Use of Roof-Shaped Costochondral Cartilage for Correction of Saddle Nose Deformity.

abstract：:Forty-three nonconsecutive patients presenting with dentofacial deformity underwent surgical procedures designed intentionally to create skeletal disproportion in the sagittal and/or vertical dimensions. This was accomplished through expansion (enlargement) of the facial skeleton beyond normative standards. At the tim...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rosen HM

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Holoprosencephaly encompasses a series of midline defects of the brain and face. Most cases are associated with severe malformations of the brain which are incompatible with life. At the other end of the spectrum, however, are patients with midline facial defects and normal or near-normal brain development. Although s...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Elias DL,Kawamoto HK Jr,Wilson LF

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have previously described a classification system for earlobe ptosis and have established a criterion for earlobe pseudoptosis. Earlobe heights were characterized based on anatomic landmarks, including the intertragal notch, the otobasion inferius (the most caudal anterior attachment of the earlobe to the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mowlavi A,Meldrum DG,Wilhelmi BJ,Zook EG

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of heel damage that were reconstructed with a T-shaped distally based island fasciocutaneous flap in the sural area are presented. This flap is vascularized by the distal sural arterial network. The advantages of this flap are: (1) It does not sacrifice any major arteries of the leg. (2) It covers the whole ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hyakusoku H,Tonegawa H,Fumiiri M

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fat grafting may be beneficial in prosthetic reconstruction of irradiated tissues, but there is a paucity of data on the complication rates associated with this clinical scenario. METHODS:All consecutive patients who had undergone fat grafting and prosthetic reconstruction from 2010 to 2013 were enrolled. V...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Komorowska-Timek E,Turfe Z,Davis AT

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Scar tissue, obtained from humans, was stained for elastin fibers by a new staining method. Elastin fibers were noted at sites where they must have been formed de novo. The morphology and the distribution of elastin in various types of scars are described. Practically no elastin was found in keloids. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bhangoo KS,Quinlivan JK,Connelly JR

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one vascular malformations located in the facial area, 11 high-flow arteriovenous malformations and 10 slow-flow malformations, underwent combined treatment by embolization and later surgery. Embolization was performed simultaneously with superselective angiography of the branches of the external carotid artery...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Niechajev I,Clodius L

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:External volume expansion devices are effective for adipose tissue regeneration. However, the detailed mechanisms by which external volume expansion devices induce adipose tissue regeneration remain unclear. METHODS:An external volume expansion device was used to construct expanded prefabricated adipose tis...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Qin Z,Cai J,Zhou T,Yuan Y,Gao J,Dong Z

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatized lower extremities may present not only composite soft-tissue defects but also flexor and/or extensor loss. Free functioning muscle transfer can provide composite structural and functional restoration. METHODS:From 1996 to 2004, 19 patients with lower extremity injuries whose lesions exhibited co...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lin CH,Lin YT,Yeh JT,Chen CT

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient who sustained bilateral below-knee amputations that were treated with skin grafts as initial coverage. A latissimus dorsi free flap was later used as definitive coverage of one stump. Then at a subsequent operation a portion of the same latissimus dorsi free flap was reharvested, again as a free f...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Valauri FA,Alpert BS,Buncke HJ

更新日期：1989-07-01 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

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：:The midface of a full-term stillborn infant with a right complete unilateral cleft lip and palate was studied with plain-film radiography and tomography, xeroradiography, and computerized axial tomography. Gross skeletal and soft-tissue deficiencies on the cleft side were evident as compared to the noncleft side and i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dado DV,Kernahan DA

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optogenetics is an emerging technology that enables the expression of light-activated ion channels in mammalian cells. Neurons expressing light-activated ion channels can be depolarized using the appropriate wavelength of light. Optical stimulation of neurons could have important implications for further und...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kapur SK,Richner TJ,Brodnick SK,Williams JC,Poore SO

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Contracture of the antecubital fossa is a common occurrence following thermal burn injury to the upper extremity. Scarring of the superficial tissues can be treated with a variety of surgical methods to provide release and coverage. However, complex scarring of the elbow, which involves the deeper structures...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kung TA,Jebson PJL,Cederna PS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Augmentation of the craniomaxillofacial region is required for many aesthetic and reconstructive procedures. A variety of different materials and techniques have been used. Coralline hydroxyapatite has proved to have biocompatible properties as a bone graft substitute. This study further analyzes the use of porous cor...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Moreira-Gonzalez A,Jackson IT,Miyawaki T,DiNick V,Yavuzer R

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In aesthetic rhinoplasty, the described ideal nasolabial angle ranges from 90 to 120 degrees, with variable anthropologic differences. The authors sought to verify the most aesthetic nasolabial angle as specifically perceived by a random prospective sample of the general population and determine whether age,...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sinno HH,Markarian MK,Ibrahim AMS,Lin SJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms involved in normal cranial suture development and fusion as well as in the pathophysiology of craniosyostosis are not well understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of several cytokines--transforming growth factor-beta-1 (TGF-beta1), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Most D,Levine JP,Chang J,Sung J,McCarthy JG,Schendel SA,Longaker MT

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent report of a transforming growth factor-beta 3 (TGF-beta 3) knock-out mouse in which 100 percent of the homozygous pups have cleft palate raised the question as to the potential usefulness of these animals as a model for cleft palate research. The specific aim in this study was to carefully document the anat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Koo SH,Cunningham MC,Arabshahi B,Gruss JS,Grant JH 3rd

更新日期：2001-09-15 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:The authors retrospectively reviewed their experience over the past 5 years with reconstructions of hypopharyngeal defects using anterolateral thigh flaps. The purpose of the study was to present a modified classification of defects, the method and tips used, and outcomes and morbidities. METHODS:From 2002 ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Spyropoulou GC,Lin PY,Chien CY,Kuo YR,Jeng SF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rich vascular network in the deep fascia has been emphasized by various scientists, but the actual demonstration of live circulation in the deep fascia has not previously been witnessed. Encouraged by the sight of live circulation in the web membrane of toad hind limb, a successful attempt was made to demonstrate ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bhattacharya V,Watts RK,Reddy GR

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lateral ptosis of the eyebrow is a major part of the complex changes that patients are seeking to improve with an upper blepharoplasty. Two hundred and eight patients have undergone a browpexy procedure at the time of blepharoplasty. This operative maneuver, which is performed through the blepharoplasty incision, prev...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Zarem HA,Resnick JI,Carr RM,Wootton DG

更新日期：1997-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Face transplantation has emerged as a viable option for certain patients in the treatment of devastating facial injuries. However, as with autologous free tissue transfer, the need for secondary revisions in face transplantation also exists. The authors' group has quantified the number of revision operations...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Aycart MA,Alhefzi M,Kueckelhaus M,Krezdorn N,Bueno EM,Caterson EJ,Pribaz JJ,Pomahac B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphedema remains a challenging clinical problem that often lacks curative treatment options. Recent reports have shown that microvascular lymph node transfer from the groin area into axillas of lymphedematous patients may improve lymphatic drainage, but the effect on donor-site lymphatic flow has not been ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Viitanen TP,Mäki MT,Seppänen MP,Suominen EA,Saaristo AM

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:We describe a 10-year review of 53 patients having had correction of lower eyelid ptosis using fascia lata sling suspension by the operation first described in 1973. The overall conclusion is that this continues to be a reliable procedure with a low complication rate. Four major changes relating to operative technique...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nolan WB 3rd,Vistnes LM

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial and venous anatomy and their relation to the anterolateral thigh flap were examined in 10 specimens of six fresh cadavers in which radiopaque materials were injected into both the arterial and venous systems. Territories and positions of individual perforating arteries were measured, and the venous drainage p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kawai K,Imanishi N,Nakajima H,Aiso S,Kakibuchi M,Hosokawa K

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00