffective or difficult to tolerate. With increasing frequency, ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tanna N,Smith BD,Zapanta PE,Karanetz I,Andrews BT,Urata MM,Bradley JP

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive composite defects of the oromandibular area are usually created after the surgical treatment of T3 and T4 cancers, requiring complex reconstructive plastic surgical procedures. The preferred treatment method for this type of defect is reconstruction with two free flaps. The use of the vascularized fibula ost...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wei FC,Celik N,Chen HC,Cheng MH,Huang WC

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Substantial fluid shifts occur during liposuction as wetting solution is infiltrated subcutaneously and fat is evacuated, causing potential electrolyte imbalances. In the porcine model for large-volume liposuction, plasma aspartate aminotransferase and alanine transaminase levels were elevated following liposuction. T...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lipschitz AH,Kenkel JM,Luby M,Sorokin E,Rohrich RJ,Brown SA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resource costs, which are the costs to the hospital of providing a service, were measured for 154 patients who underwent mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction with TRAM flaps. Unilateral and bilateral reconstructions were evaluated separately. The resource costs required to perform mastectomy and reconstructi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kroll SS,Evans GR,Reece GP,Miller MJ,Robb GL,Baldwin BJ,Schusterman MA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suitability of the thigh as a donor site for a new free flap was examined in 100 cadavers. It was found that the vastus lateralis muscle can be used to form a myocutaneous or fasciomuscular flap, the raising of which causes no technical problems and leads to no functional and only minor aesthetic impairments. Depe...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wolff KD,Grundmann A

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

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：:The Leech Book, the oldest known Anglo-Saxon herbarium, probably written in Winchester, circa A.D. 920, by Cyril Bald or at his special request, contains a short chapter on the surgical treatment of the cleft lip; this chapter apparently represents the first record in a medical manuscript of this treatment. The origin...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vrebos J

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implant-based reconstruction is the predominant form of breast reconstruction, with the two-stage tissue expander/implant approach being the most popular. Recently, the direct-to-implant, one-stage breast reconstruction procedure has gained momentum. In this study, national and regional trends across the Uni...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kamali P,Koolen PGL,Ibrahim AMS,Paul MA,Dikmans RE,Schermerhorn ML,Lee BT,Lin SJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the vascular anatomy of the paraspinous muscles and review their clinical use as bipedicled flaps in spinal wound closure. Anatomically, through cadaver dissections, lead oxide injections, and radiographic imaging, the blood supply to the paraspinous muscles was determined. Cl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wilhelmi BJ,Snyder N,Colquhoun T,Hadjipavlou A,Phillips LG

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Periprosthetic infections represent major complications in breast reconstruction, frequently leading to expander-implant loss. No consensus regarding a management algorithm for attempted salvage currently exists. This study assessed outcomes of the authors' salvage protocol using an antibiotic-impregnated po...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Xue AS,Volk AS,DeGregorio VL,Jubbal KT,Bullocks JM,Izaddoost SA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional free flap monitoring techniques (clinical observation, hand-held Doppler ultrasonography, surface temperature probes, and pinprick testing) are proven methods for monitoring free flaps with an external component. Buried free flaps lack an external component; thus, conventional monitoring is limited to han...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Disa JJ,Cordeiro PG,Hidalgo DA

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fractures of the orbital roof require high-energy trauma and have been linked to high rates of neurologic and ocular complications. However, there is a paucity of literature exploring the association between injury, management, and visual prognosis. METHODS:The authors performed a 3-year retrospective revie...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gebran SG,Lopez J,Wasicek PJ,Elegbede A,Rasko YM,Liang F,Nam AJ,Manson PN,Grant MP

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Body dysmorphic disorder may negatively affect self-perception of body shape and lead patients to seek cosmetic surgery. This study estimates the level of body dissatisfaction and prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder symptoms in candidates for three plastic surgical procedures. METHODS:Three hundred patie...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： de Brito MJA,Nahas FX,Cordás TA,Tavares H,Ferreira LM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The breast can be considered conceptually as a cone. This article compares and contrasts short-scar breast reduction techniques with inverted T techniques using the cone model. Four issues are examined-the base of the breast, breast projection, the inframammary fold, and the pedicle. The short-scar techniques focus on...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McCulley SJ,Hudson DA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although helmet therapy is widely accepted in the treatment of severe positional plagiocephaly, treatment regimens, especially regarding starting age, are controversial. This study investigated the importance of starting age to optimize the management of helmet therapy. METHODS:Sixty-two infants with severe...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kluba S,Kraut W,Reinert S,Krimmel M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of distraction osteogenesis to craniofacial surgery has altered the approach and treatment of congenital and acquired craniofacial defects. Although the histologic and ultrastructural changes associated with distraction osteogenesis have been described extensively, relatively little is known about the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rowe NM,Mehrara BJ,Dudziak ME,Steinbreck DS,Mackool RJ,Gittes GK,McCarthy JG,Longaker MT

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guided bone regeneration is a promising means for reconstructing bone defects in the cranium. The present study was performed to better define those factors that affect osteogenesis in the cranium. The authors studied a single animal model, investigating the contribution of the dura, the pericranium, and the adjacent ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gosain AK,Santoro TD,Song LS,Capel CC,Sudhakar PV,Matloub HS

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shared medical appointments combine individual patient-physician encounters with a group educational segment. This allows for patients' needs to be addressed individually and for patients to benefit from shared learning. Shared medical appointments enhance knowledge, understanding, and management of disease ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Giladi AM,Brown DL,Alderman AK

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lateral epicondylitis is a common overuse injury affecting approximately 1 to 3 percent of the population. Although symptoms may disappear spontaneously within 1 year, the clinical guidelines for conservative treatment are not clear. The authors' objective was to examine the outcomes of nonsurgical treatment...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kim YJ,Wood SM,Yoon AP,Howard JC,Yang LY,Chung KC

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Tisseel (Baxter, Deerfield, Ill.) was introduced over 30 years ago, the literature remains scant regarding its use and efficacy in peripheral nerve repairs. The goal of this systematic review was to summarize current literature on this topic and discuss differences in clinical outcome between the us...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sameem M,Wood TJ,Bain JR

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a retrospective analysis of neonatal outcome in 32 fetuses diagnosed over a 3 1/2-year period as having cleft lip and palate by ultrasonographic examination. Unilateral versus bilateral complete cleft lip was accurately diagnosed in fetuses after 16 weeks' gestation. Incomplete cleft lip was more easily detect...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Benacerraf BR,Mulliken JB

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniofacial reconstructive procedures are frequently associated with some dissection or transposition of the temporalis muscle. During active growth, such muscle manipulations may influence craniofacial development. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of surgical manipulation of the temporalis musc...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Brennan M,Antonyshyn O

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have confirmed a correlation between the concentration of serum hyaluronan and progressive fibrotic disorders such as liver cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between serum hyaluronan levels and capsular contracture after aesthetic breast augmentation. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Prantl L,Angele P,Schreml S,Ulrich D,Pöppl N,Eisenmann-Klein M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00