Carpal tunnel syndrome caused b ...
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common neuropathy of the upper extremity. It usually occurs without any extrinsic cause; sometimes it is due to a ...
Adverse reactions to Patent Blu ...
Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is an established investigation used in the management of melanoma, and contributes to disease staging. In the UK, ...
Simultaneous bilateral third to ...
Carpometacarpal joint dislocations (isolated and multiple) are uncommon hand injuries occurring in less than 1% of osseous hand injuries. Despite th ...
Repair of cleft palate by rotat ...
Successful primary closure of cleft palate is the only prophylaxis against postoperative fistula. Many factors are accused of causing fistula, but t ...
Going up DIEAP creek—Coventry a ...
The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEAP) flap is arguably the gold standard for autologous breast reconstruction. Despite its manifold ...
The posterior arm flap—our depa ...
Since being described by Masquelet in 1982, little has been published about the posterior arm flap (PAF). It is a fasciocutaneous flap from the post ...
Pediatric flexor tenosynovitis ...
We describe the case of a child with impetigo in a typical facial distribution who went on to develop flexor tenosynovitis of the hand. The isolated ...
Reverse sural island flap eleva ...
Soft tissue loss around the distal third of the leg and foot has remained a considerable challenge. A reconstructive option providing supple tissue, ...
Gynaecomastia correction—the ro ...
Gynaecomastia correction has evolved over the years, especially with the advent of liposuction techniques. We have reviewed our experience in treati ...
Multicenter plastic surgery out ...
This paper describes the efforts of one plastic surgery team composed of Ghanaians from one of the major metropolitan areas in Ghana tomeet the plas ...
Abnormal scar modulation with t ...
Multiple modalities of treatment exist for the control of abnormal scars and their associated symptoms. In the literature, the use of occlusive tapi ...
A study of cleft lip/palate in ...
The previous study in Wudoaba villages suggested that cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) may be endemic in the Wudoaba cluster of villages in the Ke ...
Epidemiology of plastic surgery ...
People addicted to drugs or alcohol are commonly referred to the plastic surgery department. We describe the challenges and epidemiology of injuries ...
Closure of cutaneous incision a ...
Octyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Dermabond, Ethicon Inc.) has been introduced in clinical practice as an ideal system of closure of wounds, but no studies hav ...
Demonstration of live lymphatic ...
It is well known that vascular arcades and lymphatic networks co-exist all over the body with distinct physiological functions complimentary to each ...
Auricular pressure-relieving cu ...
Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis (CNH) is a relatively uncommon, painful condition affecting the ear. Since the lesions appear to occur only on t ...
The application of 3-D biomodel ...
3-D biomodeling technology associated with stereolithography has become a fundamental tool in reconstructive surgery in recent years as it enables a ...
Scar formation incidence after ...
Osteotomy is one of the major parts of rhinoplasty. External lateral osteotomy, which is performed through a small puncture incision of the skin, ha ...
Innovative technique using hete ...
Burns injuries are extremely complex and elicit physiological and metabolic interactions involving all major organ systems. These pathological chang ...
Single-stage functional reconst ...
Burn scar contracture of the lower face and neck is one of the most difficult subjects to solve because it produces problems with function and appea ...
Case series: pedicled vertical ...
Colorectal carcinoma is the most common cancer afflicting both Singaporean men and women; whereas, breast carcinoma is the most frequent female-spec ...
Changes in facial shape with ag ...
The appearance of the aged face has traditionally been attributed to soft tissue changes with surgical treatments targeting ptosis of skin, SMAS, an ...
SIEA flap leads to an increase ...
In this study, we evaluated the peri-operative abdominal drain volumes and length of hospital admission between our superficial inferior epigastric ...
Comparative study between V-Y p ...
Many methods of cleft palate repair have been described. Two effective methods are commonly used for repair of soft palate clefts: the Wardill-Kilne ...
Novel method to defatten a full ...
We present a new and innovative method of facilitating defating of a full thickness skin graft. It is an easy to learn and useful technique to emplo ...