abstract：:Abdominoplasty is a well-established operation to remove abdominal tissue excess. The patients' benefits and risks of this surgical treatment are, however, incompletely studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of evidence of benefits and risks for patients having abdominoplasty from massive weight lo...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Staalesen T,Elander A,Strandell A,Bergh C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three patients with an unusual pattern of rupture of the extensor tendon. All were found to have previously undiagnosed Kienböck disease. Radiographic study of the wrist is essential before treating any closed rupture of an extensor tendon. Lesions may be progressive and extend to adjacent tendons and should...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Hernández-Cortés P,Pajares-López M,Gómez-Sánchez R,Garrido-Gómez J,Lara-García F

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the 1980s, prenatal detection of cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CLP) is possible with a transabdominal ultrasound. The improvement of prenatal detection has resulted in an increased demand for prenatal information and counselling. The aim of this study was to, by means of a questionnaire, evaluate how f...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Berggren H,Hansson E,Uvemark A,Svensson H,Becker M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) is a non-surgical, efficacious therapy for Dupuytren's contracture (DC). This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of CCH in patients with previous DC surgery. Data from 12 CCH clinical trials were pooled. At screening, patients provided details about the type/date of prev...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Bainbridge C,Gerber RA,Szczypa PP,Smith T,Kushner H,Cohen B,Hellio Le Graverand-Gastineau MP

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study compared the height of the palatal vault in dental casts from 320 10-year-old children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) operated on with the push-back technique according to Wardill-Kilner (W-K) with patients operated on with delayed hard palate closure (DHPC). The palatal height in patien...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Bakri S,Rizell S,Saied S,Lilja J,Mark H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous fat grafting (lipofilling) enables repair and augmentation of soft tissues and is increasingly used both in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. Autologous fat has several advantages, including biocompatibility, versatility, natural appearance, and low donor site morbidity. The main limitation is unpredict...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Trojahn Kølle SF,Oliveri RS,Glovinski PV,Elberg JJ,Fischer-Nielsen A,Drzewiecki KT

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interposition arthroplasty with bioreplaceable poly-L-D-lactic acid (PLDLA) implants has yielded promising results in reconstruction of rheumatoid hands. In this prospective clinical study we compared the PLDLA implant arthroplasty (n = 17) with that of tendon interposition (n = 12) for destruction of the trapeziometa...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Tiihonen RP,Skyttä ET,Kaarela K,Ikävalko M,Belt EA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report about reconstruction of the foot with an innervated distally-based superficial sural artery flap using the lateral sural cutaneous nerve. The sensation of the lateral part of the leg depends on the sural nerve (SN), and the medial part of the leg on the saphenous nerve. The border of the area between the SN ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Nuri T,Ueda K,Maeda S,Otsuki Y

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital giant benign tumours of the back are rarely seen or reported. They pose two challenges to plastic surgeons: copious intraoperative bleeding, and an extensive raw area left after removal of the tumour. We have treated five cases of congenital giant benign tumour of the back. The largest was a neurofibroma in...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Wang D,Zhang Y,Qian Y,Yang Q,Wang X,Guan W

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Split-thickness skin grafts are routine in the treatment of deep dermal burns and various other wounds. Healing of the donor site of the graft has an impact on the total recovery of the patient. We conducted a prospective clinical study at Tampere University Hospital to compare the effect of two adhesive wound dressin...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Kaartinen IS,Kuokkanen HO

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reconstructed an extensive soft tissue defect of the dorsum of the left wrist after an injury using a free anterolateral thigh flap and a tendon graft, and intending to substitute the extensor retinaculum for the fascia in this flap. As a result, maximum function of the extension mechanism was restored to the recon...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Kawakatsu M,Ishikawa K,Terai T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysphagia is an important postoperative problem in patients with oral cancer. We evaluated the usefulness of a technique to modify the flap and scar for the alleviation of swallowing disorders. The modifications were made while tongue pressure was being measured to improve excursion of the residual tongue in nine pati...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Namaki S,Tanaka T,Hara Y,Ohki H,Shinohara M,Yonhehara Y

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dog bites to the hand and forearm are common. Although bites are usually minor, aggressive dogs may cause extensive bites developing to a public health problem. In a database review of dog bites to the hand applied to Emergency Department or to the Department of Hand Surgery in Malmö, Sweden 2008-2009, we found 81 cas...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Nygaard M,Dahlin LB

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present three patients with major defects of the eyelid who subsequently had them reconstructed. They included a defect of the lateral upper lid, a defect of the medial upper and lower lids, and a defect of the medial lower lid, cheek, and nose. ...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Ferguson NM,Mathijssen IM,Hofer SO,Mureau MA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rare anatomical variant of the thenar branch of the median nerve during open release of the carpal tunnel. The thenar branch originated from the ulnar side of the median nerve and traversed supraligamentously close to the top of the transverse ligament. A high resolution clinical photograph shows the rel...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Vinding MT,Tarnowski JR,Benyahia M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Y-V or Z-plasties are a useful one-stage technique for skin closure after aponeurotomy. However, we know no details about postoperative improvement, particularly at each joint. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of primary skin closure with Y-V and Z-plasties for Dupuytren's contracture. W...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Uemura T,Kazuki K,Egi T,Yoneda M,Takamatsu K,Nakamura H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timing of repair of a cleft lip continues to be debated. One of the reasons for delaying operation has been the belief that there is an increased risk of anaesthesia during the neonatal period. As a contribution to this debate we have analysed the anaesthetic and surgical complications of neonatal cleft lip repair...

journal_title：Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery

authors： Harris PA,Oliver NK,Slater P,Murdoch L,Moss AL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00