Antishear therapy for toxic epidermal necrolysis: an alternative treatment approach.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cephalic index is often used to evaluate sagittal craniosynostosis corrections; however, validation of this measure remains untested. METHODS:A three-part study was designed to (1) determine the normal distribution of cephalic indices in untreated sagittal craniosynostosis; (2) examine index values in t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fearon JA,Ditthakasem K,Herbert M,Kolar J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prophylactic bilateral mastectomy is an option for women who are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Prophylactic mastectomy is often performed with immediate reconstruction (i.e., at the same time and under the same anesthetic as the mastectomy). Satisfaction with reconstruction has been described previ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Metcalfe KA,Semple JL,Narod SA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep vein thrombosis is a known serious complication of surgical procedures and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Plastic surgeons' management of the risk of deep vein thrombosis and current information regarding deep vein thrombosis incidence rates are limited. A survey was designed and mailed...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Broughton G 2nd,Rios JL,Rohrich RJ,Brown SA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soft-tissue reconstruction following vulvar cancer resection is a difficult challenge because of the functional, locational, and cosmetic importance of this region. Although numerous flaps have been designed for vulvar reconstruction, each has its disadvantages. METHODS:The authors introduce the gluteal fol...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lee PK,Choi MS,Ahn ST,Oh DY,Rhie JW,Han KT

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental, anatomical, and clinical study has confirmed the feasibility of free neurovascular flaps. The interrelationship between the cutaneous vascular and neural supply has been defined and demonstrated electrophysiologically, both in man and in experimental animals. A potential donor site in man has been e...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Daniel RK,Terzis J,Schwarz G

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Full-thickness cranial (membranous) and split-thickness iliac crest (endochondral) onlay bone grafts were placed subperiosteally without fixation onto the snout (membranous) and tibia (endochondral) in 30 rats. The animals had been divided into three equal groups in which the bone grafts had been demineralized, autocl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sullivan WG,Szwajkun PR

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe orbital soft-tissue loss and contracted eye sockets often present in patients who have had enucleation, exenteration, or other ocular diseases. In this article, the authors report a novel contracted eye socket reconstruction technique using lateral upper arm free flaps and review the surgical outcome ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Li Y,Song H,Liu J,Li D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimpling of the skin of the thighs and buttocks is commonly referred to as cellulite, and it afflicts women much more frequently than men. Whereas many therapies that presume cellulite is caused by an abnormality of adipose tissue have gained recent popularity, the basic pathophysiology of cellulite has not been clear...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rosenbaum M,Prieto V,Hellmer J,Boschmann M,Krueger J,Leibel RL,Ship AG

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the slide-swing plasty are reviewed over a period of 16 years. A total of 1,308 patients were analyzed with regard to location and etiology. The slide-swing plasty has proved successful in practice. Its great advantage consists in the possibility of closing large defects without skin grafting. Compared ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Schrudde J,Petrovici V

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartilage structures from the head and neck possess a certain but limited capacity to heal after injury. This capacity is accredited to the perichondrium. In this study, the role of the inner (cambium) and the outer (fibrous) layers of the perichondrium in cartilage wound healing in vitro is investigated. For the firs...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Duynstee ML,Verwoerd-Verhoef HL,Verwoerd CD,Van Osch GJ

更新日期：2002-09-15 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：:Our experience with 20 full-thickness cheek reconstruction in 17 patients over the past 27 years is presented. The evolution of techniques for management of full-thickness cheek defects reflects our gradual appreciation of the longitudinal artery concept within axial and musculocutaneous flap units. During the 1950s, ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bunkis J,Mulliken JB,Upton J,Murray JE

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advancements in modern robotic technology have led to the development of highly sophisticated upper extremity prosthetic limbs. High-fidelity volitional control of these devices is dependent on the critical interface between the patient and the mechanical prosthesis. Recent innovations in prosthetic interfaces have fo...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kung TA,Bueno RA,Alkhalefah GK,Langhals NB,Urbanchek MG,Cederna PS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When neurofibroma involves the face, it can lead to a most disfiguring, destructive, and debilitating condition. Because of the unique aesthetic and functional properties of the face, the surgeon might hesitate to remove all of the involved soft tissues and facial nerves in a radical procedure. Involvement of the cran...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Park BY,Hong JP,Lee WJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pressure garment therapy, used for reduction of postburn scarring, is commonly initiated after complete healing of the wound or autograft. Although some clinicians have suggested that earlier treatment may improve outcomes, the effect of early initiation of therapy has not been studied in a controlled enviro...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： DeBruler DM,Baumann ME,Blackstone BN,Zbinden JC,McFarland KL,Bailey JK,Supp DM,Powell HM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dorsal hump reduction can lead to significant aesthetic and functional deformities with distortion of the dorsal aesthetic lines without first preserving and subsequently restoring proper position of the upper lateral cartilages. The senior author (R.J.R.) previously described the component dorsal hump reduction to pr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Geissler PJ,Roostaeian J,Lee MR,Unger JJ,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lateral canthoplasty is a useful method to restore eyelid function and to protect the ocular surfaces. The success of the procedure depends on the proper analysis of periorbital anatomy as it relates to the specific indication for lateral canthoplasty. We report the experience with 1565 lateral canthoplasties with emp...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Glat PM,Jelks GW,Jelks EB,Wood M,Gadangi P,Longaker MT

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to compare the local recurrence and distant metastasis of postmastectomy radiotherapy for breast cancer patients with and without immediate transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap reconstruction. METHODS:Between March of 1997 and October of 2001, 191 breast can...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Huang CJ,Hou MF,Lin SD,Chuang HY,Huang MY,Fu OY,Lian SL

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present 30 cases of ankylosis of the lower jaw following cancrum oris. The clinical and radiological findings, the anesthetic methods, and the surgical management are described. Adequate excision of limiting scar and any bony ankylosis, with immediate mucosal or skin coverage of any raw surfaces created, is the pro...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Oluwasanmi JO,Lagundoye SB,Akinyemi OO

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, quick, and safe method for the correction of eyelid saddlebag deformity is presented. Past techniques involved intricate muscle transposition flaps and extensive dissection. Anatomic dissection clearly demonstrates that the saddlebag deformity is caused by an excess of subcutaneous fat in a well-defined spac...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rosenberg GJ

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two patients operated on by skin expansion have been contacted after a mean time of 25 months from the last surgery. Two biopsies have been taken from the expanded area of each patient. In 12 patients it has been possible to obtain a similar sampling from the opposite, nonexpanded area of the body. The samples u...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Matturri L,Azzolini A,Riberti C,Lavezzi AM,Cavalca D,Vercesi F,Azzolini C

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article provides a retrospective review of 25 free-tissue transfers for facial reconstruction on 24 recipient sites in 21 patients. The recipient sites of the face were classified into frontal (4 patients), orbital (2 patients), nasal (2 patients), buccal (11 patients), and oral region (5 patients). The transferre...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yamamoto Y,Minakawa H,Sugihara T,Shintomi Y,Nohira K,Yoshida T,Igawa H,Ohura T

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple-preserving mastectomy and immediate reconstruction has further improved the aesthetic outcome of skin-sparing mastectomy. To investigate the effect of the type of reconstruction technique on aesthetic outcome, three different methods of reconstruction were compared using four evaluation modalities. M...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mosahebi A,Ramakrishnan V,Gittos M,Collier J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the current trends in the care of facial trauma. Data were obtained through the responses of a survey mailed to all those members and candidates listed in the 1989 American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Directory. A total of 2777 questionnaires were sent, wit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Thaller SR,Kawamoto HK

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poland's syndrome comprises a spectrum of chest-wall deformities affecting, to various degrees, the rib cage, the chest-wall muscles, the neurovascular structures of the ipsilateral arm, and the overlying breast. This study details our experience with nine female Poland's syndrome patients who had chest-wall and breas...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Longaker MT,Glat PM,Colen LB,Siebert JW

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The debate over the legitimacy of silicone as a safe tool for soft-tissue augmentation has spanned well over half a century. Proponents concede that injections of questionable purity and/or of massive quantities have produced unfavorable outcomes. They assert that in experienced hands with "injectable-grade"...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chasan PE

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe perceptually the speech articulation, voice quality, and velopharyngeal competency of subjects with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate treated by the Zürich approach. The mean age of the 37 subjects was 10.5 years. Although only one subject had had secondary palatal mana...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Van Demark DR,Gnoinski W,Hotz MM,Perko M,Nussbaumer H

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of normovolemic hemodilution on skin flap survival are studied in a recently developed skin-flap model (homozygous hairless mouse ear) in which nutritional capillary flow is monitored directly by means of intravital microscopy from the time of flap creation throughout the establishment of necrosis. Two dil...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barker JH,Hammersen F,Galla TJ,Bondàr I,Zeller P,Menger MD,Messmer K

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of botulinum toxin in reducing the frequency of migraine headaches. METHODS:The MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched to identify randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials that compared patients receiving botulinum toxin ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bruloy E,Sinna R,Grolleau M D JL,Bout-Roumazeilles A,Berard E,Chaput B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression in the progress of proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. A keloid is considered to be a type of benign tumor. The exact contribution of miRNAs in keloid fibroblasts remains largely unknown. METHODS:Loss and gain of f...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Liu Y,Wang X,Yang D,Xiao Z,Chen X

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00