abstract：:Fixation of the elevated eyebrow is an important final step in endoscopic forehead lifting. One of the most common methods of fixation includes temporal fasciae sutures for the tail of the eyebrow, and mini-screws for the body of the eyebrow. The concentric cables fixation is an alternative method for elevation of bot...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Massoud KS,Aboelatta YA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal wall hernias are often diagnosed on clinical examination or encountered intraoperatively during an abdominoplasty. The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term results of the use of dermal automesh for the repair of incidental hernias during abdominoplasty operations, and to perform a comparative analy...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Özkaya Mutlu Ö,Egemen O,Akan A,Akan M,Karahangil M,Filinte G,Bozdağ E,Sünbüloğlu E,Kurtul H

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies assessing the costs associated with two stage expander/implant (E/I) reconstruction rarely include the cost of complications. The purpose of this study is to analyze the complication costs associated with a single institution experience with immediate E/I reconstruction. All immediate two stage E/I re...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Yan C,Fischer JP,Wes AM,Basta MN,Rohrbach JI,Kovach SJ,Serletti JM,Wu LC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature sagittal synostosis results in an elongated, narrow skull shape, scaphocephaly. It has been unclear whether the intracranial volume (ICV) of these children is different from that of normal children. The aim of the present study was to precisely determine the ICV in a large cohort of children with premature s...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Fischer S,Maltese G,Tarnow P,Wikberg E,Bernhardt P,Tovetjärn R,Kölby L

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is difficult to determine if women with severe abdominal burn scar contractures can have uneventful pregnancies and births. There are few reports involving the relationship between severe abdominal scar contractures and pregnancy/childbirth. Furthermore, all of these reports are based on retrospective studies. The ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Mitsukawa N,Saiga A,Satoh K

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this meta-analysis is to compare the outcomes of the Swanson and Sutter prostheses (previously the Avanta prosthesis) used for metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty, and provide a powerful and rational conclusion regarding the use of prosthesis in MCP joint surgery. The literature search was based on PubMe...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Zhang H,Xue D,Yu J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study evaluated the composite graft survival rate in distal digital amputations with respect to injury type and amputation level. METHODS:Twenty-seven patients with complete fingertip amputations (32 digits) distal to the distal interphalangeal joint who were treated by composite grafting from January 201...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Kiuchi T,Shimizu Y,Nagasao T,Ohnishi F,Minabe T,Kishi K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The internal mammary artery (IMA) is one of the most popular recipients for microsurgical breast reconstruction. However, it is often separated into sleeve-like layers when it is handled. This study tried to explain this unique behaviour of the IMA through histologic observation. METHODS:Nine pairs of IMAs ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Jeong WS,Yun J,Lee TJ,Eom JS,Kim EK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) is being considered as the current "gold standard" for the preoperative planning of DIEP flaps. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the concordance between the preoperative choice of the best perforator vessel by the radiologist using CTA and the surgeon using the V...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Suffee T,Pigneur F,Rahmouni A,Bosc R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In "Maria Sklodowska Curie" (MSC) Children's Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, cleft palate repair has been performed according to von Langenbeck since 1984. The speech was good in most patients but wide clefts had a high percentage of fistulas, abnormal speech due to short length and limited mobility of the soft palate. ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Spataru R,Mark H

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal vascularisation of the graft site is significant for improving the outcome of fat grafting. Adipose tissue, specifically the stromal vascular fraction (SVF), is known to regulate its own vascular network. In order to assess the production of angiogenetic growth factors, this study investigated the content of i...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Pallua N,Serin M,Wolter TP

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (ECCL) is a rare neurocutaneous syndrome that include skin, ocular, and neurological disorders. This study describes the case of a 16-year-old girl that came to observation for the treatment of a congenital alopecia causing great psychological distress. After two expansion procedur...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Borgognoni L,Brandani P,Reali F,Gerlini G,Sestini S,Maio V,Reali UM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the lunate after fracture of the distal radius. Post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the carpal lunate after a fracture of the distal radius has, to our knowledge, not been reported previously. We treated the patient with vascularised bone graft from the distal radius, w...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Nakanishi A,Yajima H,Kisanuki O

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microvascular coupling system was developed and introduced for clinical application to facilitate fast and safe anastomosis of small vessels. However, operators often encounter some difficulty, particularly in pinning the vascular wall onto the ring-pins. To overcome the difficulty, the authors developed the "push d...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Koyano H,Wako M,Hasegawa M,Manabe M,Sato K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crouzon syndrome presents with craniosynostosis, maxillary hypoplasia, exophtalmus, and sometimes hampered neuropsychological development. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the quality of life for adult patients with Crouzon syndrome. Forty patients with Crouzon syndrome born before 1990 could be identified...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Fischer S,Tovetjärn R,Maltese G,Sahlin PE,Tarnow P,Kölby L

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the lack of agreement on when rectus diastasis (RD) is pathologic, the aim was to investigate indications for surgical repair. This study presents classifications of RD, current knowledge on the relation to pregnancy, and conservative and surgical management. A systematic search in Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane,...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Akram J,Matzen SH

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between the oculocardiac reflex (OCR) and blepharoptosis surgery for safe eyelid surgery. Fifty-four consecutive patients with bilateral aponeurotic blepharoptosis were enrolled in this study. Changes in electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring were recorded dur...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Uda H,Sugawara Y,Sarukawa S,Sunaga A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to evaluate the free groin flap in the rat transplanted to the neck as a tool for extending microsurgical skills and to assess its suitability as a model for microvascular perfusion studies following secondary venous ischaemia. An analysis of 60 consecutive groin flap transplantations was pe...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Wallmichrath J,Baumeister RG,Gottschalk O,Giunta RE,Frick A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-operative complications pose a significant set-back for patients undergoing breast reconstruction. This study aims to characterize factors associated with postoperative complications following breast reconstruction using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database from 2005-2010. The 20...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Fischer JP,Nelson JA,Au A,Tuggle CT 3rd,Serletti JM,Wu LC

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of margins involvement and the associated recurrence risk in basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) varies widely in published works (7%-25% and 26%-67%, respectively). This study investigated the risk factors associated with incomplete excision and their relevance in surgical management when positive margins occur in ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Codazzi D,Van Der Velden J,Carminati M,Bruschi S,Bocchiotti MA,Di Serio C,Barberis M,Robotti E

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioulnar synostosis is rare, and exists in two forms: congenital and post-traumatic. The congenital form presents only in the proximal forearm, and the post-traumatic form may present anywhere along the radius and ulna. The only known aetiology for distal radioulnar synostosis is post-traumatic. We present a rare ca...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Shoham Y,Gurfinkel R,Sagi A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A slow-involuting segmental haemangioma was initially treated conventionally. Proliferation recurred when treatment was stopped. When the effect of propranolol on haemangiomas was published, we treated this 2.5- year- old girl with it. The haemangioma finally regressed recorded on magnetic resonance imaging and at cli...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Engberg Damsgaard T,Vandborg Bjerre J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of an infusion pain pump with local wound catheters has increased among different surgical specialities. Autologous breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) and transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flaps may cause severe abdominal donor site morbidity, and infusion devic...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Giordano S,Veräjänkorva E,Koskivuo I,Suominen E

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous authors have used either a grasping or a locking technique for flexor tendon repair in zone II. A combined (grasping and locking) 10-strand repair was used by the author in 22 adults (n = 28 fingers) with lacerations of both flexor tendons in zone II. The combined repair is known to be strong (mean tensile st...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Al-Qattan MM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many authors have advocated early surgical intervention to avoid muscle degeneration in patients with blowout fractures with evidence of extraocular muscle entrapment imaged under computed tomography. However, there is still no golden standard with regard to the target timing of operations for releasing extraocular mu...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Sugamata A,Yoshizawa N,Shimanaka K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was a prospective study designed to determine what effect poor tolerance to tourniquet application and local anaesthesia infiltration in open carpal tunnel decompression has on overall patient satisfaction with the surgical procedure. Fifty patients were recruited into the study. Visual analogue scores (VAS) were...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Bidwai AS,Benjamin-Laing HE,Shaw DA,Iqbal S,Jones WA,Brown DJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium marinum infection of the hand is rare. We report the case of a 39-year-old man with M marinum infection that resulted in a chronic soft tissue infection, extensor tendon synovitis, and arthritis of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints. The cause was probably tropical freshwater fishes. ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Flondell M,Ornstein K,Björkman A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental results have previously been reported for a new biological dressing consisting of concentrated plasma proteins and platelet-rich plasma (PRP), which is named Platelet-Protein film (PPF). This study reports clinical experience using PPF produced from the patients' own blood by the original technique. Ten p...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Sano H,Ichioka S,Minamimura A,Tanaka R,Ikebuchi K,Suzuki M

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthesis-based techniques are the predominant form of breast reconstruction worldwide, with two-stage tissue expander procedures being the most popular. In the past decade, there has been increasing interest in performing single-stage implant reconstruction immediately following mastectomy as an attempt to simplify ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Davila AA,Mioton LM,Chow G,Wang E,Merkow RP,Bilimoria KY,Fine N,Kim JY

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast ptosis commonly develops in response to ageing and breastfeeding. Clinical studies now focus on both filling the upper pole of the breast with parenchymal flaps and long-term maintenance of the breast projection without recurrence of upper pole concavity and a significant change in breast shape over time. This ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Gümüş N

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the fibre types of the muscles moving the index fingers in humans. Fifteen forearms of eight adult cadavers were used. The sampled muscles were the first lumbrical (LM), first volar interosseous (VI), first dorsal interosseus (DI), second flexor digitorum profundus (FDP), second ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Hwang K,Huan F,Kim DJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-wound continuous negative pressure irrigation treatment (IW-CONPIT) was administered to cases of mediastinitis as the therapy of choice, with satisfactory results being obtained in terms of improved survival rates and quick healing of wounds. Accordingly, these treatment results and efficacy were evaluated. Afte...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Morinaga K,Kiyokawa K,Rikimaru H,Aoyagi S,Tayama K,Akashi H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a left-handed man who had a giant periosteal chondroma of the proximal phalanx of the left third finger with compression of the digital neurovascular structures, and the flexor and extensor tendons. Cutaneous pressure thresholds of the digital nerves were tested, showing complete sensory recovery 24 months...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Santanelli F,Paolini G,Longo B,Laporta R,Pagnoni M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthrodesis of the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint exhibits good results in rheumatoid patients but is controversial in post-traumatic conditions. This study evaluated the subjective outcome after thumb MP joint arthrodesis in chronic injuries and non-rheumatoid degenerative disorders. Forty-six patients were eva...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Rigó IZ,Røkkum M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 53-year-old woman who had a huge pleomorphic liposarcoma of the left breast. She had a left Halstead mastectomy, which left a huge defect in the chest wall. We did an immediate reconstruction of the chest wall with combined latissimuss dorsi musculocutaneous (for the upper half of the defect) and vertica...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Shoham Y,Koretz M,Kachko L,Silberstien E,Krieger Y,Bogdanov-Berezovsky A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levator and frontalis muscles lack interior muscle spindles, despite consisting of slow-twitch fibres that involuntarily sustain eyelid-opening and eyebrow-raising against gravity. To compensate for this anatomical defect, this study hypothetically proposes that initial voluntary contraction of the levator fast-tw...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Matsuo K,Osada Y,Ban R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irradiation of the recipient site has been associated with postoperative complications and an increased rate of flap failure in facial reconstruction. The aim of this study was to report the outcomes of our use of four different types of flaps (two free and two pedicled) for the reconstruction of patients with nasopha...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Song M,Chen WK,Zhang Q,Chen SW,Zhuang SM,Yang AK

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who sustain facial injury and who require an operation may be at greater risk for developing psychological distress and maladaptive coping. The purpose of this study was to examine psychological responses in adult victims of facial trauma after operation. A consecutive group of adult patients attending specia...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Islam S,Cole JL,Walton GM,Dinan TG,Hoffman GR

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microanastomosis might tolerate a torsion up to 360°, but the effects of arterial microanastomosis torsion on the survival of the flap it supplies are unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the consequences of microarterial anastomosis torsion on the groin flap in rats. Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were divi...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Güven E,Aydin HU,Kuvat SV,Berkoz O,Topalan M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The minimally-invasive nature of sclerotherapy makes it one of the first treatment options for venous malformations, although treatment-related complications, such as peripheral nerve paralysis, have been reported in some clinical cases. However, no studies of the aetiology of the detrimental effects of intraluminally...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Fujiki M,Kurita M,Ozaki M,Kawakami H,Kaji N,Takushima A,Harii K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00