Pearls and pitfalls of needle aponeurotomy in Dupuytren's disease.

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After reading this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe the basic science of chronic wounds. 2. Discuss the general and local factors that should be considered in any patient with a chronic wound. 3. Discuss the rationale of converting a chronic wound into an acute wound. 4. Descr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jones CM,Rothermel AT,Mackay DR

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic use of botulinum toxin (Botox) is increasing in popularity. Previous studies have shown that various drugs, especially when injected intrafascicularly, can cause major nerve damage. This study evaluates the potential for neurotoxicity of botulinum toxin in a rat sciatic nerve model. Lewis rats were ran...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lu L,Atchabahian A,Mackinnon SE,Hunter DA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 22 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome secondary to chronic tenosynovitis was divided into two groups. The first group was treated by transverse carpal ligament release alone. The second group was treated by transverse carpal ligament release, external neurolysis of the median nerve, flexor synovectomy, ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Freshwater MF,Arons MS

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new approach to total rhinoplasty, using a free dorsalis pedis flap containing part of the second metatarsal bone, is reported. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ohmori K,Sekiguchi J,Ohmori S

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of nasal deformity and obstruction requires analysis, planning, and precise execution of rhinoplasty techniques. When performed well, rhinoplasty is a powerful tool for achieving appealing nasal morphology and optimizing function. This article aims to highlight an open approach to septorhinoplasty using a nu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Singh A,Maniskas SA,Bruckman KC,Steinbacher DM

更新日期：2020-04-01 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:Tools to quantify layperson assessments of facial palsy are lacking. In this study, artificial intelligence was applied to develop a proxy for layperson assessments, and compare sensitivity to existing outcome measures. METHODS:Artificially intelligent emotion detection software was used to develop the emot...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dusseldorp JR,Guarin DL,van Veen MM,Jowett N,Hadlock TA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approaches advocated for treatment of airway obstruction among neonates with Pierre Robin sequence include positioning, tongue-lip adhesion, mandibular distraction, and tracheostomy, with no established guidelines regarding which modality is appropriate for a specific patient. This report proposes an algorithm for the...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Schaefer RB,Stadler JA 3rd,Gosain AK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomic components of hemifacial microsomia have been classified previously, but their relevance to functional abnormalities has not been stressed. In a recent review of the literature, we found that the frequency and severity of airway disorders, especially those leading to upper airway obstruction and/or obstru...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cohen SR,Levitt CA,Simms C,Burstein FD

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study investigated the feasibility of Google Glass to assist visualization of fluoroscopic images during percutaneous pinning of hand fractures. Cadavers were used to compare total time to pin each fracture and total number of radiographs per fracture from a mini C-arm. A FluoroScan monitor was used for rad...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chimenti PC,Mitten DJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:The nasolabial flap remains the favored technique for alar and lateral nasal reconstruction. Results with currently popular techniques tend to be inartistic and aesthetically disappointing. Improved results can be achieved, however, by a technique using a medially based nasolabial turnover flap for lining with a dista...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Spear SL,Kroll SS,Romm S

更新日期：1987-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Isolated nonsyndromic bicoronal synostosis is a relatively rare entity that produces a characteristic turribrachycephalic skull shape. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes of the isolated nonsyndromic bicoronal synostosis patients treated at the authors' institution. METHODS:A re...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bastidas N,Mackay DDJ,Taylor JA,Bartlett SP

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Restoration with sufficient functional recovery after long-gap peripheral nerve damage remains a clinical challenge. In vitro, keratins, which are derived from human hair, enhance activity and gene expression of Schwann cells. The specific aim of the authors' study was to examine keratin gel as conduit fille...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lin YC,Ramadan M,Van Dyke M,Kokai LE,Philips BJ,Rubin JP,Marra KG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adipose tissue is a source of adipose-derived stromal/stem cells for tissue engineering and reconstruction and a tissue source for fat grafts. Although liposuction is a simple procedure for the harvest of adipose tissue, the repetition of this surgical intervention can cause adverse effects to the patient an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Zanata F,Bowles A,Frazier T,Curley JL,Bunnell BA,Wu X,Wade J,Devireddy R,Gimble JM,Ferreira LM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cross-groin flap is useful for covering soft tissue defects of the distal portion of the lower limb in a child. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Furnas DW

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1964, I started using vertical mammaplasty without a submammary scar for all breast reductions. This technique was based on the following principles: a central wedge resection, an upper pedicle for the areola, no undermining, and a vertical scar to finish off. Because of the drawings, there was a pitfall: In large ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lassus C

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivity of a 20-mHz ultrasonic Doppler device to detect microvascular thrombosis placed on the vein with that placed on the artery. A feasibility study in animals preceded a comparative clinical study in patients. Six rabbits were used to develop a bilateral hind limb p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Swartz WM,Izquierdo R,Miller MJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case was presented in which the late reconstruction of left ring and little metacarpal bone defects was carried out using a lengthening device and a double-barrel osteocutaneous free parascapular flap. With this flap, up to 14 cm of nearly straight bone of a suitable width and length for the reconstruction of two me...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Masaki F,Takehiro D,Ryuuichi M,Kumi M

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computed tomographic angiography is a diagnostic tool increasingly used for preoperative vascular mapping in abdomen-based perforator flap breast reconstruction. This study compared the use of computed tomographic angiography and the conventional practice of Doppler ultrasonography only in postmastectomy rec...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Offodile AC 2nd,Chatterjee A,Vallejo S,Fisher CS,Tchou JC,Guo L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapies to improve outcomes following peripheral nerve injury are lacking. Prolonged denervation of muscle and Schwann cells contributes to poor outcomes. In this study, the authors assess the effects of growth hormone therapy on axonal regeneration, Schwann cell and muscle maintenance, and end-organ reinn...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tuffaha SH,Budihardjo JD,Sarhane KA,Khusheim M,Song D,Broyles JM,Salvatori R,Means KR Jr,Higgins JP,Shores JT,Cooney DS,Hoke A,Lee WPA,Brandacher G

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to present a set of preliminary cases from an ongoing program of reconstructive procedures using a new technique in the treatment of severe enophthalmos and diplopia after the primary treatment of orbital floor fractures had rendered insufficient results. METHODS:Glass-bioceramic im...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Klein M,Glatzer C

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 5-year period, 232 microvascular composite-tissue transfers to the head and neck, trunk, and extremities were monitored using the laser Doppler flowmeter. Thirteen free flaps (5.6 percent) developed vascular complications, all within 4 days after surgery. The laser Doppler flowmeter detected vascular compromise...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yuen JC,Feng Z

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast asymmetry is commonly accompanied by tuberous deformity. To date, no study has reported the incidence of this breast deformity in the presence of asymmetry. A retrospective analysis of standard preoperative photographs was performed on 375 consecutive female patients presenting for mammaplasty over a ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： DeLuca-Pytell DM,Piazza RC,Holding JC,Snyder N,Hunsicker LM,Phillips LG

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:The described method for correction of the inverted nipple adds both bulk and structural stability to the nipple. This is done by means of a dermal sling and creation of a narrow base to prevent inversion of the nipple. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Teimourian B,Adham MN

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A concise protocol for the rehabilitation of the upper extremity after replantation is presented with special emphasis in the early mobilization of the hand. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Papanastasiou S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to report outcomes after initiation of an algorithmic approach (Bethesda protocol) using intracranial free flaps, cranial bone autografts, and dermal/fat grafts to treat warfare-related cranial frontofacial defects after war-related decompressive craniectomy. METHODS:A retros...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kumar AR,Tantawi D,Armonda R,Valerio I

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent experimental work has suggested that increased lip pressure and scar contraction following lip repair with wide soft-tissue undermining may, in part, contribute to midfacial growth inhibition. The present study was designed to test this hypothesis through the application of pharmacologic agents reported to mini...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mooney MP,Siegel MI,Hurwitz DJ,Edington H

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00