Intracranial volume and cephalic index outcomes for total calvarial reconstruction among nonsyndromic sagittal synostosis patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper airway narrowing has been a concern of mandibular setback. The aims of this study were (1) to evaluate the effect of bimaxillary rotational setback surgery on upper airway structure in patients with skeletal class III deformities, and (2) to compare the preoperative and postoperative upper airways of c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hsieh YJ,Chen YC,Chen YA,Liao YF,Chen YR

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The maxillary artery is recognized as the main vascular supply of the facial bones; nonetheless, clinical evidence supports a codominant role for the facial artery. This study explores the extent of the facial skeleton within a facial allograft that can be harvested based on the facial artery. METHODS:Twent...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gharb BB,Rampazzo A,Kutz JE,Bright L,Doumit G,Harter TB

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Negative-pressure wound therapy with instillation is increasingly utilized as an adjunct therapy for a wide variety of wounds. Despite its growing popularity, there is a paucity of evidence and lack of guidance to provide effective use of this therapy. METHODS:A panel of experts was convened to provide guid...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kim PJ,Attinger CE,Steinberg JS,Evans KK,Lehner B,Willy C,Lavery L,Wolvos T,Orgill D,Ennis W,Lantis J,Gabriel A,Schultz G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the efficacy of newer skin substitute scaffolds to reconstruct complex lower extremity wounds. The investigators present a multihospital experience of reconstructive surgeons utilizing collagen-GAG bilayer wound matrix in lower extremity soft-tissue reconstruction with the goals to (1) ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Shakir S,Messa CA 4th,Broach RB,Rhemtulla IA,Chatman B,D'Angelantonio A,Levin LS,Kovach SJ 3rd,Serletti JM,Fischer JP

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative monitoring of free flaps is important to minimize the risk of flap failure, but monitoring buried free flaps is difficult because the standard methods of clinical examination and surface Doppler monitoring are not possible. Buried free flaps are often monitored using an implantable 20-MHz ultra...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rosenberg JJ,Fornage BD,Chevray PM

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aneurysmal bone cyst is a rare but recognized osseous lesion of the orbit. We report the presentation, treatment, and postoperative course of an orbital aneurysmal bone cyst in a patient with McCune-Albright syndrome. To our knowledge, this report represents the first description of aneurysmal bone cyst of the orbit i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lucarelli MJ,Bilyk JR,Shore JW,Rubin PA,Yaremchuk MJ

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 47-kDa heat shock protein (HSP47) is a molecular chaperone specifically targeting the processing and quality control of collagen molecules. This study was performed to investigate whether antisense therapy preventing HSP47 expression might affect the scar formation occurring during wound healing of skin. In wound ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wang Z,Inokuchi T,Nemoto TK,Uehara M,Baba TT

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple-sparing mastectomy has become an accepted treatment for appropriately selected breast cancers. No reports have correlated patient satisfaction following nipple-sparing mastectomy with objective observer assessments. METHODS:From 2001 to 2008, nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction wer...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Djohan R,Gage E,Gatherwright J,Pavri S,Firouz J,Bernard S,Yetman R

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Part II, the author focused on the lay peelers' history and success using croton oil-containing phenol peeling recipes. In Part III, the author reviews what was known or should have been known about croton oil and phenol as physicians became keenly interested in face peeling in the mid-1950s. The lay peelers recogn...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hetter GP

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of cartilaginous defects to correct both craniofacial deformities and joint surface irregularities remains a challenging and controversial clinical problem. It has been shown that tissue-engineered cartilage can be produced in a nude mouse model. Before tissue-engineered cartilage is used clinically to ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Silverman RP,Bonasser L,Passaretti D,Randolph MA,Yaremchuk MJ

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Online resources for health information are commonly used by many patients. The discrepancy between functional health literacy and available patient information is recognized as an important contributor to health disparities. To provide understandable patient information, the National Institutes of Health an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vargas CR,Koolen PGL,Chuang DJ,Ganor O,Lee BT

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammary implants were exposed to various simulated dive profiles followed by altitude exposures to stimulate aircraft travel and then were observed for bubble formation and volume changes. Minimal volume changes occurred after each dive. Numerous bubbles formed, however, reaching their maximum size in 3 hours. By comp...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vann RD,Riefkohl R,Georgiade GS,Georgiade NG

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Evaluate appropriate patients best suited for one- or two-stage alloplastic breast reconstruction. 2. Discuss and apply the unique advantages and disadvantages of scaffold use and different implant types in breast reconstruction to m...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Frey JD,Salibian AA,Karp NS,Choi M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet-rich plasma contains high concentrations of growth factors that stimulate proliferation and migration of various cell types. Earlier experiments demonstrated that local platelet-rich plasma administration activates Schwann cells to improve axonal regeneration at a transected peripheral nerve lesion....

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sowa Y,Kishida T,Tomita K,Adachi T,Numajiri T,Mazda O

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In CD-1 mice, the posterior frontal suture (analogous to the human metopic suture) fuses while all other cranial sutures remain patent. In an in vitro organ culture model, the authors previously demonstrated that posterior frontal sutures explanted immediately before the onset of suture fusion (at 25 days old) mimic i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Song HM,Sahar DE,Fong KD,Nacamuli RP,Fang TD,Mathy JA,Aalami OO,Warren SM,Longaker MT

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Tisseel (Baxter, Deerfield, Ill.) was introduced over 30 years ago, the literature remains scant regarding its use and efficacy in peripheral nerve repairs. The goal of this systematic review was to summarize current literature on this topic and discuss differences in clinical outcome between the us...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sameem M,Wood TJ,Bain JR

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although helmet therapy is widely accepted in the treatment of severe positional plagiocephaly, treatment regimens, especially regarding starting age, are controversial. This study investigated the importance of starting age to optimize the management of helmet therapy. METHODS:Sixty-two infants with severe...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kluba S,Kraut W,Reinert S,Krimmel M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast implant rupture is an important complication of augmented and reconstructed breasts. Although several techniques such as mammography, xeromammography, ultrasound, thermography, and computed tomographic (CT) scanning have been proven to be useful to detect implant rupture, they have several disadvantages and lac...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ahn CY,Shaw WW,Narayanan K,Gorczyca DP,Sinha S,Debruhl ND,Bassett LW

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal management of the cleft lip and palate patient from birth to completion of treatment presents a formidable challenge to the plastic surgeon and the associated health care system. The multidisciplinary team approach for the management of these patients is widely accepted. However, a paucity of literature ex...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Schnitt DE,Agir H,David DJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bariatric surgery, particularly the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is currently the most effective method of sustainable weight loss for the morbidly obese patient population. Unfortunately, the nutritional adequacy of the postoperative diet has frequently been overlooked, and in the months to years that follow, ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Agha-Mohammadi S,Hurwitz DJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective postsurgical analgesia is a critical aspect of patient recovery. The goal of this prospective, randomized, controlled, blinded study was to examine the effect that liposomal bupivacaine delivered by means of a transversus abdominis plane block has on pain control in women undergoing unilateral deep inferior ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gatherwright J,Knackstedt RW,Ghaznavi AM,Bernard S,Schwarz G,Moreira A,Gurunluoglu R,Djohan R

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty cadaver auricles were injected with a latex solution to define the arterial supply of the anteroauricular surface. Two arterial networks exist, the network of the triangular fossa-scapha and the network of the concha. Both eventually communicate on the anthelix. The triangular fossa-scapha network originates fr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Park C,Lineaweaver WC,Rumly TO,Buncke HJ

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Congenital melanocytic nevi remain a subject of controversy with respect to risk of malignant transformation and recommended management. Recent studies indicate a lower malignant risk (0.7 to 2.9 percent) than had previously been estimated. Surgery has not been proven to reduce malignant risk or improve quality...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Arad E,Zuker RM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of the carbon dioxide laser for skin deepithelialization in humans was initially demonstrated using reduction mammaplasty as a clinical model. Twenty-two additional successful cases including use of this technique as an adjunct for other flap transpositions and overgrafting of skin grafts are described. T...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hallock GG

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the significance of fiber type and the effects of the duration of ischemia on metabolic and contractile function of skeletal muscle. Under anesthesia, the distal tendons of the fast twitch extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and slow twitch soleus (SOL) muscles of the right hin...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Carvalho AJ,McKee NH,Green HJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper investigates the elongation of skin that can be achieved by Z-plasties. The following observations have been made: 1. Traditional Z-plasties always result in a stereometric transfer of skin with two kinds of elongation, the stereometric and the planimetric. 2. The stereometric elongation accomplished...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Roggendorf E

更新日期：1982-02-01 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：:Systemic corticosteroid therapy has been used to treat hemangiomas for 30 years; yet, there are no studies of possible complications. We reviewed the database of the Vascular Anomalies Center at the Boston Children's Hospital and gathered information on short- and long-term side effects in children who were given syst...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Boon LM,MacDonald DM,Mulliken JB

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin is a slow-growing tumor with a high recurrence rate. To improve the recognition of the clinical entity, two cases of this tumor were reported and were investigated histopathologically and histochemically. Both patients showed no evidence of metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma int ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Abe S,Matsumoto Y,Fujita T

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transition zone between cheek superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) and malar SMAS is difficult to raise because of proximity of zygomatic nerve branches. The authors attempted to clarify the three-dimensional anatomy of the retaining ligaments in relation to nerve branches in this area. METHODS:...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Alghoul M,Bitik O,McBride J,Zins JE

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00