Designing the anterolateral thigh flap without preoperative Doppler or imaging.

abstract：:A practical use of personal digital cameras for taking digital photographs in the microsurgical field through an operating microscope is described. This inexpensive and practical method for acquiring microscopic images at the desired magnification combines the advantages of the digital camera and the operating microsc...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Gurunluoglu R,Shafighi M,Ozer K,Piza-Katzer H

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:The authors performed anastomoses of small vessels with the Nd-YAG laser, comparing these with conventional suture anastomoses. Some arteries were sutured with 10-0 nylon with about eight suture sites, and others were held by stay sutures at three points with laser irradiation performed between them. Two surgeons perf...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Nakamura T,Fukui A,Maeda M,Kugai M,Inada Y,Teramoto N,Ishida A,Tamai S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Findings reported in the literature on the sensation provided by intraorally applied innervated vs. non-innervated radial forearm free flaps differ. In an effort to understand these differences in sensory recovery, the authors carried out sensory evaluations in 12 patients who had undergone radial forearm free flaps. ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Netscher D,Armenta AH,Meade RA,Alford EL

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assist nascent microsurgeons in the initial practices of handling instruments and tying knots before using an animal model, the authors discuss surgical gauze, which will be of benefit to all trainees. In this model, the nascent microsurgeon can familiarize himself or herself with the operating microscope, correct ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Demirseren ME,Tosa Y,Hosaka Y

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An expanded latissimus dorsi flap (expanded LD flap) was transferred in two patients with severe post-burn neck contracture. Free flaps created using standard techniques are of limited size and sometimes cannot cover the defect after excision of scar tissue, particularly when a severe burn scar extends to the facial r...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Takushima A,Harii K,Asato H

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND: The use of caffeine is not recommended prior to elective microsurgery due to its demonstrated negative effects on vessel anastomosis by the presumed sympathomimetic induction of vasoconstriction. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the systemic and local effects of caffeine on vessel diameter, anastomosis ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Sakarya AH,Uzun H,Türkkanı A,Çakar AN,Hsieh YH,Üstün GG,Şafak T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reconstruction of the flexor tendon in zones I and II of a ring finger in a single stage, using a free vascularized tendon graft, is reported in a single clinical case. The flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) tendon of the same finger was freely transferred based on a vascular branch off the ulnar vessels. The ul...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Cavadas PC,Mir X

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomy of the ascending branch of the deep circumflex iliac vessels is reported. This vasculature allows the design of a musculoperitoneal flap, not exceeding 7 cm x 14 cm, together with an osteomusculocutaneous groin flap. The procedure is particularly useful, if resection of an intraoral carcinoma has included ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Kärcher H,Hellbom B,Radner H

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen arterialized venous flaps, free flaps that have arterial blood only flowing through the vein of the flap, were applied to reconstruct skin defects of the big toe resulting from wrap-around flap transfers. There were seven complete successes, six partial successes, and three complete failures. The clinical cour...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Inoue G,Maeda N,Suzuki K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The free extended lateral arm flap (ELAF) has gained increasing popularity thank to its slimness and versatility, longer neurovascular pedicle, and greater flap size when compared with the original flap design. The aim of this study was to assess the donor-site morbidity associated with this extended procedure. A retr...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Depner C,Erba P,Rieger UM,Iten F,Schaefer DJ,Haug M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palatal integrity is essential for useful speech, deglutition, good oral hygiene, and prevention of nasal regurgitation. Maxillary defects after tumor extirpation, therefore, can have serious functional and cosmetic implications. Given the often disappointing results obtained with local and regional pedicled flaps for...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Herman CK,Benacquista T,Brindzei N,Berdichevsky M,Baum T,Strauch B

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsurgical treatment of ring avulsion injuries is often difficult, due to widespread intimal damage of the digital vascular bundles. Thirty-one patients with such injuries in varying degrees were treated during the period 1986 to 1992: of these, 15 underwent microsurgical revascularization. In addition to the tradi...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Adani R,Castagnetti C,Busa R,Caroli A

更新日期：1996-04-01 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: Increased rates of both breast cancer and obesity have resulted in more obese women seeking breast reconstruction. Studies demonstrate that these women are at increased risk for perioperative complications. A systematic review was conducted to assess the outcomes in obese women who underwent breast reconstr...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Panayi AC,Agha RA,Sieber BA,Orgill DP

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND: Reconstruction of craniofacial bone defects is a primary focus of craniofacial surgery. Although autogenous bone grafts remain as the gold standard, alloplastic materials have also gained widespread popularity due to their off-the-shelf availability, ease of use, and durability. In addition to replacing the...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Aliyev A,Ekin Ö,Bitik O,Korkusuz P,Yersal NC,Çelik HH,Tunçbilek G

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe contracture of the palm causes great difficulty in the performance of the tasks required in daily life. Resurfacing with skin grafts may be sufficient for treating mild and small contractures; but severe and extensive contractures involving the joints, tendons, and neurovascular bundles should be covered with t...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Nakazawa H,Nozaki M,Kikuchi Y,Honda T,Isago T

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental study in rats was designed to determine the effects of z-plasty on the patency of microvascular anastomosis. Eighty Sprague-Dawley rats of mixed sex were divided into two groups. In all animals, the left carotid arteries were used. In the first group (n = 40), a single z-plasty was done at the anterior...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Yildirim AM,Güzel MZ,Yücel A,Aygit AC

更新日期：1998-02-01 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：:The first clinical face allotransplantation was performed by Devauchelle et al in 2005, and currently 13 facial allotransplantations have been performed worldwide. Reports on almost half of the cases were published in the literature, focusing on technical details of facial allograft inset to the recipient face. There ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Siemionow M,Ozturk C

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the use of freeze-thawed muscle as a nerve graft material in Sprague-Dawley rats. In Group 1 (n = 4), the sciatic nerve was isolated and the incision immediately closed. In Group 2 (n = 4), a 5-mm segment of the nerve was removed and immediately replaced. In Group 3 (n = 50), a 5-mm segment of nerv...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： DeFranzo AJ,Morykwas MJ,LaRosse JR,Jennings DA,Challa V,Argenta LC

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model of chronic entrapment neuropathy in the rabbit sciatic nerve was developed to try to elucidate the pathogenesis of chronic nerve entrapment. A non-compressive Silastic cuff was wrapped around the nerve at the mid-thigh level in eight rabbits. A sham operation that only elevated the sciatic nerve was performed ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Aziz W,Firrell JC,Ogden L,Breidenbach WC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) present an exciting new tool in the field of peripheral nerve regeneration due to their close embryonic origin. In this study, we examined their potential in pigs, using biodegradable collagen conduits filled with DPSCs. To our knowledge, this is the first time DPCSs are tested...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Spyridopoulos T,Lambropoulou M,Pagonopoulou O,Birbilis T,Tsaroucha AK,Kouzi-Koliakou K,Botaitis S,Deftereou TE,Gaitanidis A,Pitiakoudis M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the effectiveness of cooling in extending tolerable ischemia time is well-established experimentally, most free-flap surgeons are still concerned about this problem and try to limit the ischemic period to less than 1 hr. Clinically, contact-surface cooling has been used empirically to prolong the limits of is...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Shaw WW,Ko CY,Ahn CY,Markowitz BL

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood flow distribution in conventional and vascularized canine nerve grafts was analyzed. Between 4 and 6 days after operation, blood flow at both the fascicular (endoneural) and the nerve-sheath (epineural) levels was significantly greater in the nonvascularized nerve grafts than in their vascularized counterparts (...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Daly PJ,Wood MB

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND: In 2017, our institution initiated a cadaver laboratory-based course dedicated to teaching reconstructive microsurgery indications, preoperative planning, and flap dissection. The goals of this study are to describe the demographics and experience of participants/instructors and to evaluate the learning obj...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Azoury SC,Othman S,Colen DL,Broach RB,Lin I,Zenn MR,Kovach SJ,Levin LS

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral nerve injury may result in injury without gaps or injury with gaps between nerve stumps. In the presence of a nerve defect, the placement of an autologous nerve graft is the current gold standard for nerve restoration. The clinical employment of tubes as an alternative to autogenous nerve grafts is mainly j...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Konofaos P,Ver Halen JP

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perforator flap breast reconstruction requires increased time for safe perforator dissection, especially the intramuscular course. We describe an adjunctive technique using hydrodissection to assist with the intramuscular perforator dissection. METHODS:Hydrodissection techniques were used for perforator dis...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Singhal D,Momoh AO,Colakoglu S,Qureshi A,Tobias AM,Lee BT

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular techniques are important in making routine anastomoses quicker and difficult anastomoses easier. The authors have developed three types of sleeve anastomoses for different size vessels: a three-stitch sleeve anastomosis, four-stitch sleeve anastomosis, and sidecut sleeve anastomosis. Arteriography, in vi...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Zhang L,Moskovitz M,Baron DA,Siebert JW

更新日期：1995-11-01 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