Tubulization with chitosan guides for the repair of long gap peripheral nerve injury in the rat.

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of direct administration of nerve growth factor (NGF) into an epineural conduit across a short nerve gap (10 mm) in a rabbit sciatic nerve model. The animals were divided into two groups. In group 1, n = 6, a 10-mm defect was created in the sciatic nerve and bridged...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Barmpitsioti A,Konofaos P,Ignatiadis I,Papalois A,Zoubos AB,Soucacos PN

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the process of bony fusion between the recipient floor and the bone graft, where a muscle sleeve has been interposed, an experimental model for a vascularized island pedicle bone graft was prepared using rats. The proximal two thirds of the tibia pedicled with the popliteal artery and vein was collected to...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Arai K,Toh S,Harata S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the effects of combination therapy with the nitric oxide (NO) donor S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine (SNAC) and the iNOS inhibitor N-(3-(aminomethyl)benzyl) acetamidine (1400W) on contractile function in reperfused rat skeletal muscle. The right extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles of 104 rats were su...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Barker JU,Qi WN,Cai Y,Urbaniak JR,Chen LE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By applying a novel biochemical technique using porcine tendon as the raw material with its antigen minimized, we developed an artificial biological ligament (ABL). We examined and tested its structure, mechanical properties, and biocompatibility and explored the feasibility of reconstructing the anterior cruciate lig...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Wang K,Zhu L,Cai D,Zeng C,Lu H,Xu G,Guo X,Lin S,Cheng S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present our experience with reconstruction after resection of tumors around the knee, using free vascularized fibular grafting. The study included 23 patients. The lower femur was involved in 17 cases, the upper tibia in 6. The cases included giant cell tumor of the lower femur (2 patients), giant cell tumor of the...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Amr SM,El-Mofty AO,Amin SN,Morsy AM,El-Malt OM,Abdel-Aal HA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a new technique of end-to-side microvascular anastomosis in a rat carotid artery model, employing a milliwatt CO2 laser. Both carotid arteries were isolated and approximated in an end-to-side fashion by the placement of four 10-0 nylon stay sutures. The milliwatt CO2 laser was used to effect vessel...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Sartorius CJ,Shapiro SA,Campbell RL,Klatte EC,Clark SA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that nerve flaps are superior to nerve grafts for bridging long nerve defects. Moreover, arterialized neurovenous flaps (ANVFs) have multiple potential advantages over traditional nerve flaps in this context. This paper describes a case of reconstruction of a long defect of the ulnar artery and nerve...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Casal D,Pais D,Mota-Silva E,Pelliccia G,Iria I,Videira PA,Mendes MM,Goyri-O'Neill J,Mouzinho MM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Composite defects of bone and soft tissues represent a reconstructive challenge. Several techniques have been described in the medical literature; however, extensive composite defects should be reconstructed with microvascular free tissue transfer. The purpose of this report is to present the use of a compos...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Trignano E,Fallico N,Nitto A,Chen HC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circumferential choledochoplasties with vascular grafts have rarely been attempted either experimentally or in clinical practice. In this study, choledochoplasties using autologous venous and arterial grafts were performed in rats. Sixty-four rats were randomly selected into five treatment groups: A) venous interposit...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Flati G,Flati D,Porowska B,Rossi G,Francavilla S,Santoro E,Carboni M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a chitosan/polyglycolic acid (PGA) artificial nerve graft which was previously used for bridge implantation of dog sciatic nerves across 30-mm long defects. Here we describe a clinical trial of this graft for repairing a 35-mm-long median nerve defect at elbow of a human patient. During the 3-year fo...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Fan W,Gu J,Hu W,Deng A,Ma Y,Liu J,Ding F,Gu X

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histology of free microvascular muscle flaps in 19 patients was studied prospectively. Biopsies were taken during operation, and after 2 and 6 weeks, as well as 3, 6, and 9 months, postoperatively, fixed and stained using the van Gieson method. Fiber diameters were analyzed morphometrically and fiber types defined...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Kauhanen MS,Salmi AM,von Boguslawsky EK,Leivo IV,Asko-Seljavaara SL

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this study, the surgical outcomes of 32 patients with ulnar nerve injuries in the Guyon canal are presented. Outcomes were analyzed in relation to various factors such as age, surgical timing, zone of injury, and type of nerve reconstruction. METHODS:Between 1990 and 2007, 32 patients with injury in Guyon c...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Kokkalis ZT,Efstathopoulos DG,Papanastassiou ID,Sarlikiotis T,Papagelopoulos PJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular thrombosis remains a dreaded complication of any microvascular procedure, be it composite tissue transfer or replantation of amputated limbs or parts. Despite the tremendous advances in microvascular-related technologies and the accumulated surgical skills, failures caused by occlusion of anastomosed vessels ...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Atiyeh BS,Hashim HA,Hamdan AM,Moucharafieh RS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 22-year-old woman with an aneurysmal cyst of the right proximal radius, treated by resection and a free bone graft (microvascular fibular transfer), without recurrence after 4 years. Over a 4 month period, there was a rapidly expanding and lytic lesion found in the radius. There were symptoms ...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Nonnenmacher J,Bahm J,Laforest P,Kempf I

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated blood flow changes after experimental free tissue transfer and the potential hemodynamic effect of sildenafil on the free flap. Sixteen swine were used for free transfer of a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap to the chest that was anastomosed to the internal mammary vessels, and were randomized into cont...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Gravvanis A,Papalois A,Delikonstantinou I,Pentilas N,Zogogiannis I,Tsoutsos D,Karakitsos D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The growing elderly population necessitates a greater number of aging patients requiring complex reconstructive surgery involving free tissue transfer. The purpose of this study was to assess the safety, efficacy, and outcomes of microsurgical free tissue transfer in elderly patients using a national multi-i...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Jubbal KT,Zavlin D,Suliman A

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:: Technical problems at the site of the anastomosis compromise an underappreciated proportion of microsurgical free tissue transfers. Intraoperative identification of technical errors may be able to prevent reexploration surgery and early flap failure. We report the first human study on a new microscope-inte...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Holm C,Mayr M,Höfter E,Dornseifer U,Ninkovic M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bridging of nerve gaps is still one of the major problems in peripheral nerve surgery. The present experiment describes our attempt to engineer different biologic nerve grafts in a rat sciatic nerve model: cultured isogenic Schwann cells were implanted into 2-cm autologous acellular nerve grafts or autologous pred...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Frerichs O,Fansa H,Schicht C,Wolf G,Schneider W,Keilhoff G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of agreement regarding the potential for peripheral nerve cells with short axons to regenerate and innervate the terminal end organs of nerve cells with long axons. We designed a study to evaluate experimentally the possibility of neurons to reconstitute much longer axonal segments. Twenty Wistar rats ...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Battiston B,Guizzi P,Vigasio A,Brunelli G

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between contractile function recovery and changes of acetylcholine receptors (AChR) in a transferred muscle flap following reinnervation. Orthotopic transfer of the gracilis muscle flap with repair of its nerve was performed bilaterally in 48 rats. The rats were...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Zhang Y,Liu A,Zhang W,Jiang H,Cai Z

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Authors report over 30 years of their own clinical experience in the treatment of chronic peripheral lymphedemas by microsurgical techniques performed at the Center of Lymphatic Surgery of the University of Genoa, Italy. Over 1,500 lymphedema patients were treated with microsurgical techniques. Derivative lymphatic-ve...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Campisi C,Eretta C,Pertile D,Da Rin E,Campisi C,Macciò A,Campisi M,Accogli S,Bellini C,Bonioli E,Boccardo F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free microvascular tissue transfers have become today a key instrument for the surgical treatment of wide loss of tissue. These procedures can provide definitive treatment in a single operation but they are expensive and require specialized practitioners. The operating microscope traditionally has provided this requir...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Chiummariello S,Fioramonti P,Menichini G,Scuderi N,Alfano C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The medial thigh is a well-hidden area. The two most common flaps from this area are the transverse upper gracilis (TUG) and profunda artery perforator (PAP) flaps. Herein, we explored the applications of combined TUGPAP flap to reconstruct large and complex defects in different regions. METHODS:Between Nov...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Ciudad P,Huang TC,Manrique OJ,Agko M,Sapountzis S,Nicoli F,Diya Sabbagh M,Pont LP,Moran SL,Chen HC

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many techniques have been developed for the evaluation of peripheral nerve function. Consequently, physicians use different techniques in the clinic. This study describes the evaluation of touch after median nerve lesions in the forearm and repair. In order to evaluate touch, 25 patients, aged 11-51 years (mean, 29 ye...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Meek MF,Coert JH,Wong KH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thoracodorsal artery supplies the latissimus dorsi and serratus anterior in the rat in the same fashion as in the human. In the rat, the thoracodorsal artery and vein average 0.57 mm and 0.71 mm in diameter, respectively, at their origins and can be used as pedicles averaging 19 mm in length to the latissimus dors...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： de la Pena JA,Lineaweaver W,Buncke HJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to determine the minimal postoperative time required that may allow free flap survival after occlusion or ligation of the microsurgical anastomosis without surgical intervention. METHODS:All reports describing free flap survival and failure after delayed postoperative vascular compr...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Yoon AP,Jones NF

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several microsurgical techniques have been described for the treatment of osteonecrosis of the talus (ONT). Recently reported in children, vascularized periosteal grafts showed promising revascularizing properties. We report a novel technique using a pedicled periosteal graft from the first metatarsal bone to treat st...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Soldado F,Barrera-Ochoa S,Fontecha CG,Haddad S,Barastegui D,Barber I,Rego P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the results after implantation of ovarian follicles by various modes in a total of 82 cases. One or five ovarian follicles were implanted into spleens in castrated female rats. In 20 cases among these, each five follicles were implanted into native and transplanted spleens after spleen transplantation (dou...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Hong IC,Lee S,Yoo CH,Nam S,Bai S,Kim K,Pivetti CD,Niewiadomski ST,Wolf P,Gittes RF

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous neck dissection and irradiation is believed to affect the success of free tissue transfers in head and neck reconstruction, but evidence is scarce and conflicting. This study seeks to evaluate flap success rates in the presence of these two factors. METHODS:Over a ten-year period, a total of 853 fr...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Tan NC,Lin PY,Chiang YC,Chew KY,Chen CC,Fujiwara T,Kuo YR

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe injuries at foot and ankle level with loss of soft tissues and bone are often treated by means of amputation. The transfer of composite free flaps from various donor sites may provide anatomical reconstruction of the foot and ankle and function. Ten patients who sustained severe combined tissue injuries of the ...

journal_title：Microsurgery

authors： Battiston B,Antonini A,Tos P,Daghino W,Massazza G,Riccio M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00