Attributes and shortcomings of acoustic Doppler sonography in identifying perforators for flaps from the lower extremity.

abstract：:Conversion of the straight fibula bone flap into the parabolic mandible shape can be performed using customized acrylic templates made from a 1:1 mandible computed tomography scan and lateral cephalogram. The premise of the current study is to objectively quantify the variability in a series of acrylic templates used ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Matros E,Santamaria E,Cordeiro PG

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple level amputation has been described as a contraindication to replantation. This is a case report of a patient with a double level amputation through the palm and forearm that was successfully replanted. Because of the need for multiple stages of reconstructive surgery, it was not clear until the end result th...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Belsky MR,Ruby LK

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant reinnervation of target organs caused by misdirected axonal growth at the repair site is a major reason for the poor functional outcome usually seen after peripheral nerve transection and repair. This study investigates whether the criss-crossing of regenerating rat sciatic nerve axons between tibial and pero...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Lutz BS

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous epidural bupivacaine infusion was used for anesthesia in 20 patients who underwent lower extremity free tissue transfer. In 60 percent of the patients, general anesthesia supplementation with nitrous oxide was used for comfort during prolonged lying on the operating table. In all cases, this technique pro...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Strecker WB,Wood MB,Wedel DJ

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free-flap failure is usually caused by venous or arterial thrombosis. In many cases, lack of experience and surgical delay also contribute to flap loss. The authors prospectively analyzed the outcome of 57 free flaps over a 28-month period (January, 1999 to April, 2001). The setting was a university hospital tertiary ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Kelly JL,Eadie PA,Orr D,Al-Rawi M,O'Donnell M,Lawlor D

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：:As reimbursement for free-tissue transfer decreases, the authors find an increase in the number of free flaps performed at their county facility. Over 60 percent of the free flaps performed during the past 10 years were completed within the last 4 years. This influx of patients prompted a review of their experience wi...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Maffi TR,Tran NV

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent articles have strongly emphasized the superiority of distal nerve transfers despite indefinite assessment. I would like to introduce the problems associated with functional evaluation following nerve transfers. ...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Doi K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regions of the body have cortical and subcortical representation in proportion to their degree of innervation. The rat forepaw has been studied extensively in recent years using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), typically by stimulation using electrodes directly inserted into the skin of the forepaw. H...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Cho YR,Jones SR,Pawela CP,Li R,Kao DS,Schulte ML,Runquist ML,Yan JG,Hudetz AG,Jaradeh SS,Hyde JS,Matloub HS

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ideal monitoring tool to evaluate free flap success should be noninvasive, continuous, and reliable. A new device, the ViOptix Tissue Oximeter (ODISsey) based on near-infrared spectroscopy was evaluated in 30 patients undergoing autologous tissue perforator free flap breast reconstruction with continuous monitorin...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Keller A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An "off the shelf" vascular conduit for free flap surgery that remained patent until the flap is vascularized from the recipient bed would be useful to avoid autograft donor-site morbidity and reduce operation time. To date, no successful studies of microvascular prostheses in low-flow states exist. This study investi...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Dowd MB,Hemmrich K,Morrison WA

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:Irradiation of allografts prior to transplantation and host immunosuppression with cyclosporin-A were studied separately and in combination as means of lessening the rejection of transplanted peripheral nerve tissue. Lewis and Brown Norway rats were used in the animal model, as they differ at both major and minor hist...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Easterling KJ,Trumble TE

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of rat ear replantation and its inherent advantages as an experimental model have previously been demonstrated. The purpose of this study was to validate the technical feasibility of rat ear transplantation. To eliminate immunologic rejection as a complicating factor, highly inbred Lewis rats (strain L...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Chiu DT,Ascherman JA,Patsis MC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy surrounds the question whether free flaps remain dependent for blood supply on their vascular pedicle or if there is an autonomization by neovascularization from the surrounding wound bed. This becomes important when flap shaping or repositioning are performed. Our study involved 23 patients who received a...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Heitland AS,Markowicz MP,Koellensperger E,Schoth F,Pallua N

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal flaps have recently gained considerable popularity in breast reconstruction, and their importance and advantages have been widely accepted. Given the unreliability of the distal parts in these flaps and the advancement of microsurgery, many modifications and improvements have been made. To get a better under...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Minqiang X,Jie L,Dali M,Lanhua M

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：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：: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 The lateral branch of the thoracodorsal nerve (LBTN) is used for nerve transfer in facial, musculocutaneous, axillary nerve injuries and for irreparable C5, C6 spinal nerve lesions and accessory nerve defects. For a successful surgical outcome, the nerve to be used in nerve transfer should be of adequate le...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Malalasekera A,Beneragama T,Kanesu S,Sahathevan V,Jayasekara R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the root neurotization properties of extraplexal donor nerves, an avulsion injury model of brachial plexus was created and repaired by C 3,4 nerve-root transfers in the rabbit. Eighteen rabbits were divided into three groups. In Group 1 (n = 6), the right C 5,6 nerve roots were avulsed and bridged by a ner...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Cao X,Li J,Cao Y,Cai J

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increased clinical use of computer-assisted design (CAD) and computer-assisted modeling (CAM) for osseous flap reconstruction, particularly in the head and neck region. Limited information exists about methods to optimize the application of this new technology and for cases in which it may be advantageous ove...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Matros E,Albornoz CR,Rensberger M,Weimer K,Garfein ES

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:We present the clinical application of the sixth internal mammary artery perforator (IMAP) and superior epigastric artery perforator (SEAP) flaps for the treatment of defects resulting from the excision of large lower sternal and upper abdominal keloids. Perforator selection and flap design were based solely...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Wang J,Min P,Grassetti L,Lazzeri D,Zhang YX,Nicoli F,Innocenti M,Torresetti M,Levin LS,Persichetti P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study used quantitative PCR in the murine model to compare the ability of a limb allograft vs. a comparable dose of marrow suspension to induce chimerism. Female C57Bl/6 mice received a vascularized hindlimb allograft, a comparable dose of 5 x 10 (6) donor bone marrow cells, or a standard dose (20 x 10 (6)) of ma...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Cohen M,Mohanakumar T,Mackinnon SE,Tung TH

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of slow-release basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on ischemia-reperfusion injury was examined using an island skin flap model in rats. Paired rectangular island skin flaps were elevated on the dorsum of 30 Fischer rats. The flaps were subjected to 6 hours of ischemia. Before reperfusion the flaps were i...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Wang Y,Orbay H,Huang C,Tobita M,Hyakusoku H,Myamoto M,Tabata Y,Mizuno H

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous investigators have attempted to enhance the survival of ischemic experimental skin flaps using various pharmacologic manipulations. Recently, the authors' laboratory demonstrated the beneficial effect of iloprost, a stable PGI2 analogue, as a post-ischemic perfusion washout, in improving the survival of ische...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Forman DL,Shah DK,Zhang WX,Senderoff DM,Israeli D,Urken ML,Weinberg H

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：:This is the first in a series of studies designed to investigate the simultaneous changes in blood flow and microcirculation in an island flap during ischemia, in an ischemia-reperfusion model in the rabbit. An island groin flap based on the inferior epigastric vessels was harvested in 17 rabbits. The flap was rendere...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Gürlek A,Schusterman MA,Evans GR,Gherardini G

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoulder pathology and its diagnosis must be considered in evaluation of the patient suspected of having thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). Overlooking usually treatable conditions in the shoulder may lead to unfavorable results, if treatment is directed, instead, to neurolysis of the brachial plexus or first rib resecti...

journal_title：Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

authors： Levin LS,Dellon AL

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00