Salvage of proximal humeral amputations with a remnant forearm flap.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Keloids cause aesthetic disfigurement and physical complaints, mainly pain and pruritus. Treatment of these scars is difficult, with high recurrence rates forming the main issue. Surgical excision with adjuvant radiotherapy is considered the most efficacious treatment. At their institution, the authors have ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： van Leeuwen MCE,Stokmans SC,Bulstra AJ,Meijer OWM,van Leeuwen PAM,Niessen FB

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsurgeons suspect that cigarette smoking reduces the survival of free vascularized flaps and replantations, but this has never been proven. This experimental study investigates the effect of smoking on free-flap survival. A fasciocutaneous epigastric flap was used in 30 rats as a free flap and in 30 rats as a pedi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： van Adrichem LN,Hoegen R,Hovius SE,Kort WJ,van Strik R,Vuzevski VD,van der Meulen JC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Synthetic bioactive ceramics and glasses have osteoconductive properties. These materials are capable of chemically bonding to the bone tissue. In addition, special bioactive glasses do not favor microbial growth. In this study, the clinical outcome of bioactive glass and hydroxyapatite in head and neck surg...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Aitasalo KMJ,Peltola MJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elective surgical management of neonatal brachial plexus palsy is complex, variable, and often individualized. Little is known about the medical decision-making process among adolescents with neonatal brachial plexus palsy and their families when faced with making complex treatment decisions. The experiences...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Squitieri L,Larson BP,Chang KW,Yang LJ,Chung KC

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-five patients with major ear deformities were reconstructed during the period 1982-1993 with autogenous tissue. Fourteen patients were reconstructed with osseointegrated auricular prostheses during the period 1989-1993. Both procedures were done at the same institution by the same surgeon. The advantages and dis...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wilkes GH,Wolfaardt JF

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue engineering and dermal substitution are currently prominent topics of wound-healing research. However, no extensive clinical trials with objective evaluation criteria have been published so far that support the clinical effectiveness of dermal equivalents in the long term. The dermal substitute that is discusse...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： van Zuijlen PP,Vloemans JF,van Trier AJ,Suijker MH,van Unen E,Groenevelt F,Kreis RW,Middelkoop E

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports have emphasized free-flap reconstruction for large defects of the scalp and calvarium following resection of tumors, infection, or trauma. In most cases, however, a carefully planned local transposition or rotation flap may be equally effective, and the technical difficulties and donor-site problems ass...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lesavoy MA,Dubrow TJ,Schwartz RJ,Wackym PA,Eisenhauer DM,McGuire M

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The teres major can be seen as an additional head of the latissimus dorsi muscle for three-dimensional movement of the arm. It gained importance in pedicled muscle transfers for the treatment of plexus palsies and shoulder instability. Its supplying vessels belong to the subscapular system. According to the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Giessler GA,Doll S,Germann G

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rich vascular network in the deep fascia has been emphasized by various scientists, but the actual demonstration of live circulation in the deep fascia has not previously been witnessed. Encouraged by the sight of live circulation in the web membrane of toad hind limb, a successful attempt was made to demonstrate ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bhattacharya V,Watts RK,Reddy GR

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe crush to the hand is associated with a poor prognosis. The authors investigated the hypothesis that compartment syndrome complicates such injuries. From 1996 to 2000, the authors retrospectively identified 11 patients who, after sustaining a closed crush injury, developed acute hand compartment syndrome. Diagno...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Del Piñal F,Herrero F,Jado E,García-Bernal FJ,Cerezal L

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to present the authors' experience with the use of porous polyethylene ultrathin sheets for orbital floor reconstruction. Thirty-two patients with orbital floor fractures were treated with porous polyethylene ultrathin sheets. Sixteen cases corresponded to orbitozygomatic fractures, 11 c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Villarreal PM,Monje F,Morillo AJ,Junquera LM,González C,Barbón JJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common peroneal neuropathy shares the same pathophysiology as carpal tunnel syndrome. However, management is often delayed because of the traditional misconception of recognizing foot drop as the defining symptom for diagnosis. The authors believe recognizing common peroneal neuropathy before foot drop can r...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lu JC,Dengler J,Poppler LH,Van Handel A,Linkugel A,Jacobson L,Mackinnon SE

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple technique for closure of a palatal fistula using a conchal cartilage graft as a substitute for nasal lining flaps is reported. This graft simplifies the repair of the palatal fistula and protects the suture line of the oral covering flaps from recurrence. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Matsuo K,Kiyono M,Hirose T

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of possible fungal infections after 700 augmentation mammaplasties are presented in a 9-year experience. The source could not be determined. If any readers have had one or more similar cases, we would appreciate your contacting us. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Truppman ES,Ellenby JD,Schwartz BM

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inframammary fold is a defining element in the shape and structure of the female breast. It should be preserved whenever possible in ablative procedures and recreated accurately when the breast is reconstructed after mastectomy. To date, no accurate anatomic description of this essential structure exists. Previous...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Muntan CD,Sundine MJ,Rink RD,Acland RD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immediate reconstruction of composite head and neck defects using free tissue transfer is an accepted treatment standard. There remains, however, ongoing debate on whether the costs associated with this reconstructive approach merit its selection, especially considering poor patient prognoses and the high co...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jones NF,Jarrahy R,Song JI,Kaufman MR,Markowitz B

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the impact of bilateral free flap breast reconstruction on the abdominal wall. This is the second installation of a two-part series. Presented here are bilateral combinations of three techniques: the muscle-sparing free transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Selber JC,Fosnot J,Nelson J,Goldstein J,Bergey M,Sonnad S,Serletti JM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-nine percent of 54 phenol face peel patients treated rapidly developed some form of cardiac arrhythmia. When half the face was treated on consecutive days, only 22 percent of 100 patients developed cardiac arrhythmias and these were less severe. Serum phenol levels varied from 4.4 to 337.1 mg/L. Neither age, se...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gross BG

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevention of recurrent eyebrow ptosis is the greatest challenge in brow lift surgery today. In this article, the author describes a new surgical procedure to provide long-lasting results in brow lift surgery. METHODS:Over 7 years, this new technique was used in 37 patients. Except for four, all patients we...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mutaf M

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventral hernias are a common pathology encountered by surgeons. Multiple risk stratification tools have been developed in attempts to predict a patient's postoperative risk for complication. The aim of this systematic review was to identify published stratification tools, to assess their generalizability, an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bernardi K,Adrales GL,Hope WW,Keith J,Kuhlens H,Martindale RG,Melin AA,Orenstein SB,Roth JS,Shah SK,Tsuda S,Liang MK,Ventral Hernia Outcomes Collaborative Writing Group.

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:This is a retrospective analysis of neonatal outcome in 32 fetuses diagnosed over a 3 1/2-year period as having cleft lip and palate by ultrasonographic examination. Unilateral versus bilateral complete cleft lip was accurately diagnosed in fetuses after 16 weeks' gestation. Incomplete cleft lip was more easily detect...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Benacerraf BR,Mulliken JB

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An inflatable breast implant having a detachable filling reservoir is described. Once in position, the implant can be filled under controlled conditions postoperatively. The implant functions either as a tissue expander or as a delayed-filling implant in the initial stages of the procedure. Once the desired breast siz...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Becker H

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new axial flap is described for reconstruction of soft-tissue defects of the nose, including the supratip and columella. The blood supply to this flap originates from the lateral nasal branch of the angular artery adjacent to the nasolabial fold. This flap was used in seven patients between 1989 and 1994, and there ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Maruyama Y,Iwahira Y

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 1. Foot infections in patients with diabetes cause substantial morbidity and frequent visits to health care professionals and may lead to amputation of a lower extremity. 2. Diabetic foot infections require attention to local (foot) and systemic (metabolic) issues and coordinated management, prefera...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lipsky BA,Berendt AR,Deery HG,Embil JM,Joseph WS,Karchmer AW,LeFrock JL,Lew DP,Mader JT,Norden C,Tan JS,Infectious Diseases Society of America.

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle transplantation has become an indispensable tool to restore the smile in patients with long-standing or congenital facial paralysis. However, little is known of the effect of this surgical intervention on craniofacial growth and development or of the adaptation of the transplant to its recipient site under circ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sinsel NK,Guelinckx PJ,Opdebeeck H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mandibular distraction osteogenesis has proven to be an effective treatment for upper airway obstruction related to micrognathia. Changes in the aerodigestive space can help facilitate tracheostomy removal in children and prevent tracheostomy in newborns. However, this may also precipitate changes in the abi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Spring MA,Mount DL

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been stated that height of the lateral lip is difficult to obtain with the rotation advancement repair only when the lateral lip is short in both its vertical and horizontal dimensions. The authors studied preoperative cleft lip anthropometry to determine the frequency of the "geometrically unfavorabl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Boorer CJ,Cho DC,Vijayasekaran VS,Fisher DM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcomes of a consecutive series of 35 adults and adolescents judged to be skeletally mature (mean 18 years) who had unilateral cleft lip and palate and had undergone Le Fort I advancement fixed with miniplates were investigated. All patients had received grafts of autogenous iliac bone and were stabilized intraop...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Posnick JC,Dagys AP

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The construction details for an inexpensive, easy-to-build operating table for hand surgery have been described. The table was specifically designed according to the needs of those working with it. It has been in daily use for over 2 years and has proved to be a popular product with all staff members. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bowen V,Chang P

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00