abstract：:A simple, efficient, yet expedient method producing an ideal stent has proved to be highly reliable in over 150 clinical cases. When performed technically correctly, 100% graft take may be anticipated under most grafting circumstances. The method uses Reston (3-M Company, St. Paul, MN), a synthetic urethane foam pad, ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Weiner LJ,Moberg AW

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only 38 cases of blunt traumatic rupture of the anterior abdominal wall musculature have been described in the literature to date. We describe a patient who sustained a complete transection of the right and a partial disruption of the left rectus abdominis muscle as well as multiple associated injuries secondary to bl...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Metzdorff MT,Miller SH,Smiley P,Klabacha ME

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign hypertrophy of the masseter muscle is an uncommon entity important in the differential diagnosis of head and neck masses, particularly a unilateral mass located in the cheek. Ten cases of benign masseteric hypertrophy are reviewed, current surgical treatment is described, and the pertinent literature is summari...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Riefkohl R,Georgiade GS,Georgiade NG

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periosteal chondroma has not been previously described as a cause of carpal tunnel syndrome. This report describes a case of periosteal chondroma developing in the floor of the carpal canal and presenting as carpal tunnel syndrome. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Gahhos F,Cuono CB

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the small percentage of deep wound infections complicating total hip arthroplasty and recalcitrant to conventional forms of treatment, muscle flaps with or without a cutaneous unit can offer a satisfactory solution. Seven patients (4 male, 3 female) with failed total hip arthroplasty and multimicrobial infection we...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Arnold PG,Witzke DJ

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of malignant cutaneous neoplasm found in man. Rarely, however, is it life-threatening or does it metastasize. A review of the literature revealed 138 cases of metastatic basal cell carcinoma. We describe 3 additional patients with metastatic basal cell carcinoma who were tr...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Smith JM,Irons GB

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple method of grafting around draining abdominal wall fistulas is described. A Silastic sump drain stapled into a doughnut configuration is used. This produces a barrier around the fistula which drains the fluid off as it reaches the perforations of the sump drain. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Fisher J,Beart RW Jr

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present their successful experience with an attractive alternative to the latissimus dorsi and gracilis muscle flaps for lower extremity reconstruction--the free rectus abdominis muscle flap. The muscle flap has a dual blood supply, but the longer pedicle length and larger vessel diameter of the inferior e...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Bunkis J,Walton RL,Mathes SJ

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A more direct measurement of implant capsule contracture is needed for the laboratory study of this phenomenon. Most of the previous methods for quantitation of contracture rely on measurements of deformability. Because contraction of an implant capsule is in fact a decrease in the surface area of the capsule, a metho...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Caffee HH

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The totem pole rib bone graft for nasal reconstruction is presented as an effective way to prepare the donor bone for the correction of saddle-nose deformity. The article's title emanates from the fact that when the sculpturing of the rib is completed it has the appearance of a totem pole before the separate parts are...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Gerow FJ,Stal S,Spira M

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an experiment using a continuous tissue pH monitoring system, selective occlusion of the vessels supplying lower abdominal island flaps in Sprague-Dawley rats resulted in predictable tissue pH changes. Arterial occlusion resulted in a rapid fall in pH. In all three experimental groups, the steepest rate of pH drop ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Raskin DJ,Erk Y,Spira M,Melissinos EG

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to standardize use of the dorsal rat flap model originally described by McFarlane, we determined the following. The effect of delay is readily demonstrated but does not prevent necrosis entirely. Almost all flaps showed some necrosis, but delayed flaps showed approximately 15% less necrosis. Measurement o...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hurn IL,Fisher JC,Arganese T,Rudolph R

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a new concept of vascular anatomy, proposing that a complex subcutaneous vascular network, located between the dense and loose adipose tissue, connects the larger subcutaneous vessels, the vertical perforators, and the subdermal plexus. Knowledge of the location of these vessels helps determine optimal flap...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Pearl RM,Johnson D

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Roentgenograms of 26 bone grafts from 21 patients ranging in age from 8 to 64 were reviewed to study the osseous regeneration of the donor area. They were followed from six to seventy-two months--most about twenty-four months. Complete regeneration occurred only in patients under 30 and did not occur in those over 30 ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Psillakis JM,Woisky R

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a levator retrodisplacement procedure upon conductive hearing loss in cleft palate patients was evaluated. Forty-two children with cleft palates, operated upon between 1970 and 1975, were included in the study. The results suggest that 73.5% of those in the levator retrodisplacement group achieved normal...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Morgan RF,Dellon AL,Hoopes JE

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results are presented of the first 10 children treated with a sphincter-type pharyngoplasty for speech defects due to velopharyngeal insufficiency. Seven of these children had cleft palates, 4 of the submucous variety. The operation, modified from one devised by Orticochea, is described in detail and emphasizes the im...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Roberts TM,Brown BS

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A histologically benign tumor of the temporal bone became a life-threatening neoplasm. Previous surgical procedures and a course of radiotherapy failed to arrest the growth of the neoplasm. Our therapeutic objectives were fourfold: (1) ventilation of tumor histology; (2) total tumor removal without an increase of the ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Janecka IP,Correll JW

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method of lower lip reconstruction using a full-thickness cheek island flap based on the facial vessels is described. The functional potential of the method is assessed in six patients. The technique outlined is simple in design and execution. It is capable of total lower lip reconstruction without appreciable m...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Stranc MF,Robertson GA

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study has demonstrated that microcrystalline collagen is useful for controlling hemorrhage from an area where microvascular anastomoses are being performed, and that microcrystalline collagen does not adversely affect patency rates of microvascular repairs even when applied directly to the anastomosis itself. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Colen LB,Mathes SJ

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free flaps are increasingly being chosen to solve complex reconstruction problems. We describe a fascial sleeve approach to elevation of the donor flap which increases its safety and reliability. We report examples in which resultant revascularization of the recipient site causes the free flap to be irreplaceable for ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Pearl RM,Hentz VR

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary or delayed primary repair of flexor tendon lacerations in the digital sheath has become the accepted practice among surgeons expert in the treatment of hand injuries. The youngest patient reported in the literature we reviewed was 3 months old. We report a case of flexor tendon laceration at the time of delive...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kavouksorian CA,Noone RB

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vertical mammaplasty technique has undeniable advantages over combined techniques. It involves only the inferior pole of the breast, thus avoiding horizontal scars, which are the ones that most frequently hypertrophy. The main disadvantage of the technique is the inferior compensation, leaving visible scars in the...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Juri J,Juri C,Cutini J,Colagno A

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A primate model to test the effects of triamcinolone acetonide on reinnervation after neurorrhaphy was developed. Reinnervation was assessed in triamcinolone- and placebo-treated nerves. Twelve months after neurorrhaphy, nerves treated with triamcinolone had a faster conduction velocity; a greater amplitude in the evo...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Graham WP 3rd,Davis TS,Miller SH,Rusenas I

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple apparatus was devised to perfuse the rat groin flap to study the relationship between perfusion pressure and flow. Results demonstrate that a relatively high intraarterial pressure must be applied to this skin flap before blood flow will commence. Results suggest that this critical closing phenomenon is the r...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Cutting C,Ballantyne D,Shaw W,Converse JM

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogenic steroids have been used as hemostatic agents in various surgical procedures in humans. Their use to reduce bleeding has been based mainly on clinical observation. The present study was carried out to test experimentally whether intravenously administered Premarin reduces capillary bleeding. Skin-graft donor...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Tsur H,Rasner C,Shafir R,Sampson S

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new procedure for repairing damage to the scrotum caused by Fournier's gangrene is dscribed. Complete and quick covering of the exposed testicles is important aesthetically and functionally. A distally based flap split in the middle is designed. Flap viability is ensured by an abundant blood supply and venous return...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Goldan SS,Binur NS

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipodystrophy is a rare disease characterized by progressive disappearance of the subcutaneous fat of the upper part of the body. Accompanying abnormalities of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, diabetes, nephritis, and low levels of complement are frequent. The most striking clinical features are the extremely hollow...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hurwitz PJ,Sarel R

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cranioplasty using a synthetic material is less than ideal, especially if there is a history of infection at the defect site. Split-rib cranioplasty is a practical approach even in patients with a positive history of infection at or around the defect. We briefly review the historical background of split-rib cranioplas...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Munro IR,Guyuron B

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibromas are common tumors that arise from elements in the peripheral nervous system. The vast majority occur in the trunk and are usually limited to the head and neck area. We present two cases involving the skin of the breast and nipple-areolar complex and the method of treatment. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sherman JE,Smith JW

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients, ages 2 to 5 years, were successfully treated for cervical lymphadenitis caused by the avium intercellulari complex of atypical bacteria. Preoperative treatment with standard antituberculosis therapy had been unsuccessful. Extensive surgery requiring a conservative radical neck dissection was sometimes r...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lesesne CB,Kaplan EN,Pearl RM,Yeager AS,Crosson FJ

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tensor fascia lata myocutaneous flap provides a reliable autogenous building block for anatomical lower abdominal wall reconstruction. Preservation of innervation allows maintenance of voluntary motor control and protective sensation. The excellent blood supply of this flap is particularly helpful in reconstructin...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： White DN,Pearl RM,Laub DR,DeFiebre BK

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of macrostomia and a method of myoplasty and commissuroplasty are described. The important operative considerations are accurate commissure positioning, muscle reconstruction, obliteration of the lateral subdermal groove, placement of a vermilion flap across the commissure, and Z-plasty of skin in the n...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kaplan EN

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five feet (18 patients) plus 2 traumatically amputated feet were used for angiographic analysis of the first metatarsal arteries. The author classified the first (dorsal and plantar) metatarsal arteries into three types: the first dorsal metatarsal artery, dominant type (seen in 17 feet), the first plantar meta...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ohtsuka H

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravascular coagulation is the final common pathway of failure in replanted digits and "free" tissue transfers. To address this clinical problem, a model based upon intimal damage and stasis in the rat femoral vein was developed. The ability of local, intraarterially administered Thrombolysin to achieve "local" clot...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Dellon AL,Curtis RM,Cooley BC

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the 2 patients introduced here had osteoradionecrosis, which has been difficult to reconstruct. The other had a massive adamantinoma that required replacement of the mandible from the midportion of the right ramus to the left angle with the iliac bone using the conventional method. The grafted iliac bone was se...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Miyamoto Y,Tani T

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rigid transparent face mask of cellulose acetate butyrate was developed for the control of scar hypertrophy in the burned face. Excellent patient acceptance has been found in a six-year series of 97 patients. Use of the device for at least twenty hours a day for an average of one and a half years per patient has ena...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Shons AR,Rivers EA,Solem LD

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study of experimental contracture in rats confirms the existence in laboratory animals of a phenomenon very much like human capsule contracture. The ultrastructural features of capsules in rats are essentially identical to those for humans and rabbits. Macrophages with silicon-containing material were present. Sta...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ksander GA,Vistnes LM,Kosek J

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pericranial membrane is of great interest in corrective and reconstructive procedures of the craniofacial region. A close look at its ultrastructure reveals that the outer layer is made up of loose areolar tissue and fibroblasts, and the inner layer of osteoblasts. A network of vessels near the inner layer account...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Habal MB,Maniscalco JE

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large craniofacial defect resulting from a close-range shotgun blast is described. It involves the left hemimandible, the left maxilla, the hard palate with nasal support, the roof of the left orbit, and the left side of the oral lining. The defect was reconstructed using autogenous ribs for the facial skeleton. The...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Arnold PG,Irons GB

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A one-stage nasolabial island flap isolated on the facial artery and vein is described for floor of mouth reconstruction. The donor site is closed primarily. The advantages of the procedure are that the one-stage procedure obviates the need for division and inset of a distant flap, the arterialized flap brings its own...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rose EH

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00