Monitoring free flaps using the laser Doppler flowmeter: five-year experience.

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：:The anatomic boundaries and vascular supply of the subgaleal fascia have been described previously. The thin and malleable subgaleal fascia was selected for difficult reconstructive problems in seven patients. This flap has been based on either the supraorbital or the superficial temporal vascular leash. The subgaleal...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Carstens MH,Greco RJ,Hurwitz DJ,Tolhurst DE

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that altered collagen metabolism is a contributing factor in the apparent delayed wound healing in denervated regions of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, a tissue implant (PVA) was used to directly measure collagen deposition. Sterile PVA implants were placed subcutaneously in the inner aspect...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Diegelmann RF,Lindblad WJ,Hussey RW,Maygarden SJ,Cohen IK

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a 12 to 82 percent pressure ulcer recurrence rate, no standard protocol exists for postoperative management. The authors reviewed a single surgeon's experience using a standard protocol: surgery and immediate reconstruction regardless of nutrition, intraoperative bone culture guiding postoperative an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Larson DL,Hudak KA,Waring WP,Orr MR,Simonelic K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mastectomy flap necrosis is one of the most common and significant complications in immediate expander-based breast reconstruction. Negative-pressure wound therapy is widely used for open wounds but is not commonly used for closed incisional wounds. However, the postoperative use of incisional negative-press...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kim DY,Park SJ,Bang SI,Mun GH,Pyon JK

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tissue engineering of patient-specific adipose tissue has the potential to revolutionize reconstructive surgery. Numerous models have been described for the production of adipose tissue with success in the short term, but little has been reported on the stability of this tissue-engineered fat beyond 4 months...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Findlay MW,Messina A,Thompson EW,Morrison WA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An acellular dermal matrix will typically incorporate, in time, with the overlying mastectomy skin flap. This remodeling process may be adversely impacted in patients who require chemotherapy and radiation, which influence neovascularization and cellular proliferation. METHODS:Multiple biopsy specimens were...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Myckatyn TM,Cavallo JA,Sharma K,Gangopadhyay N,Dudas JR,Roma AA,Baalman S,Tenenbaum MM,Matthews BD,Deeken CR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A follow-up of 82 patients who had had augumentation mammaplasties is reported. Though the number of patients having had each form of ancillary treatment is small, we believe that intraoperative instillation of triamcinolone and postoperative "expansion exercises" are of value in decreasing the incidence of capsular c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vinnik CA

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the 2012 approval of shaped implants, their use in breast reconstruction has increased in the United States. However, large-scale comparisons of complications and patient-reported outcomes are lacking. The authors endeavored to compare surgical and patient-reported outcomes across implant types. METHO...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Khavanin N,Clemens MW,Pusic AL,Fine NA,Hamill JB,Kim HM,Qi J,Wilkins EG,Kim JYS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Human Genome Project was launched in 1989 in an effort to sequence the entire span of human DNA. Although coding sequences are important in identifying mutations, the static order of DNA does not explain how a cell or organism may respond to normal and abnormal biological processes. By examining the mRNA content o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cole J,Isik F

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study compared overall and breast cancer-specific survival using long-term follow-up data among women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer undergoing mastectomy or breast reconstruction. METHODS:Retrospective study using population-based data from Ontario Cancer Registry (1980 to 1990) including women...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Platt J,Baxter NN,McLaughlin J,Semple JL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate freeze-dried cortical allograft bone for nasal dorsal augmentation. The 42-month report on 18 patients was published in 2009 in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with 89 percent success at level II evidence, and this article is the 10-year comprehensive review of 62 pat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Clark RP,Pham PM,Ciminello FS,Hagge RJ,Drobny S,Wong GB

更新日期：2019-01-01 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 latissimus dorsi muscle flap is a versatile flap used in a variety of reconstructive procedures. The major complication reported with its use is donor-site seroma, reported to occur in 20 to 79 percent of cases. A retrospective review of 47 patients undergoing latissimus dorsi muscle harvest from April of 1998 thr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rios JL,Pollock T,Adams WP Jr

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is proven therapeutic benefit in bariatric surgery for obese patients. Successful bariatric surgery will result in massive weight loss and ptotic skin, which can cause significant functional and psychological problems. As the incidence of bariatric surgery increases, so will the demand for plastic surg...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Al-Hadithy N,Aditya H,Stewart K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review 97 cases of SMCP, 79 of which were operated. The comparative results are presented. For those requiring surgery (i.e. those having hypernasality), it has been our experience that the use of a pharyngeal flap, alone or combined with a palatoplasty, is productive of better speech results than is a palatoplasty...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Porterfield HW,Mohler LR,Sandel A

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed description of the anatomical relationships of the supraorbital nerve as it courses across the forehead and under the scalp cannot be found in most anatomy textbooks, and illustrations of the nerve beyond the superior orbital rim frequently misrepresent its course. Because the supraorbital nerve is a struct...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Knize DM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to recent data, augmentation gluteoplasty continues to gain popularity in the United States and globally, especially in procedures involving fat grafts. However, serious concerns about its safety have been raised over the past 2 years. Will this trend continue or has it already reached its peak? The answer d...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rosique RG,Rosique MJF

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new approach for tissue creation using synthetic biocompatible and biodegradable polymers as templates onto which cells are seeded is presented. This report concerns the generation of homogeneous plates of stable mature cartilage in vivo. The delivery of chondrocytes on synthetic polymers configured to provide a lar...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vacanti CA,Langer R,Schloo B,Vacanti JP

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although surgical release and reconstruction have been used extensively to treat severe postburn knee flexion contractures, the degree of correction is sometimes unsatisfactory, and the procedure is not exempt from significant complications. Based on the principle of slow, gradual external fixation distraction, we hav...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barquet A,Suero C,Cortés O,López L

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the overall complication rates associated with brachioplasty, a retrospective review was performed of all brachioplasty procedures performed at the authors' institution over a 16-year period. METHODS:Hospital charts were reviewed for patient demographics. Ten fresh frozen cadaveric arm dissecti...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Knoetgen J 3rd,Moran SL

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonsurgical rhinoplasty using filler injections has become a common procedure in cosmetic practices. This is offered to patients that prefer a temporary outcome or would like to avoid general anesthesia. In addition, it can be used in postrhinoplasty patients to correct nasal deformities or irregularities. T...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Williams LC,Kidwai SM,Mehta K,Kamel G,Tepper OM,Rosenberg JD

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brachioplasty has increased 4059 percent from 2000 to 2008 in the United States, with 14,059 upper arm lift procedures performed in 2008. Numerous variations in the evolution of brachioplasty have been described to improve on complications and outcomes. Liposuction-assisted posterior brachioplasty is the nex...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nguyen AT,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The anterolateral thigh perforator flap is a common workhorse flap for head and neck reconstruction. The authors present an alternative method using the posteromedial thigh profunda artery perforator flap and compare its characteristics, outcomes, donor-site morbidity, and donor-site cosmesis with those of t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wu JC,Huang JJ,Tsao CK,Abdelrahman M,Kolios G,Cheng MH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to decrease a 10 to 15 percent vascular thrombosis rate leading to graft occlusion, low-dose human-grade heparin was studied to determine if carefully monitored intravenous therapy would increase 7-day patency in a known potent thrombosis model. In New Zealand white rabbits, the type of infusate administ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Greenberg BM,Masem M,May JW Jr

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty axial-pattern skin flaps in 10 pigs were studied, and 50 and 15 mu radioactively tagged microspheres were used to study blood flow at 2 days and 7 days after surgical delay. Blood flow increased during this period. No statistically significant change in the index of non-nutrient flow, an expression of arterioven...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Guba AM Jr

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients with microvascular fibula flap reconstruction of oromandibular defects were selected for implant-retained prosthodontic rehabilitation. A total of 71 osseointegrated implants were placed within the grafted fibulas. Four patients had immediate implant placement at the time of their reconstructive surger...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Roumanas ED,Markowitz BL,Lorant JA,Calcaterra TC,Jones NF,Beumer J 3rd

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The double-paddle peroneal tissue transfer is a useful technique for reconstructing the extensive and complex defect that results after ablative surgery for oral cancer. It can facilitate the design and inset of the skin paddle and avoid the need for a second free flap. The two skin paddles can be based on either two ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yang KC,Leung JK,Chen JS

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Body mass index has been shown to be a predictor of outcomes after subpectoral expander/implant reconstruction, with every unit increase in body mass index increasing the risk of complications by approximately 6 percent. The effect of body mass index on complications after prepectoral reconstruction has not ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gabriel A,Sigalove S,Sigalove NM,Storm-Dickerson TL,Pope N,Rice J,Maxwell GP

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alternative method for the repair of rhombic skin defects utilizing opposing Z-plasties has been developed and applied clinically. The design, orientation, and execution of this method share the simplicity of the Z-plasty. The technique has been employed successfully in over 100 cases during the past 5 years to res...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cuono CB

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00