Effect of bimaxillary rotational setback surgery on upper airway structure in skeletal class III deformities.

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：:The objective of this retrospective follow-up study was to evaluate the outcome of patients with soft-tissue sarcoma treated by the authors' protocol, which consists of a selective combination of conservative surgery and radiotherapy. Patients who relapsed were especially evaluated to improve treatment results. The au...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Popov P,Tukiainen E,Asko-Seljavaara S,Huuhtanen R,Virolainen M,Virkkunen P,Blomqvist C

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to compare the local recurrence and distant metastasis of postmastectomy radiotherapy for breast cancer patients with and without immediate transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap reconstruction. METHODS:Between March of 1997 and October of 2001, 191 breast can...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Huang CJ,Hou MF,Lin SD,Chuang HY,Huang MY,Fu OY,Lian SL

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Facial palsy assessment is nonstandardized. Clinician-graded scales are limited by subjectivity and observer bias. Computer-aided grading would be desirable to achieve conformity in facial palsy assessment and to compare the effectiveness of treatments. This research compares the clinician-graded eFACE scale...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Miller MQ,Hadlock TA,Fortier E,Guarin DL

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compared overall and breast cancer-specific survival using long-term follow-up data among women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer undergoing mastectomy or breast reconstruction. METHODS:Retrospective study using population-based data from Ontario Cancer Registry (1980 to 1990) including women...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Platt J,Baxter NN,McLaughlin J,Semple JL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate prosthetic reconstruction is routinely performed because of excellent aesthetic results and safe oncologic outcomes. Typically, subpectoral expanders are placed, but in select patients, this can lead to significant postoperative pain and animation deformity, caused by...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sbitany H,Piper M,Lentz R

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous modifications have been successfully applied in microtia reconstruction over the past several decades, and lobular transposition has become a routine technique in a two-stage operation. However, it is still a demanding challenge to manipulate the remnant ear with various quantities or positions in l...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Xu Z,Zhang R,Zhang Q,Xu F,Li D,Li Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional palatoplasty relies on extensive mucosal incisions and isolation of flaps on the palatine vessels to facilitate midline closure and velar reconstruction. This introduces substantial scarring, which has adverse effects on vascularity and growth. The authors have developed a minimally invasive pal...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pan BS,Rapp SJ,Vu A,Uribe-Rivera A,Billmire DA,Gordon CB

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The combination of endoscope-assisted suturectomy and postoperative helmet therapy has been advocated to treat unilateral coronal synostosis. However, surgical outcomes can vary. One possible explanation for this inconsistency is early closure of the craniectomy gap. The authors examined short-term postopera...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sauerhammer TM,Seruya M,Ropper AE,Oh AK,Proctor MR,Rogers GF

更新日期：2014-07-01 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:Monobloc distraction has been demonstrated to be an efficacious, safe, and stable method of providing functional and aesthetic improvement in children with syndromic craniosynostosis. Although the movement of bony structures following monobloc distraction has been quantitatively assessed before, objective an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： O'Connor EJF,Marucci DD,Jeelani NO,Witherow H,Richards R,Dunaway DJ,Hayward RD

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The appropriate management of frontal sinus fractures is controversial. Experience with 78 frontal sinus fractures over a 9-year period was reviewed, and the fractures were classified into anterior wall, anterobasilar, and frontal skull fracture extensions. The presence of a concomitant CSF leak or an air-fluid level ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Luce EA

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a method for local excision of facial skin lesions adjacent to the esthetic boundaries of the face. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Robbins TH

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As plastic surgery programs transition toward competency-based medical education curricula, it is important to critically assess current methods of evaluating trainee competence. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify and evaluate assessment tools for technical and nontechnical competencies in...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McKinnon VE,Kalun P,McRae MH,Sonnadara RR,Fahim C

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After reading this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the indications for implant-based breast reconstruction and the indications for nipple preservation compared to skin-sparing or skin-reducing patterns. 2. Understand the indications for direct-to-implant breast reconstructi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Colwell AS,Taylor EM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open rhinoplasty has unquestionably become more popular during the past two decades because of the putative diagnostic and technical advantages that direct transcolumellar access offers. To test the hypothesis that patients initially treated by the opened or closed approaches differed in the secondary deformities that...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Constantian MB

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital double-lip deformity is an infrequent developmental abnormality affecting the lips, more commonly the upper lip. We report seven cases of double lip, all in males, of which six were in the upper lip and one in the lower lip. It was quite interesting to observe that in the upper lip, the buccal portion of th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Reddy KA,Roa AK

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Composite tissue defects may involve skin, mucosa, muscle, and bone together or in combinations of two or three of these tissues. Defects involving bone and skin are frequently encountered. Osteocutaneous flaps may be used to reconstruct these composite tissue defects. Sometimes, it is not possible to obtain a vascula...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Top H,Mavi A,Barutcu A,Yilmaz O

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Necrotizing abdominal wall infections, enteric fistulae, or exposed prosthetic material after ventral hernia repair often results in a loss of abdominal wall integrity. Further surgical reconstruction with prosthetic material is usually contraindicated in the contaminated wound because of the high infection rate neces...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Disa JJ,Goldberg NH,Carlton JM,Robertson BC,Slezak S

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is a stressful event, with the potential for profound disturbance to the patient's psychological and physiologic homeostasis. Cosmetic surgery is a particularly intense psychological experience because, in addition to the usual concerns about surgical side effects, cosmetic patients bring their hopes and expec...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rankin M,Borah GL

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hybrid version of the radial forearm free flap provides an alternative method for reconstruction in the head and neck. It is versatile and has certain theoretical and practical advantages, including high-flow venous drainage, long venous pedicle, lymphatic drainage, and the avoidance of venous anastomosis or venou...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： To EW,Wang JC

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 3 patients with the Pierre Robin Syndrome who developed severe problems of airway obstruction after having the cleft palate closed and a pharyngeal flap done simultaneously. We now believe that, even at a later age, pharyngeal flaps should be done in these patients only after a most careful assessment of t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jackson P,Whitaker LA,Randall P

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several randomized controlled trials comparing platelet-rich plasma to standard wound care for chronic wounds have been published. Previous articles have revealed that the role of platelet-rich plasma in promoting chronic wound healing is uncertain. This quantitative meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate w...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Xia Y,Zhao J,Xie J,Lv Y,Cao DS

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:A retrospective study was undertaken to assess speech outcomes in patients undergoing Furlow palatoplasty. Since 1994, the authors have used the position of the levator veli palatini musculature to determine type of surgical intervention recommended for the management of velopharyngeal insufficiency. Furlow palatoplas...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sie KC,Tampakopoulou DA,Sorom J,Gruss JS,Eblen LE

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A noncontact three-dimensional measuring system (liquid crystal range finder system) is described. Three-dimensional facial surface data (more than 30,000 points) could be obtained in 1 second, and the resolution was approximately 0.4 mm. The reliability and repeatability of the results were validated with a calibrati...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yamada T,Sugahara T,Mori Y,Sakuda M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors present their experience with reconstructive strategies for men with various manifestations of adult buried penis syndrome, and propose a comprehensive anatomical classification system and treatment algorithm based on pathologic changes in the penile skin and involvement of neighboring abdominal ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tausch TJ,Tachibana I,Siegel JA,Hoxworth R,Scott JM,Morey AF

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have demonstrated the importance of dura mater in the normal development and regeneration of the cranium and its sutures. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of dura mater on the metabolism of bone during the process of premature suture fusion. Previously, coronal sutures of fetal rats...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Winograd JM,Im MJ,Vander Kolk CA

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polyacrylamide hydrogel has been used for soft-tissue augmentation for more than 10 years. Although it is considered a nontoxic, nonimmunogenic material, complications after polyacrylamide hydrogel injections during facial soft-tissue augmentation have been reported. METHODS:Between 2003 and 2009, 24 patien...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Shen H,Lv Y,Xu JH,Hong XY,Zeng BW,Xiao W,Zheng LJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00