Cross-linking in biomaterials: a primer for clinicians.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-reported lower satisfaction with the abdomen preoperatively is a strong predictor of undergoing DIEP flap surgery. The authors evaluated physical well-being of the abdomen before and after flap-based breast reconstruction to determine potential predictors for decreased postoperative abdominal well-be...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stone JP,Bello RJ,Siotos C,Meyer ML,Sebai ME,Payne RM,Manahan MA,Cooney DS,Sacks JM,Broderick KP,Cooney CM,Rosson GD

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treating patients with Raynaud's phenomenon who have chronic pain and ulcerations is extremely challenging. Unrelenting pain can lead to dysfunction and disuse, rendering the patient debilitated and/or chronically depressed. Pharmacologic vasodilators and surgical sympathectomies offer variable benefits. Out...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Neumeister MW,Chambers CB,Herron MS,Webb K,Wietfeldt J,Gillespie JN,Bueno RA Jr,Cooney CM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of nonpenetrating clips to accomplish wound closure as an alternative to suture in the repair of simulated cleft lips in partially exteriorized fetuses has been described previously. In this study, the fetus is approached endoscopically, and clipped (n = 8) and sutured (n = 4) intrauterine endoscopic repairs i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Oberg KC,Robles AE,Ducsay C,Childers B,Rasi CR,Gates DL,Kirsch WM,Hardesty RA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Simulation has gained notable recognition for its role as an effective training and assessment modality in the present era of competency-based medical education. Despite the well-documented efficacy of both live and cadaveric animal models, several ethical, financial, and accessibility issues persist with th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Abi-Rafeh J,Zammit D,Mojtahed Jaberi M,Al-Halabi B,Thibaudeau S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe the differential diagnosis of breast tumors in adolescent girls. 2. Compare and contrast surgical options for the management of adolescent breast tumors. 3. Recognize the utility of a reduction mammaplasty technique when res...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chang DS,McGrath MH

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After reading this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Clinically describe various cutaneous neoplasms. 2. Identify the corresponding histopathologic findings. 3. Discuss the optimal treatment approach for each entity. SUMMARY:Cutaneous neoplasms are broadly viewed as benign, premalignan...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lee EH,Nehal KS,Disa JJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large animal model to assess fetal fracture repair and the ability to close excisional bony defects is presented. Incisional and excisional ulnar fractures were made in 14 midgestation fetal lambs, harvested at serial time points, and subjected to high-resolution low-kilovolt magnification radiographs, magnetic reso...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Longaker MT,Moelleken BR,Cheng JC,Jennings RW,Adzick NS,Mintorovich J,Levinsohn DG,Gordon L,Harrison MR,Simmons DJ

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Management of the breast following massive weight loss for both reconstructive and aesthetic reasons poses unique challenges that are often inadequately addressed with traditional techniques. The breast mound is often unstable and deflated, with a loose inelastic skin envelope and ill-defined boundaries that bl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Losken A

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Part II, the author focused on the lay peelers' history and success using croton oil-containing phenol peeling recipes. In Part III, the author reviews what was known or should have been known about croton oil and phenol as physicians became keenly interested in face peeling in the mid-1950s. The lay peelers recogn...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hetter GP

更新日期：2000-02-01 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:Most lesions of the upper extremity are common and benign, and many have questioned the need for routine pathologic evaluation of these specimens. The authors aim to examine the national use of routine pathologic examination of nonmalignant hand lesions to help guide health care policy and practice patterns....

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cho HE,Kelley B,Zhong L,Chung KC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to obtain objective analysis of outcome in reduction mammaplasty patients, a retrospective study was done for women having elective bilateral reduction mammaplasty. Participants were chosen from a pool of over 200 consecutive reduction mammaplasty patients at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Of those...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Boschert MT,Barone CM,Puckett CL

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical dose of dextran 70 had significant antithrombotic effects in small, severely traumatized veins, and the effect was enhanced by the addition of low-molecular-weight heparin. These effects were achieved without bleeding problems in this model. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Zhang B,Wieslander JB

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with electrical burns which resulted in loss of the right upper arm and a urinary bladder fistula. A jump flap was used to cover the repaired bladder, and also to cover the stump of the amputated right arm. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chari PS,Bapna BC,Balakrishnan C

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors studied residency applicant attitudes toward rank list creation, communication with programs, and the impact of these factors on their performance in the Match. METHODS:An anonymous, 26-question, multiple-choice, online survey was distributed to the program coordinators of every Accreditation Co...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nagarkar PA,Janis JE

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Capsular contracture remains a major problem following prosthetic breast implantation, especially in patients undergoing irradiation. Recent studies suggest that such radiation injuries are a cascading process of cytokine activation, with transforming growth factor (TGF)-β acting as the "master switch." Beca...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Katzel EB,Koltz PF,Tierney R,Williams JP,Awad HA,O'Keefe RJ,Langstein HN

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors have used pectoral intercostal perforator flaps to reconstruct burned or injured hands by staged transfer. This flap is designed with a narrow skin pedicle that includes intercostal perforators from the fifth to eighth intercostal spaces, with a wide flap area that lies on the upper abdomen. The ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Oki K,Murakami M,Tanuma K,Ogawa R,Ozawa H,Hyakusoku H

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A shallow buccal sulcus deformity following bilateral cleft lip repair is not rare. A variety of techniques are described for the secondary reconstruction of a deficient sulcus. Most of these are associated with a variable amount of contraction with subsequent obliteration of the sulcus. In this article, an inverted U...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Erol OO,Ağaoğlu G

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascularized composite allotransplantation is an emerging field of transplantation that provides a potential treatment for complex tissue defects after traumatic loss or tumor resection and for the repair of congenital abnormalities. However, vascularized composite allotransplantation recipients have suffere...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hu CH,Lin CH,Chang NJ,Hu CW,Lin CH

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Free abdominal flaps are the first option in autologous breast reconstruction using the multidetector-row computed tomographic angiography for mapping the abdominal perforators. The authors aim to evaluate the impact of using a preoperative design for shaping the new breast symmetrical to the contralateral b...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dionyssiou D,Demiri E,Tsimponis A,Boorman J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to determine if there is a relationship between a critical quantity of bacteria and infection in complex extremity wounds, and (2) to compare the positive and negative predictive values, sensitivities, and specificities of the following laboratory and clinical tests of potent...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Breidenbach WC,Trager S

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, nitrite has been rediscovered as a physiologically relevant storage reservoir of nitric oxide in blood and it can readily be converted to nitric oxide under hypoxic and acidic conditions. In this study, the authors evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of nitrite on reperfusion-induced microcirculator...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wang WZ,Fang XH,Stephenson LL,Zhang X,Williams SJ,Baynosa RC,Khiabani KT,Zamboni WA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have previously described a classification system for earlobe ptosis and have established a criterion for earlobe pseudoptosis. Earlobe heights were characterized based on anatomic landmarks, including the intertragal notch, the otobasion inferius (the most caudal anterior attachment of the earlobe to the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mowlavi A,Meldrum DG,Wilhelmi BJ,Zook EG

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preauricular skin graft with expansion for repair of a facial defect is presented. This technique preserves a more natural appearance in color, texture, and thickness than is otherwise possible and provides a larger graft than the usual preauricular graft method. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Iwahira Y,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women are less likely to reach top-level leadership positions, and more likely to leave academic positions, than men, and are likely to earn less money than men. Women are also less likely to initiate a negotiation-a process that is crucial for professional advancement. This reluctance to ask hinders their advancement...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fischer LH,Bajaj AK

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Composite bone grafts revascularized by microvascular anastomoses with respect to bone cell survival, vessel architecture, and the grafts' ability to participate in healing toward a recipient bone were investigated in 21 adult mongrel dogs. Bone grafts with an intact medullary and periosteal supply were compared with ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Berggren A,Weiland AJ,Dorfman H

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors conducted this study to assess the impact that Drs. Joseph Gruss and Paul Manson have had on craniofacial surgery through their individual contributions and through their trainees. METHODS:This was a retrospective analysis of fellows trained by either Dr. Gruss or Dr. Manson. Demographic and bib...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chandawarkar A,Birgfeld CB,Yaremchuk MJ,Tufaro AP,Hopper RA,Susarla SM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following breast augmentation, 100 patients with inflatable saline implants were followed for a period of 6 months to 8 1/2 years. Capsular contracture rate, Baker II or greater, was 3.4 percent. This low rate of capsular contracture is attributed to early manipulation of the implant. The deflation rate was also 3.4 p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Capozzi A

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study describes the use of a modified "bell-bottom" flap for treatment of partial syndactyly release that may avoid the use of skin grafting. METHODS:A retrospective review of this procedure was performed for 12 interdigital space reconstructions. Patients were aged 1 to 5 years 6 months. The mean foll...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Matsumine H,Yoshinaga Y,Fujiwara O,Sasaki R,Takeuchi M,Sakurai H

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic amputation of the lip is a rare yet devastating event affecting both form and function. Considering the available methods for reconstruction, replantation may offer a reasonable solution. We sought to characterize the variables associated with lip replantation and to assess the outcome in a retrospective rev...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Walton RL,Beahm EK,Brown RE,Upton J,Reinke K,Fudem G,Banis J,Davidson J,Dabb R,Kalimuthu R,Kitzmiller WJ,Gottlieb LJ,Buncke HJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00