Closure of the donor defect for breast reconstruction with rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps.

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Discuss the critical anatomic structures of the nose that are affected in naso-orbital ethmoid fractures. 2. Discuss the advantages of early, complete nasal reconstruction of these fractures. 3. Apply a clinical algorithm to such nas...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Potter JK,Muzaffar AR,Ellis E,Rohrich RJ,Hackney FL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of epithelioid sarcoma of the upper extremity are presented. Information regarding 112 previously published cases is reviewed. It is concluded that epithelioid sarcoma must be included in the differential diagnosis of soft-tissue tumors of the extremities. Moreover, the diagnosis of epithelioid sarcoma dem...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hoopes JE,Graham WP 3rd,Shack RB

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roots of the working hours mandate and controversy are outlined, the effect on resident education is described, and the service versus education equation is defined. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Luce EA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last two decades, virtual reality, haptics, simulators, robotics, and other "advanced technologies" have emerged as important innovations in medical learning and practice. Reports on simulator applications in medicine now appear regularly in the medical, computer science, engineering, and popular literature. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Grunwald T,Krummel T,Sherman R

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital adactylia is rare. Its precise embryogenesis is enigmatic. The adactylic hand assumes a helper function. Surgical reconstruction is an option. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Skoff HD

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dorsal metacarpal artery perforator flap is a versatile solution for resurfacing soft-tissue defects of fingers. The authors present their experience in applying this flap for a variety of finger wounds for which conventional means may not be amenable. METHODS:Fifty-eight dorsal metacarpal artery perfor...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sebastin SJ,Mendoza RT,Chong AKS,Peng YP,Ono S,Chung KC,Lim AYT

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new axial flap is described for reconstruction of soft-tissue defects of the nose, including the supratip and columella. The blood supply to this flap originates from the lateral nasal branch of the angular artery adjacent to the nasolabial fold. This flap was used in seven patients between 1989 and 1994, and there ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Maruyama Y,Iwahira Y

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pedicled descending branch muscle-sparing latissimus dorsi flap with a transversely oriented skin paddle presents distinct advantages in breast reconstruction, including reduced donor-site morbidity and greater freedom of orientation of the skin paddle. This study reports the anatomical basis, surgical t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Saint-Cyr M,Nagarkar P,Schaverien M,Dauwe P,Wong C,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suction lipectomy was initially advocated for the treatment of localized collections of fat and for the removal of less than 1500 ml of material. However, many patients wished to have multiple areas treated or had diffuse collections of fat. In such instances, the removal of over 1500 ml of material and circumferentia...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Courtiss EH,Choucair RJ,Donelan MB

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of the eyelids can range from simple repair to the integration of multiple complex procedures. Knowledge of eyelid anatomy, adequate preoperative planning, and meticulous surgical technique will optimize the anatomical and functional result. The purpose of this article is to review the relevant anatomy ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Codner MA,McCord CD,Mejia JD,Lalonde D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The search for safe and effective tissue fillers has been an ongoing effort in plastic and cosmetic surgery over recent decades. Biocompatibility is a prerequisite for any substance to be used as an implant material, and potential biomaterials need to be characterized by histologic evaluation of tissue respo...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fernández-Cossío S,León-Mateos A,Sampedro FG,Oreja MTC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This experimental study demonstrates that iontophoresis can be used to transport biologically active gentamicin into auricular cartilage. Fifty female New Zealand White rabbits were divided into three groups: live controls with unburned ears, live animals with burn-injured ears (deep or partial-thickness), and euthani...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kaweski S,Baldwin RC,Wong RK,Manders EK

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was undertaken to determine contemporary surgical management of bilateral cleft lip. METHODS:A survey was sent to North American cleft surgeons. Variables included number of bilateral cleft lip repairs per year, surgical specialty, and methods of nasolabial correction. The authors analyzed possib...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tan SPK,Greene AK,Mulliken JB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap can be employed successfully in head and neck reconstruction when the size or nature of the defect precludes the use of local or regional flaps. Generous amounts of hairless skin and muscle may be transferred in one operative procedure while producing an acceptable donor defect. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barton FE Jr,Spicer TE,Byrd HS

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The conchal cartilage is favored in nasal tip surgery, but is limited in dorsal augmentation. The authors evaluated diced conchal cartilage with perichondrial attachment in augmentation of the nasal dorsum, radix, and/or tip. METHODS:The medical records of 37 patients who underwent rhinoplasty using diced c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kim JH,Jang YJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients with pectus excavatum and two patients with pectus carinatum had their conditions corrected by a partial costal cartilage resection with a sternal osteotomy through a 2.5-cm to 4-cm skin incision located just above the xyphoid process assisted by an endoscope. In addition to the incision, stab wounds of l...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kobayashi S,Yoza S,Komuro Y,Sakai Y,Ohmori K

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Costochondral grafts are commonly used to restore dysplastic mandibular condyles. Despite their worldwide use, the growth of the condyle-ramus unit constructed with a costochondral graft is highly unpredictable, excess growth being the most common consequential problem. In a recent series of experiments on rats, it be...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Peltomäki T

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the progressive changes of nasal symmetry, growth, and relapse after presurgical nasoalveolar molding and primary cheiloplasty in unilateral complete cleft lip/palate infants. Twenty-five consecutive complete unilateral cleft lip/palate infants were included. All the infants und...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Liou EJ,Subramanian M,Chen PK,Huang CS

更新日期：2004-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:With the first wave of bioactive sutures already in the marketplace, research is ongoing in the development of future products. Such sutures could potentially have not only antimicrobial activity but also anesthetic and antineoplastic functions. Some clinical trials have already been completed in Russia. This technolo...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Neligan PC,Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Technology Assessment Committee.

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observations of prepharyngeal and postpharyngeal flap degrees of lateral pharyngeal wall movement seem to indicate that some individuals have the ability to alter patterns of lateral pharyngeal wall motion. However, most of the subjects did not show changes in lateral pharyngeal wall motion, and in those who did show ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Shprintzen RJ,McCall GN,Skolnick ML

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choking is a serious problem in pharyngoesophageal reconstruction, which may occur following tumor ablation of the pharynx or following corrosive injury involving the epiglottis and other parts of the upper airway. To prevent choking and the risk of severe pulmonary complications, patients have to give up oral intake ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chen HC,Chana JS,Chang CH,Feng GM,Ho-Asjoe M,Tang YB

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing a retrospective study design and a study sample of 284 consecutive patients, we measured the association between five different risk factors and the development of infection following the operative management of mandibular fractures. The five risk factors analyzed were age, sex, number of fractures per patie...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stone IE,Dodson TB,Bays RA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Horizontal mattress sutures have previously been shown to remove unwanted bulbosity and convexity of nasal tip cartilages. The purpose of this study was to extend that concept by investigating the universal applicability of the horizontal mattress suture to change and control the curvature (e.g., convexity or concavit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gruber RP,Nahai F,Bogdan MA,Friedman GD

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians await the availability of synthetic bioimplants that will replace the need for autogeneic bone grafts in bone reconstructive surgery. For more than a decade, researchers have evaluated delivery vehicles for the tissue morphogen bone morphogenetic protein. The object of this investigation was to measure indu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Clokie CM,Urist MR

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

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：:Vertical mammaplasty was evaluated after 10 years of experience and the study of 250 personal consecutive cases, and a few minor technical modifications are presented. In the beginning, the main advantage of the technique seemed to be the reduced amount of scarring, as this technique avoids submammary scars. With more...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lejour M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have found that to expand the diameter of the smaller vessel by a fish-mouth incision is useful in performing microvascular end-to-end and end-to-side anastomosis, with marked discrepancy in size. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Harashina T,Irigaray A

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anterolateral thigh flap is a septocutaneous artery flap based on the septocutaneous or muscle perforators of the lateral circumflex femoral system. Little has been reported about the variations in its vascular anatomy and its application for head and neck reconstruction. We report 22 cases in which this flap was ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Koshima I,Fukuda H,Yamamoto H,Moriguchi T,Soeda S,Ohta S

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorpromazine administered to Sprague-Dawley rats 30 minutes prior to elevation of McFarlane back flaps and continued 14 days thereafter resulted in near complete flap survival, compared with 48 percent necrosis in control animals. Chlorpromazine demonstrates a wide variety of actions that appear to meet all presentl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bibi R,Ferder M,Strauch B

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Use of acellular dermal matrix in breast reconstruction has been associated with increased complications. However, existing studies are generally small, from single centers, and underpowered to control for confounding using regression techniques. Here, the Tracking Outcomes and Operations in Plastic Surgery ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pannucci CJ,Antony AK,Wilkins EG

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00