Comparison of hedgehog and patched-1 protein expression in the cranial sutures of craniosynostotic and wild-type rabbits.

abstract：:A preauricular skin graft with expansion for repair of a facial defect is presented. This technique preserves a more natural appearance in color, texture, and thickness than is otherwise possible and provides a larger graft than the usual preauricular graft method. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Iwahira Y,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resource costs, which are the costs to the hospital of providing a service, were measured for 154 patients who underwent mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction with TRAM flaps. Unilateral and bilateral reconstructions were evaluated separately. The resource costs required to perform mastectomy and reconstructi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kroll SS,Evans GR,Reece GP,Miller MJ,Robb GL,Baldwin BJ,Schusterman MA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In an era of increasing drug resistance, immunotherapy is a desirable treatment against Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. The flagellum, which is an important pseudomonal virulence factor, was targeted for immunotherapy. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of polyclonal immunotherapy targeted ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barnea Y,Carmeli Y,Gur E,Kuzmenko B,Gat A,Neville LF,Eren R,Dagan S,Navon-Venezia S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have determined specific factors influencing patients with rheumatoid arthritis to choose to undergo reconstructive hand surgery. However, little is known about how rheumatoid arthritis patients are counseled by physicians regarding surgical options and the concerns that cause patients to de...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mathews AL,Burns PB,Chung KC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Migraine surgery is an increasingly popular treatment option for migraine patients. The lesser occipital nerve is a common trigger point for headache abnormalities, but there is a paucity of research regarding the lesser occipital nerve and its intimate association with the spinal accessory nerve. METHODS:S...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Amirlak B,Lu KB,Erickson CR,Sanniec K,Totonchi A,Peled ZM,Cheng JC

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history and current status of suture techniques to correct a broad or bulbous nasal tip are reviewed. General principles for suture techniques to control tip shape are discussed; they include leaving an approximately 6-mm-wide lateral crus. The algorithm presented includes four sutures, all of which are not necess...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gruber RP,Friedman GD

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the tumor with the highest prevalence and incidence in women. Reduction mammaplasty is one of the most common procedures performed in Brazil by the plastic surgeon, and it is not uncommon for the surgeon to find a breast tumor during the operation or afterward, when the histopathological report is rec...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pitanguy I,Torres E,Salgado F,Pires Viana GA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little literature currently exists on reconstructive strategies following successful upper extremity replantation. The authors hypothesized that the type of secondary surgery would vary predictably depending on mechanism and amputation level. METHODS:The authors performed a retrospective review of upper ext...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fufa D,Lin CH,Lin YT,Hsu CC,Chuang CC,Lin CH

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the ischemia/reperfusion phenomenon, adhesion molecules seem to play a critical role in the recruitment of neutrophils to sites of eventual tissue injury. E-selectin is an endothelium-derived molecule that mediates adhesion of neutrophils to activated endothelial cells. In vitro expression of E-selectin, after ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wang C,Kerrigan CL,Stotland MA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

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：:In the clinical management of combined tendon and nerve injuries, there are competing treatment strategies. Isolated tendon injuries should be rapidly mobilized after repair to prevent adhesion formation, whereas isolated nerve repairs are usually immobilized to prevent disruption and to allow axon regrowth. Recommend...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chao RP,Braün SA,Ta KT,Palesty JA,Mine R,Syed SA,Chang DJ,Thomson JG

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is an assessment of clinically evident systemic health problems associated with failed silicone gel breast implants. A computer search of the medical records of 2033 patients receiving implants in the years 1962-1992 revealed that between 1970 and 1992, 200 women 14 to 75 years of age underwe...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Duffy MJ,Woods JE

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expeditious yet efficacious removal of skin tumors is a common responsibility for the plastic surgeon. The need to minimize potential risks for mortality or morbidity from undue or excessive surgical resections and to control costs by avoiding unnecessary procedures behooves us to make a precise clinical diagnosis pre...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hallock GG,Lutz DA

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1979 to 1995 in our clinic, vascularized bone grafting was performed in 29 patients with large bone defects, established nonunion, congenital pseudoarthrosis, or avascular necrosis in the upper extremity. Four patients had traumatic bone defects, six had posttraumatic nonunions, two had congenital pseudoarthroses...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yajima H,Tamai S,Ono H,Kizaki K

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：:Recent controversy encountered with silicone breast implants has increased the use of autogenous tissue for breast reconstruction following mastectomy. Surveillance of patients who have undergone autogenous tissue reconstruction is important in the evaluation of recurrent or new cancer. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ahn CY,Narayanan K,Gorczyca DP,DeBruhl ND,Shaw WW

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to develop a methodology to quantify osseous, ocular, and periocular fat changes caused by correction of orbital hypertelorism to test the hypothesis that there is a quantitatively predictable relationship between the movement of the osseous orbit and that of the ocular globe. A retrospec...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Panchal J,Kim YO,Stelnicki E,Pilgram T,Marsh JL

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast augmentation with subglandular versus subpectoral implants may differentially impact the early detection of breast cancer and treatment recommendations. The authors assessed the impact of prior augmentation on the diagnosis and management of breast cancer in women undergoing mastectomy. METHODS:Breas...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cho EH,Shammas RL,Phillips BT,Greenup RA,Hwang ES,Hollenbeck ST

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As we have gained experience with the extended superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) technique in face lifting, refinements in our procedure have led to increased consistency in results. The important factors that have led to our technical modifications include the following: (1) the significance of the retaini...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stuzin JM,Baker TJ,Baker TM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Closed-suction drains are widely used to reduce the incidence of seroma whenever potential spaces are surgically created. However, few studies have examined the parameters that affect drain efficacy. METHODS:An in vitro model was created to assess the effects of tubing length, tubing size, tubing type, flui...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Khansa I,Khansa L,Meyerson J,Janis JE

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our understanding of breast shape and size changes after surgery is limited by a lack of measurement studies that evaluate and compare changes in breast dimensions after cosmetic breast procedures. This study was undertaken to remedy this deficiency. METHODS:Women undergoing primary vertical mastopexy, augm...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Swanson E

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of mesh materials for reinforcement of the abdominal wall has revolutionized the approaches to hernia repair. Whether it's a permanent, synthetic mesh, a biologically derived collagen graft, or a synthetic, bioresorbable construct, data demonstrate improved outcomes with respect to recurrence with their use. N...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cobb WS

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new axial flap is described for reconstruction of soft-tissue defects of the nose, including the supratip and columella. The blood supply to this flap originates from the lateral nasal branch of the angular artery adjacent to the nasolabial fold. This flap was used in seven patients between 1989 and 1994, and there ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Maruyama Y,Iwahira Y

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although maxillary distraction osteogenesis has been used for early treatment of midfacial hypoplasia, the inevitable osteotomies are still a complicated and invasive procedure for growing patients. Based on the bone-borne trans-sutural distraction osteogenesis, novel improvements to the approach were made t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tong H,Wang X,Song T,Gao F,Yin J,Li H,Sun X,Wang Y,Yin N,Zhao Z

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes impairs the ability of tissue to respond adequately to ischemia. The underlying mechanisms contributing to this impaired response remain unknown. Because increases in apoptosis have been linked to a spectrum of diabetic complications, the authors examined whether programmed cell death is involved in...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jazayeri L,Callaghan MJ,Grogan RH,Hamou CD,Thanik V,Ingraham CR,Capell BC,Pelo CR,Gurtner GC

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a retrospective analysis of neonatal outcome in 32 fetuses diagnosed over a 3 1/2-year period as having cleft lip and palate by ultrasonographic examination. Unilateral versus bilateral complete cleft lip was accurately diagnosed in fetuses after 16 weeks' gestation. Incomplete cleft lip was more easily detect...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Benacerraf BR,Mulliken JB

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluated patients who underwent primary breast surgery within a single group practice from 1994 to 2009. Reoperations were divided by reoperation reason into total reoperations and implant-specific reoperations. The authors hypothesized that the implant-specific reoperation rate will provide the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Codner MA,Mejia JD,Locke MB,Mahoney A,Thiels C,Nahai FR,Hester TR,Nahai F

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors show a way of reconstruction of scalp defects with excellent results using a tissue expander. This method creates "new" scalp tissue for coverage of defects with normal hair-bearing skin having a dense and even growth of hair. The hairs grow in the correct direction. The authors also show that almost all o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nordström RE,Devine JW

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The timing of reconstruction following melanoma extirpation remains controversial, with some advocating definitive reconstruction only when the results of permanent pathologic evaluation are available. The authors evaluated oncologic safety and cost benefit of single-stage neoplasm extirpation with immediate...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Karanetz I,Stanley S,Knobel D,Smith BD,Bastidas N,Beg M,Kasabian AK,Tanna N

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The construction details for an inexpensive, easy-to-build operating table for hand surgery have been described. The table was specifically designed according to the needs of those working with it. It has been in daily use for over 2 years and has proved to be a popular product with all staff members. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bowen V,Chang P

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00