The Influence of Insurance Type on Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An Analysis of Nationwide Practice Trends.

abstract：:Of four patients with rheumatoid arthritis and Dupuytren's contracture, two were not aware of the presence of Dupuytren's contracture. When both diseases coexist, the presence of rheumatoid hand deformities, especially flexion and ulnar deviation of the metacarpophalangeal joints, may mask the flexion deformity caused...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rayan GM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Options for bilateral autologous breast reconstruction in thin women are limited. The aim of this study was to introduce a novel approach to increase abdominal flap volume with the stacked hemiabdominal extended perforator (SHAEP) flap. The authors describe the surgical technique and analyze their results. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Beugels J,Vasile JV,Tuinder SMH,Delatte SJ,St-Hilaire H,Allen RJ,Levine JL

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extensor digitorum brevis muscle flap, which has already been suggested as a local flap for the foot, has been applied by us in 2 cases with excellent results. This flap, as with other muscle flaps, provides an excellent bed for the skin graft. Furthermore, because of its width, it allows for covering an area of s...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Landi A,Soragni O,Monteleone M

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Videos on YouTube can be posted without regulation or content oversight. Unfortunately, many patients use YouTube as a resource on aesthetic surgery, leading to misinformation. Currently, there are no objective assessments of the quality of information on YouTube about aesthetic surgery. METHODS:YouTube was...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gray MC,Gemmiti A,Ata A,Jun B,Johnson PK,Ricci JA,Patel A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemangiomas of infancy can give rise to alarm because of their rapid growth and occasional dramatic appearance. The objective of this study was to investigate the growth pattern of hemangiomas and risk factors for residual lesions. METHODS:A follow-up study was performed of patients with hemangiomas that we...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bauland CG,Lüning TH,Smit JM,Zeebregts CJ,Spauwen PHM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most managed care plans use a physician "gatekeeper" to control referrals to hand surgeons. The appropriateness of this model for upper extremity complaints has never been challenged. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prior management of patients with elective hand disorders who present to a hand...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hartzell TL,Shahbazian JH,Pandey A,Girson LA,Rubinstein R,Bojovic B,Bernthal N,Azari KK,Benhaim P

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of big data and database-driven research, the need for reproducible methods has become especially relevant. Given the rise of evidence-based practice, it is crucial to ensure that findings making use of big data can be consistently replicated by other physician-scientists. A call for transparency and r...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ascha M,Ascha MS,Gatherwright J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal management of sternal wound complications remains controversial. Since 1985, we have utilized a combination of immediate, aggressive debridement with simultaneous repair using bilateral pectoralis major myocutaneous advancement flaps, regardless of the degree of infection. As compared with the use of dista...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hugo NE,Sultan MR,Ascherman JA,Patsis MC,Smith CR,Rose EA

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:When choosing a thigh lift operation, the surgeon also chooses which complications he/she will be managing, and the most dreaded after conventional thigh lifting are those of lymphatic origin such as lymphocele or lymphedema. The authors describe avulsion thighplasty, a technique that spares lymphatics by us...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hunstad JP,Kortesis BG,Knotts CD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information about silicone gel implant longevity is sparse. Magnetic resonance imaging studies have superseded explantation studies in the search for data on their long-term integrity. Unfortunately, the majority of studies are based predominantly on second-generation implant cohorts. Although magnetic reson...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Collis N,Litherland J,Enion D,Sharpe DT

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to identify important sociodemographic factors affecting the utilization of immediate and early delayed postmastectomy breast reconstruction in the United States. Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program, all cases of mastectomy-treated breast cancer that were ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Alderman AK,McMahon L Jr,Wilkins EG

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-four patients were referred to the senior author because of presumed velopharyngeal incompetence without cleft palate. As a result of an extensive preoperative evaluation that included assessment of articulation patterns, nasal emission, oronasal resonance, and general speech intelligibility, 57 of the 74 pati...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stueber K,Wilhelmsen HR

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cleft palate patients with a protrucing premaxilla, retrusion or collapse, the abnormal alveolar arches require a mouth gag which can be fitted to the individual. This modification of the Dott-Dingman mouth gag allows maximum adjustability and exposure. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Millard DR Jr,Slepyan DH

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our experience with 20 full-thickness cheek reconstruction in 17 patients over the past 27 years is presented. The evolution of techniques for management of full-thickness cheek defects reflects our gradual appreciation of the longitudinal artery concept within axial and musculocutaneous flap units. During the 1950s, ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bunkis J,Mulliken JB,Upton J,Murray JE

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous sensitivity of microtia reconstruction has been sparsely documented. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether there is a loss of cutaneous sensitivity following two-stage autologous ear reconstruction for unilateral microtia. METHODS:A prospective study was performed including unilateral ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Denadai R,Raposo-Amaral CE,Zanco GL,Raposo-Amaral CA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of cleft palatal fistula in a series of nonsyndromic children treated at the authors' institution. This retrospective analysis of 103 patients with cleft palate treated by five surgeons between 1982 and 1995 includes 60 boys and 33 girls, whose median age was 18...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Muzaffar AR,Byrd HS,Rohrich RJ,Johns DF,LeBlanc D,Beran SJ,Anderson C,Papaioannou aA A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study of suction lipectomy aspirates from 15 consecutive patients was undertaken to biochemically quantitate the blood-to-fat ratios of the aspirates. A wide variation in the blood-to-fat ratios (8 to 54 percent) was noted, but the authors failed to demonstrate any relationship between the blood-to-fat ratios and...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Goodpasture JC,Bunkis J

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predicting outcomes based on a variety of fixation techniques remains problematic in the treatment of mandible fractures. There is inherent difficulty in comparing the hundreds of published articles on the subject because of the large number of variables, including injury patterns, assessment techniques, tre...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rudderman RH,Mullen RL,Phillips JH

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the current trends in the care of facial trauma. Data were obtained through the responses of a survey mailed to all those members and candidates listed in the 1989 American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Directory. A total of 2777 questionnaires were sent, wit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Thaller SR,Kawamoto HK

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anaphylaxis and anaphylactic-like reactions in the perioperative period are a significant concern for anesthesiologists and surgeons. With an incidence as high as one in 3500 and a mortality rate of 3 to 6 percent, proper management of these reactions is essential. The available surgical literature provides ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Giladi AM,Kasten SJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advances in breast implant surgery, capsular contracture remains a challenging sequela of reconstructive and cosmetic breast implant surgery. Although there are established modalities for treatment, most recently, acellular dermal matrix products have been suggested to have a role in preventing or diminishing ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Basu CB,Jeffers L

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The major drawback of adipose grafting is its clinical unpredictability, which leads to surgeon and patient dissatisfaction. The mechanisms underlying angiogenesis and regeneration of the graft tissue are still unclear. METHODS:Mouse adipose tissue was processed using two different methods (fragmental and i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dong Z,Peng Z,Chang Q,Zhan W,Zeng Z,Zhang S,Lu F

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several structures involved in columellaplasty, and all affect the support and shape of the tip, the columella, and the upper lip. The present paper considers only the problem of the deformities of the maxillary spine and its lower extension over the midline, causing broadening and asymmetrical development o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stoksted P,Gutierrez C

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immediate reconstruction of composite head and neck defects using free tissue transfer is an accepted treatment standard. There remains, however, ongoing debate on whether the costs associated with this reconstructive approach merit its selection, especially considering poor patient prognoses and the high co...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jones NF,Jarrahy R,Song JI,Kaufman MR,Markowitz B

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After reviewing the historical aspects of the various lip-switch flaps, the authors draw attention to the existence of a report of a lip-switch flap performed in Sweden in 1756 by J.G.Hierzel. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vrebos J,Dupuis C

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few studies that compare the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap to the pedicled transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (pTRAM) flap for use in reconstructive breast surgery. The authors examined four factors that aid in decision-making: donor-site morbidity, need for surgery r...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Knox ADC,Ho AL,Leung L,Tashakkor AY,Lennox PA,Van Laeken N,Macadam SA

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have known benefits in the inpatient setting, but little is known about their impact in the subsequent outpatient setting. On discharge, multimodal analgesia has been discontinued, nerve blocks and pain pumps have worn off, and patients enter a substantially d...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rendon JL,Hodson T,Skoracki RJ,Humeidan M,Chao AH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study performs an economic analysis of volar locking plate, external fixation, percutaneous pinning, or casting in elderly patients with closed distal radius fractures. METHODS:This is a secondary analysis of the Wrist and Radius Injury Surgical Trial, a randomized, multicenter, international clinical ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yoon AP,Shauver MJ,Hutton DW,Chung KC,WRIST Group.

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incisions made perpendicular to the hair follicles during anterior frontal hairline brow lifts or forehead shortening procedures help produce an inconspicuous forehead scar. The success of this "hidden" incision relies on the anteriorly directed frontal hairline follicles and their growth vector. The authors...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mowlavi A,Majzoub RK,Cooney DS,Wilhelmi BJ,Guyuron B

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Open tibia fractures are commonly stratified by the Gustilo classification, an orthopedic grading system that does not incorporate the presence of arterial injury when limb perfusion is intact. In the authors' experience, however, the presence of arterial injury appears to negatively impact microsurgical out...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stranix JT,Lee ZH,Jacoby A,Anzai L,Avraham T,Thanik VD,Saadeh PB,Levine JP

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00