Arteriovenous vascular loops in free flap reconstruction of the extremities.

abstract：:The free anterolateral thigh flap is becoming one of the most preferred options for soft-tissue reconstruction. Between June of 1996 and August of 2000, 672 anterolateral thigh flaps were used in 660 patients at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Four hundred eighty-four anterolateral thigh flaps were used for head and nec...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wei FC,Jain V,Celik N,Chen HC,Chuang DC,Lin CH

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Despite a revived interest in fat grafting procedures, clinicians still fail to demonstrate clearly the in vivo behavior of fat grafts as a dynamic tissue substitute. However, the basic principles in cellular biology teach us that cells can survive and develop, provided that a structural matrix exists that d...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stillaert FB,Abberton KM,Keramidaris E,Thompson EW,Blondeel PN,Morrison WA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sagittal craniosynostosis typically presents shortly after birth, with a scaphocephalic head shape, and is addressed surgically for functional and aesthetic concerns. This study highlights the authors' experience with a challenging patient population: those with phenotypically mild, missed, and late-developi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ruane EJ,Garland CB,Camison L,Fenton RA,Nischal KK,Pollack IF,Tamber MS,Grunwaldt LJ,Losee JE,Goldstein JA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was undertaken to assess speech outcomes in patients undergoing Furlow palatoplasty. Since 1994, the authors have used the position of the levator veli palatini musculature to determine type of surgical intervention recommended for the management of velopharyngeal insufficiency. Furlow palatoplas...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sie KC,Tampakopoulou DA,Sorom J,Gruss JS,Eblen LE

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine whether computer-morphed images convey realistic expectations of the postoperative cosmetic result to patients seeking rhinoplasty. METHODS:This was a retrospective study in which preoperative, computer-morphed, and 1-year postoperative images of 25 consecutive rhi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Agarwal A,Gracely E,Silver WE

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to compare several microvascular anastomotic techniques by patency rate using a free flap model in rats. METHODS:A microsurgical transfer model of a pectoral skin flap to the cervical region was used. In experiment 1, 120 rats were divided into four groups (n = 30 in each group) depending o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Miyamoto S,Okazaki M,Ohura N,Shiraishi T,Takushima A,Harii K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should: 1. Be able to define indications and timing for secondary cranioplasty. 2. Understand the surgical options for reconstructing the cranium and overlying soft-tissue defect including their advantages and disadvantages. 3. Be able to apply this knowl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Baumeister S,Peek A,Friedman A,Levin LS,Marcus JR

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical treatment of the aging face is continuing to evolve. Recent emphasis has focused on managing the malar region, specifically ptosis of the cheek pad. Several authors have described techniques for correcting facial aging changes in the midface through an endoscopic approach or transblepharoplasty approach. The ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gunter JP,Hackney FL

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fat graft volume retention remains highly unpredictable, but addition of adipose-derived stromal cells to fat grafts has been shown to improve retention. The present study aimed to investigate the mechanisms involved in adipose-derived stromal cell enhancement of fat grafting. METHODS:Adipose-derived stroma...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Garza RM,Rennert RC,Paik KJ,Atashroo D,Chung MT,Duscher D,Januszyk M,Gurtner GC,Longaker MT,Wan DC

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：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:Restoration with sufficient functional recovery after long-gap peripheral nerve damage remains a clinical challenge. In vitro, keratins, which are derived from human hair, enhance activity and gene expression of Schwann cells. The specific aim of the authors' study was to examine keratin gel as conduit fille...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lin YC,Ramadan M,Van Dyke M,Kokai LE,Philips BJ,Rubin JP,Marra KG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Leech Book, the oldest known Anglo-Saxon herbarium, probably written in Winchester, circa A.D. 920, by Cyril Bald or at his special request, contains a short chapter on the surgical treatment of the cleft lip; this chapter apparently represents the first record in a medical manuscript of this treatment. The origin...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vrebos J

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microtia is a congenital ear hypoplasia associated with auricular defects. Conventional treatment involves implanted costal cartilage. The impact of surgical invasion and donor-site morbidity can be particularly severe in pediatric patients, and the collectable volume of autologous cartilage is limited. The ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yanaga H,Imai K,Fujimoto T,Yanaga K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correcting facial asymmetry is a difficult problem for plastic surgeons. From 1991 to 1996, the authors treated 53 cases of mandibular angle resection, 13 of which were of patients with an asymmetrical lower face. On the basis of these experiences, the authors highlight two important points in dealing with the asymmet...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lee Y,Kim JH

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I didactically compared the breast as a glandular cone with an envelope of skin and subcutaneous tissue. The aesthetic alterations of the breast are classified in four groups related to form, to volume, to grams, and to ptosis in centimeters. An imaginary plane that passes by the mammary sulcus (plane A) will determin...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bozola AR

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors tested the hypothesis that certain maneuvers (neck flexion/extension and head protrusion/retrusion) alter the appearance of the submental area, jawline, and melolabial groove. They used a questionnaire survey of 20 naïve judges who assessed a standardized photograph album of three subjects. The subjects' f...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sommer DD,Mendelsohn M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tuberous breast deformity is a rare entity affecting young women bilaterally or unilaterally. The deformity is characterized by a constricting ring at the base of the breast, which leads to deficient horizontal and vertical development of the breast with or without herniation of the breast parenchyma toward the ni...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mandrekas AD,Zambacos GJ,Anastasopoulos A,Hapsas D,Lambrinaki N,Ioannidou-Mouzaka L

更新日期：2003-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The safety of lidocaine dosing in the tumescent technique has been well documented, but there is little evidence regarding the safety of combining tumescent lidocaine infiltration with subcutaneous lidocaine infiltration required in other aesthetic surgery. The safety of lidocaine and epinephrine dosing was investigat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Burk RW 3rd,Guzman-Stein G,Vasconez LO

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two adjunctive or primary surgical procedures, partial resection and electrofulguration, are popular today for reducing offending inferior turbinates. Both are relatively successful. However, there seems to be a growing consensus that judicious partial resection of the inferior turbinates is associated with a higher l...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Meredith GM 2nd

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent literature has focused on the advantages and disadvantages of using acellular dermal matrix in breast reconstruction. Many of the reported data are from low level-of-evidence studies, leaving many questions incompletely answered. The present randomized trial provides high-level data on the incidence a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Agarwal JP,Mendenhall SD,Anderson LA,Ying J,Boucher KM,Liu T,Neumayer LA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the principles involved in canthal support for patients undergoing cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. 2. Understand the variations in surgical techniques required to perform canthal anchoring in differing patients. 3. De...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McCord CD,Boswell CB,Hester TR

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of hypertonic and hyperoncotic saline solutions on ischemia-reperfusion injury after free tissue transfer. METHODS:Twenty-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were used to design an inferior epigastric flap. After skin incision, microcirculation was investigated ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Scholz T,Evans GRD

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Understanding and optimizing psychosocial functioning in children with craniofacial anomalies are essential components of their reconstructive care. This work compared parental perceptions to pediatric self-reported psychosocial functioning in children with craniofacial anomalies. METHODS:Two hundred twenty...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Volpicelli EJ,Pfaff MJ,Potemra HMK,De Leon FS,Lin J,Ayeroff JR,Bradley JP,Wilson L,Lee JC

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:External volume expansion devices are effective for adipose tissue regeneration. However, the detailed mechanisms by which external volume expansion devices induce adipose tissue regeneration remain unclear. METHODS:An external volume expansion device was used to construct expanded prefabricated adipose tis...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Qin Z,Cai J,Zhou T,Yuan Y,Gao J,Dong Z

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Control and maintenance of nasal tip position are critical in rhinoplasty. Two frequent methods of exerting tip control are columellar strut and caudal septal extension graft. However, no quantitative data exist comparing the two methods over time. The purpose of this study was to analyze maintenance of tip ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sawh-Martinez R,Perkins K,Madari S,Steinbacher DM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective quantitative analysis of 40 infants who underwent surgery for sagittal craniosynostosis was conducted to determine whether any difference in outcome, with respect to cranial index (cranial width/cranial length x 100), could be associated with either the age at surgery or the extent of the operation. Ch...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Panchal J,Marsh JL,Park TS,Kaufman B,Pilgram T,Huang SH

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00