Nerve repair by means of tubulization: past, present, future.

abstract：:Injury to the dorsal sensory nerve of the penis following penile prosthesis insertion is extremely rare. The authors report on a patient with insensitivity involving the right penile shaft and glans secondary to entrapment and fibrosis of the dorsal cutaneous nerve of the penis, following penile prosthesis insertion. ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Nahabedian MY,Smolev JK

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free flaps are usually needed for the reconstruction of extensive facial burns, but the final result is often a poor texture and color match. The authors report a burn case managed with a radial forearm free flap. The aesthetic result was improved by surgical tattooing of the flap, including the appearance of a beard....

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Coessens B,Van Geertruyden J,De Mey A

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with intractable diseases in the upper extremity were treated using free vascularized fibula grafts. There were 13 men and seven women. Three patients had traumatic bone defects, five had post-traumatic nonunions, two had congenital pseudoarthroses, seven had defects after tumor resection, and three ha...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Yajima H,Tamai S,Ono H,Kizaki K,Yamauchi T

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The free radial forearm flap is a very common material for penile reconstruction. Its major problems are donor-site morbidity with large depressive scar after skin grafting, urethral fistula due to insufficiency of suture line for the urethra, and need for microvascular anastomosis. A new method using combined bilater...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Koshima I,Nanba Y,Nagai A,Nakatsuka M,Sato T,Kuroda S

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this article is to discuss the significance of predicting the injury degree of the thoracodorsal nerve by intraoperative electrophysiological examination in the C7 nerve root transfer for brachial plexus injury. Each trunk of the brachial plexus followed by each bundle of C7 was stimulated before the ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Lu W,Xu J,Wang D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of right lower-leg replantation after 42-hr ischemia is presented. Revascularization of the other foot with circulatory decompensation after 36-hr ischemia was carried out simultaneously. The replanted lower leg survived. Following its shortening in replantation by 12 cm, right lower-leg lengthening by 8 cm was...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Datiashvili RO,Chichkin VG

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to quantify the relative contribution of the inferior and superior epigastric systems to infraumbilical TRAM flap skin blood flow, using laser Doppler flowmetry. In twelve flaps (11 patients), blood-flow measurements were obtained during routine elevation of the TRAM flap for breast reconstruct...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Hendricks DL,Wilkens TH,Witt PD

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors' experiences with 34 free lower TRAM flap transfers, in which 19 primary reconstructions and 15 secondary reconstructions were successfully achieved, are reviewed. The free TRAM flap yielded better results than the pedicled TRAM flap in cases where reconstruction of the infraclavicular and anterior axillar...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Yamada A,Harii K,Hirabayashi S,Kawashima T,Asato H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Closure of massive soft-tissue defects in patients undergoing forequarter amputation for shoulder-girdle tumors may present a daunting challenge. This report describes two patients whose forequarter amputations were closed using ipsilateral, lymphedematous, circumferential forearm fasciocutaneous free flaps. ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Zachary LS,Gottlieb LJ,Simon M,Ferguson MK,Calkins E

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND: Due to limited evidence, it is unclear whether postoperative anticoagulation therapy may lead to higher success rates for microvascular free-flap surgery in the head and neck. This review evaluated whether postoperative anticoagulation therapy can lead to a better result in head and neck reconstruction. ME...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Liu J,Shi Q,Yang S,Liu B,Guo B,Xu J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to produce prefabricated nerve graft as effective as autologous nerve graft without donor site morbidity for repairing segmental nerve defects. Thirty rats were used and were separated into three groups. In the first group, vein graft excised from jugular vein was sutured to make a bridge between epin...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Ulkur E,Karagoz H,Celikoz B,Turan P,Arbak S,Yapar M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomic variations in branching pattern of axillary artery (AxA) are common and typically involve subscapular artery (SsA) and posterior circumflex humeral artery (PCHA). Several skin and muscle flaps are based on the branches of AxA. Furthermore, these branches are frequently used as recipient vessels in functioning...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Hattori Y,Doi K,Sakamoto S,Satbhai N

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient safety is defined as freedom from accidental or preventable harm produced by medical care. The identification of patient- and procedure-related risk factors enables the surgical team to carry out prophylactic measures to reduce the rate of complications and adverse events.The purpose of this review is to ident...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Colakoglu S,Tebockhorst S,Chong TW,Mathes DW

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND: To determine the role of mechanical allodynia (MA) in predicting good surgical outcome for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data of 192 patients with painful DPN were collected in this study, with 148 surgical patients and 44 patients in the control group. Both groups we...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Liao C,Nickerson DS,Visocchi M,Yang M,Liu P,Zhong W,Zhou H,Zhang W

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spinal cord cannot heal after severance because the central nervous system is "non-permissive" to the advancement of axons that regrow from presynaptic motoneurons. With the aim of overcoming paraplegia, the author has carried out extensive experimental research since 1980, first in rats and subsequently in monkey...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Brunelli GA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multilayered tubes fabricated from human amnion were placed subcutaneously and/or longitudinally in contact with an axial artery and vein in rats. Histologic evaluation at the third postoperative week showed that the tubes had incorporated with the surrounding fibrovascular tissue. New capillary formation within the t...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Ozcan G,Shenaq S,Spira M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND: The distinction between supraclavicular and infraclavicular acute brachial plexus injuries (BPIs) could be challenging in cases of combined shoulder and elbow paresis. The reliability of several preoperative predictors was investigated to avoid unnecessary dissection, prolonged operation time, increased pos...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Qiu SS,Chang TN,Lu JC,Chuang DC

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the ability of a specific growth factor combination, nerve growth factor (NGF) and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration. Eight groups of eight Sprague-Dawley rats underwent repair of a nerve gap defect: Group A (immediate repair)...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： McCallister WV,McCallister EL,Dubois B,Trumble TE

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reverse homodigital dorsoradial (RHD) flap has been developed to repair soft-tissue defects of the thumb. However, few articles have reported this flap with long-term follow-up. This retrospective study was designed to evaluate the RHD flap and investigate factors affecting sensory recovery. METHODS:From Fe...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Sun YC,Chen QZ,Chen J,Gong YP,Gu JH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A free-flap model in rats is presented, that consists of gracilis and semitendinosus muscles pedicled on the femoral vessels, in continuation with deep femoral and saphenous vessels. This flap was transferred to the contralateral side in 40 rats and yielded a 95 percent survival rate. The weight of the flaps averaged ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Ionac M,Geishauser M

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to evaluate the esthetic and sensory outcomes after reconstruction of finger pulp defects with free toe flaps from the lateral aspect of the great toe. METHODS:From June 2006 to October 2011, we performed 48 free toe pulp transfers for finger pulp reconstruction in 43 patients; 1...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Zheng H,Liu J,Dai X,Machens HG,Schilling AF

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultrastructure of the early regenerative response in an end-to-side neurorrhaphy rat model was studied using transmission electron microscopy. The ipsilateral saphenous nerve was grafted to the sciatic nerve under the following conditions: Group 1, the epineurium and perineurium of the sciatic nerve remained intac...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Okajima S,Terzis JK

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphedema leads to early deposition of adipose tissue. This may explain why conservative therapies such as complex decongestive therapy (CDT) and controlled compression therapy (CCT), as well as various forms of microsurgical reconstructions, cannot completely remove the excess volume in patients with a lar...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Brorson H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forequarter amputation combined with chest wall resection may present a difficult closure problem. In a recent case, the defect was satisfactorily closed with a free flap from the amputated extremity, employing the entire soft tissue of the forearm. ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Schmidt RG,Springfield DS,Dell PC

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein E (apo E) is thought to mediate the reutilization of myelin cholesterol for nerve regeneration. Prior research suggests that apo E is not essential for nerve regeneration following a nerve crush injury. This study was conducted to determine if apo E is essential for nerve regeneration after nerve transe...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Genden EM,Watanabe O,Mackinnon SE,Hunter DA,Strasberg SR

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Our recent work has demonstrated that the native motor zone (NMZ) within a given skeletal muscle is the best site for muscle reinnervation. This study was designed to explore the outcomes of direct nerve implantation (DNI) into the NMZ of denervated sternomastoid (SM) muscle in a rat model. Methods The righ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Sobotka S,Chen J,Nyirenda T,Mu L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND: Injury or compression of a sensory nerve is an under-reported source of disabling pain in the lower limb. It is known that peripheral nerve microsurgeons can reconstruct and rewire injured nerves to relieve chronic pain but this option remains not completely understood and ignored by most orthopaedic surgeo...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Pietramaggiori G,Sapino G,De Santis G,Bassetto F,Scherer S

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Free jejunum was transferred to a patient with recurrent hypopharyngeal carcinoma under unfavorable cervical conditions, caused by prior therapeutic chemoradiotherapy for hypopharyngeal carcinoma and gastric pull-up with cervical leak, resulting from treatment for thoracic esophageal cancer. The cervical recipient ves...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Numajiri T,Fujiwara T,Nishino K,Sowa Y,Uenaka M,Masuda S,Fujiwara H,Nakai S,Hisa Y

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ascending branch of the lateral circumflex artery may be of potential value as an alternative recipient vessel in the free-flap transfer to hip region. The anatomy of the ascending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral vessels has been reviewed with regards to size, location, and length and on the basis of prev...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Gurunluoglu R

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To understand the practical difficulties encountered while performing hepatic artery anastomosis by microsurgical technique in living donor liver transplantation. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We undertook a retrospective study of 10 cases of hepatic artery anastomosis done at the level of bifurcation of the right hepatic...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Mangal M,Gambhir S,Gupta A,Shah A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00