Breast reconstruction using the sensate latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adjuvant radiation therapy for locally advanced breast cancer decreases local recurrence and improves survival. Immediate autologous breast reconstruction before postmastectomy irradiation is highly controversial. However, it is presently unknown whether there exist differences in the durability of various a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chang EI,Liu TS,Festekjian JH,Da Lio AL,Crisera CA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cartilage grafts are routinely used in secondary and posttraumatic rhinoplasty. However, in most cases, there are weak areas in the nasal bones and upper lateral cartilages. The purpose of this study was to seek a solution for the keystone area and dorsum of the nose in revision and posttraumatic rhinoplasty...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Irmak F,Yazar SK,Sirvan SS,Yazar M,Karsidag S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tip suture techniques offer a reliable and dramatic method of tip modification without needing to interrupt the alar rim strip or add tip grafts. The present simplified three-stitch technique consists of the following: (1) a strut suture to fix the columella strut between the crura, (2) bilateral domal creation suture...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Daniel RK

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adipose tissue is a source of adipose-derived stromal/stem cells for tissue engineering and reconstruction and a tissue source for fat grafts. Although liposuction is a simple procedure for the harvest of adipose tissue, the repetition of this surgical intervention can cause adverse effects to the patient an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Zanata F,Bowles A,Frazier T,Curley JL,Bunnell BA,Wu X,Wade J,Devireddy R,Gimble JM,Ferreira LM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, pharyngeal flap pharyngoplasty has been the treatment of choice for treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency, regardless of velopharyngeal closure pattern. The authors hypothesize that pharyngeal flap pharyngoplasty is more effective in treating velopharyngea...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Armour A,Fischbach S,Klaiman P,Fisher DM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone erosion below silicone rubber implants is a wellknown sequela, occurring in a majority of patients undergoing augmentation genioplasty. It is generally considered to be self-limiting and with minimal adverse consequences. However, if bone erosion progresses to the extent to which teeth are jeopardized or alterati...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Matarasso A,Elias AC,Elias RL

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten adult cadavers were used to accurately detail the vascular anatomy of posterior thigh skin. Fourteen posterior thigh specimens were dissected after blue latex injection of the internal and external iliac arteries. Six posterior thigh specimens underwent selective dye injection of individual profunda perforating ar...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rubin JA,Whetzel TP,Stevenson TR

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of forehead rejuvenation and surgical treatment of migraine headaches, the mass of the corrugator supercilii, the procerus, and the depressor supercilii muscles is replaced with fat for optimal aesthetic contouring of this region and to help prevent recurrence of the glabellar lines. The authors propose a new ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Guyuron B,Rose K

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Practitioners in other surgical specialties have increasingly advanced their volume of reconstructive procedures traditionally served by plastic surgeons. Because there has not been a previous specialty training comparison, the average operative reconstructive volume of graduating plastic surgery residents w...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tanna N,Boyd JB,Kawamoto HK,Miller TA,Da Lio AL,Azhar H,Bradley JP

更新日期：2012-03-01 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:Oronasal fistulas are a frequent complication after cleft palate surgery. Numerous repair methods have been described, but wound-healing problems occur often. The authors investigated, for the first time, the suitability of multilayered amniotic membrane allograft for fistula repair in a laboratory experimen...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rohleder NH,Loeffelbein DJ,Feistl W,Eddicks M,Wolff KD,Gulati A,Steinstraesser L,Kesting MR

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microbotox consists of the injection of microdroplets of botulinum toxin into the dermis to improve the different lower face and neck aging components. No clinical trial has evaluated its effect on the different face and neck components and no study has compared it to the "Nefertiti lift" procedure. METHODS...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Awaida CJ,Jabbour SF,Rayess YA,El Khoury JS,Kechichian EG,Nasr MW

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The combination of endoscope-assisted suturectomy and postoperative helmet therapy has been advocated to treat unilateral coronal synostosis. However, surgical outcomes can vary. One possible explanation for this inconsistency is early closure of the craniectomy gap. The authors examined short-term postopera...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sauerhammer TM,Seruya M,Ropper AE,Oh AK,Proctor MR,Rogers GF

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six representative patients with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) were studied for craniofacial and oral anomalies, dental development, and long-term bodily growth patterns. The craniofacial features observed were reduction of total head size, increased head-body ratio, the existence of upper and middle craniofacial asymm...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jackson IT,Hussain K

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapies to improve outcomes following peripheral nerve injury are lacking. Prolonged denervation of muscle and Schwann cells contributes to poor outcomes. In this study, the authors assess the effects of growth hormone therapy on axonal regeneration, Schwann cell and muscle maintenance, and end-organ reinn...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tuffaha SH,Budihardjo JD,Sarhane KA,Khusheim M,Song D,Broyles JM,Salvatori R,Means KR Jr,Higgins JP,Shores JT,Cooney DS,Hoke A,Lee WPA,Brandacher G

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time ultrasonography in pregnancy can accurately detect gestational age, position of the fetus, position of the placenta, sex of the fetus, and many congenital anomalies before birth. To date, however, there has been no report of detection of a cleft lip-palate deformity by ultrasound. Two cases, in approximately...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Christ JE,Meininger MG

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

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：:A large bony defect of the tibia, covered with thin unstable scar, was repaired successfully with a free osteocutaneous flap composed of 10 cm of the ninth rib with a 9 X 6 cm area of overlying muscle and skin. Microvascular anatomoses were done between the intercostal vessels in the transplant and the anterior tibial...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Buncke HJ,Furnas DW,Gordon L,Achauer BM

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Academic research productivity is limited by strenuous resident and faculty schedules but nevertheless is imperative to the growth and success of our discipline. The authors report institutional experience with their clinical research fellowship model, providing two positions per year. METHODS:A critical an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Carney MJ,Weissler JM,Koltz PF,Fischer JP,Wu LC,Serletti JM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical study was undertaken to demonstrate the feasibility of free transfer of undescended human testes with microvascular anastomoses. We have performed 4 microvascular free transfers of such testes in children aged 5, 6, and 8 years, with follow-up periods of one to three years. All 4 testes have remained cli...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Janecka IP,Romas NA

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective clinical study was undertaken to compare the results of intradermal layer closure using two popular absorbable suture materials, polydioxanone and polyglactin 910. On an alternating basis, 6-0 polydioxanone and 6-0 polyglactin 910 were used to repair 80 surgical sites of the temple and occipital regions ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Guyuron B,Vaughan C

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acellular dermal matrix for implant-based breast reconstruction appears to cause higher early complication rates, but long-term outcomes are perceived to be superior. This dichotomy is the subject of considerable debate. The authors hypothesized that patient characteristics and operative variables would have...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Selber JC,Wren JH,Garvey PB,Zhang H,Erickson C,Clemens MW,Butler CE

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemangiomas of infancy can give rise to alarm because of their rapid growth and occasional dramatic appearance. The objective of this study was to investigate the growth pattern of hemangiomas and risk factors for residual lesions. METHODS:A follow-up study was performed of patients with hemangiomas that we...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bauland CG,Lüning TH,Smit JM,Zeebregts CJ,Spauwen PHM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard photographic technique in plastic surgery is an important topic that has been stressed in the discipline over the past several years. Clinical photographs should always be taken with the same camera lens, lens setting, lighting, film, and patient position to ensure reproducibility and to enable valid pre- and...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： DiBernardo BE,Adams RL,Krause J,Fiorillo MA,Gheradini G

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although fingertip injuries account for a high proportion of trauma patients, the correct surgical approach is still debated. The authors compared the traditional conservative approach and a new treatment based on the injection of liposuction aspirate fluid. METHODS:Forty consecutive patients with a fingert...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tarallo M,Fino P,Ribuffo D,Casella D,Toscani M,Spalvieri C,Lattanzi W,Di Taranto G

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascularized composite allotransplantation is an emerging field of transplantation that provides a potential treatment for complex tissue defects after traumatic loss or tumor resection and for the repair of congenital abnormalities. However, vascularized composite allotransplantation recipients have suffere...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hu CH,Lin CH,Chang NJ,Hu CW,Lin CH

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term durability of a standard vertical plication of the anterior rectus sheath. For this purpose, 70 women who had undergone this procedure as part of an abdominoplasty were sent a questionnaire, their records were studied, and they were invited back to the clinic for a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： van Uchelen JH,Kon M,Werker PM

更新日期：2001-05-01 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:Peripheral neuropathy is highly prevalent among patients with diabetes mellitus and demonstrates well-established consequences of limb loss following lower extremity ulceration, infection, and amputation and upper extremity loss of function. Symptomatic neuropathy is recognized by neuropathic pain, paresthes...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ducic I,Felder JM 3rd,Iorio ML

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined the patient satisfaction and longevity of Radiesse, a calcium hydroxylapatite compound, as a facial soft-tissue filler for the glabellar lines, the lips, the nose, the face, and the infraorbital region. METHODS:Radiesse, 0.5 to 2.0 ml, was injected into the designated area in each of the...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jacovella PF,Peiretti CB,Cunille D,Salzamendi M,Schechtel SA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00