Randomized comparison of the single-injection volar subcutaneous block and the two-injection dorsal block for digital anesthesia.

abstract：:The role of the plastic surgeon in the diagnosis and management of congenital anomalies is often a complicated one that involves the integration of input from numerous specialists into the evaluation process. Diastematomyelia is a serious neurosurgical problem that often presents with cutaneous findings in a neurologi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Weinzweig J,Holman PD,Rekate HL

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:Learning Objectives: After reading this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Examine a nasal defect to determine its true dimension and outline and plan the appropriate timing of reconstruction. 2. Develop a surgical plan to restore normal dimension, volume, symmetry, and outline. 3. Deter...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Menick FJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive composite defects of the oromandibular area are usually created after the surgical treatment of T3 and T4 cancers, requiring complex reconstructive plastic surgical procedures. The preferred treatment method for this type of defect is reconstruction with two free flaps. The use of the vascularized fibula ost...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wei FC,Celik N,Chen HC,Cheng MH,Huang WC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment options for the craniosynostoses vary from conservative observation until completion of growth to radical remodeling in infancy. To further define the timing and type of treatment necessary in these complex disorders, we have retrospectively analyzed all patients operated on for this deformity during the pas...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Whitaker LA,Bartlett SP,Schut L,Bruce D

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ideal body is characterized by a muscular physique and defined anterior abdominal wall. Despite diet and exercise, many are unable to achieve this desired result. Liposuction with abdominal etching is used to achieve high-definition abdominal aesthetics. The etching technique is performed with liposuctio...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Husain TM,Salgado CJ,Mundra LS,Perez C,AlQattan HT,Bustillo E,Perez R,Garri JI

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized study, the effectiveness of double gloving in maintaining an intact barrier between the patient and the hands of the surgical staff during plastic surgery operations was tested. For 2 months, the surgical staff of a plastic surgery unit randomly wore single or double gloves during all elective surgical...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Marín-Bertolín S,González-Martínez R,Giménez CN,Marquina Vila P,Amorrortu-Velayos J

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscle regeneration is a powerful, naturally occurring process of tissue reconstruction that follows myofiber damage secondary to myotoxic injury that does not normally affect the tissue circulation and scaffold. The ablated tissue, in traumatology and free muscle grafts, is frequently replaced by scars. The ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vindigni V,Mazzoleni F,Rossini K,Fabbian M,Zanin ME,Bassetto F,Carraro U

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the spring of 2000, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a ban on the use of Betadine (povidone-iodine; Purdue Frederick, Stamford, Conn.) in association with saline breast implants, because data seemed to indicate a higher rate of implant deflation in association with Betadine. Betadine has been ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wiener TC

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not prefilled breast implants retain their volume in packaging. METHODS:This study examined 32 Poly Implant Prosthesis prefilled textured saline breast implants. All of these implants were within the manufacturer's expiration date at the time of weighing...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stevens WG,Hirsch EM,Stoker DA,Cohen R

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic skeletal muscle flaps are designed to perform a specific functional task through contraction and relaxation of their muscle fibers. The most commonly used dynamic skeletal flaps today are for cardiomyoplasty and anal or urinary myoplasty. Low-frequency chronic stimulation of these flaps enables them to use the...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Majzoub RK,Bardoel JW,Maldonado C,Barker JH,Stadelmann WK

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:The surgical correction of mandibular prognathism has traditionally involved posterior repositioning of the mandibular body. This treatment approach corrects the skeletal disproportion at the expense of reducing facial skeletal volume and can unpredictably result in inadequately supported soft tissues with loss of ske...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rosen HM

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Segmental Le Fort I osteotomy, a complex procedure with many mobile parts, has traditionally required presurgical orthodontics with conventional braces, composed of metal brackets, bands, and archwires. These appliances are not always accepted by patients, particularly older teenagers and professional adults who previ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kankam HKN,Gupta H,Sawh-Martinez R,Steinbacher DM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acellular dermal matrix is a commonly used adjunct in implant-based breast reconstruction. Several investigations have shown increased complications associated with its use. Therefore, the authors' institution placed strict limitations on its use and transitioned to sterile "ready-to-use" acellular dermal ma...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Weichman KE,Wilson SC,Saadeh PB,Hazen A,Levine JP,Choi M,Karp NS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In obstetrical brachial plexus palsy, suprascapular nerve reinnervation is a priority. For the most favorable outcomes in shoulder function, it is the authors' policy to also reconstruct the axillary nerve with intraplexus donors to the posterior cord (early cases) or directly with intraplexus or extraplexus...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Terzis JK,Kokkalis ZT

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have achieved functional reconstruction for a bilateral upper alveolar bone, gingival, and palatal defect that has various problems originating from instability of the prosthesis using the fibula osteocutaneous flap with osseointegrated implants. The flap had three bone segments and two skin paddles. The combined b...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nakayama B,Matsuura H,Ishihara O,Hasegawa H,Mataga I,Torii S

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a blind, randomized study, two groups, each of seven rabbits, were treated with either a very low dose of human melanoma cell line-derived tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) or isotonic saline. t-PA (0.067 mg/kg of body weight) was administered intraaortically, 20 percent being given as a 30-second "bolus" in...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Arnljots B,Wieslander JB,Dougan P,Salemark L

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refinements made in latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction have improved the aesthetic appearance of the breast without changing the donor-site location. The optimal location for donor-site placement, from a patient's perspective, is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to assess women's preference f...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bailey S,Saint-Cyr M,Zhang K,Mojallal A,Wong C,Ouyang D,Maia M,Zhang S,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model simulating intraosseous wire fixation was used to assess different methods of securing wire loops. Square knotting, twisting, and a new method, the "knot twist," were assessed. The importance of anchoring the butt ends of twisted wire is emphasized. A new, convenient technique of wire fixation is described. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Green RA,Zins JE

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates the feasibility of acute extraluminal expansion to elongate arteries intraoperatively in order to overcome defects too large to be repaired primarily. Twenty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups: an expander-elongation group and a nonexpanded control group of 10 rats each. Arterial ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cohen BE,Ruiz-Razura A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 3 patients with the Pierre Robin Syndrome who developed severe problems of airway obstruction after having the cleft palate closed and a pharyngeal flap done simultaneously. We now believe that, even at a later age, pharyngeal flaps should be done in these patients only after a most careful assessment of t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jackson P,Whitaker LA,Randall P

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effects of single-dose dexamethasone use on edema, ecchymosis, and intraoperative bleeding in rhinoplasty, a double-blind, randomized trial with placebo control was planned. A total of 55 consecutive patients were included in the study. The dexamethasone (10 mg) was given intravenously just before surge...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kara CO,Gökalan I

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postbariatric body contouring surgery has grown in prevalence, mirroring the ascent of weight loss surgery. With the rise in prevalence of this subset of plastic surgery procedures, we are gaining wisdom about technique, safety, and outcomes associated with this patient population. The pearls of patient management inc...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Shermak MA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of covering lower-extremity wounds using a free fascial scalp flap has been described. The flap provides thin, stable wound coverage, with minimal bulk and an inconspicuous donor site. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Smith RA

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our clinical experience with laser, electrosurgical, scalpel, and tangential burn wound excisions in 26 patients is presented. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Levine NS,Peterson HD,Salisbury RE,Pruitt BA Jr

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This technique represents a surgical adjunct for the management of chronic, localized pain in patients who continue to have pain despite exhaustive prior evaluation and treatment. The patient-guided approach was used in 10 patients referred with "intractable pain" and yielded good to excellent results in all...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Souza JM,Nystrom AN,Dumanian GA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The α-gal epitope is a carbohydrate antigen that interacts specifically with the natural anti-Gal antibody--the most abundant antibody in humans. Anti-Gal/α-gal epitope interaction activates complement to generate chemotactic factors that induce rapid recruitment of macrophages. The authors hypothesized that...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hurwitz ZM,Ignotz R,Lalikos JF,Galili U

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of shoulder stability and movement in cases with complete paralysis of the brachial plexus was performed to improve the outcomes for universal function of prehension after double free-muscle transfer (Doi's procedure). In cases in which the C5 or C6 nerve root was available as a donor, neurotization of ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Doi K,Hattori Y,Ikeda K,Dhawan V

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The theoretical applications and advantages of the scanning microscope in peripheral nerve research are presented. The internal anatomy of the peripheral nerve can be distinctly examined, and long segments of axons can be examined without the necessity of tedious study of multiple sections. The SEM should make it poss...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Van Beek AL,Jacobs SC,Zook EG

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00