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Investigation of the dorsolateral branch of the posterior intercostal artery for use as the pedicle of a free flap: A cadaveric study and case series

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2019
Background The dorsolateral branch of the posterior intercostal artery (DLBPI) can be easily found while harvesting a latissimus dorsi (LD) musculocutaneous flap for breast reconstruction.
Su Bong Nam, Jung Yeol Seo, Tae Seo Park, Ji Yoon Sung, Joo Hyoung Kim, Jae Woo Lee, Min Wook Kim, Heung Chan Oh   +7 more
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy accelerates vascularization in keratinized oral mucosal surgical flaps [PDF]

, 2014
Background Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is thought to promote vascular regeneration in wounds. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of HBOT in advancing vascular regeneration in healing oral mucosal surgical flaps. Methods A palatine
Milstein, D.M.J., de Lange, J., de Lange, Jan, Helmers, Renée, van Hulst, R.A., Helmers, R., Milstein, Dan M. J., van Hulst, Robert A.   +7 more
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Using Local Flaps in a Chest Wall Reconstruction after Mastectomy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2015
Background Surgical ablation for locally advanced breast cancer results in large chest wall defects, which can then be managed with local flaps or skin grafts. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the outcomes of three types of local skin flaps.
Joo Seok Park, Sei Hyun Ahn, Byung Ho Son, Eun Key Kim   +3 more
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Perforator Plus Fasciocutaneous Flaps in the Reconstruction of Post-Burn Flexion Contractures of the Knee Joint [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Background: A post-burn flexion contracture of the knee joint is a disabling condition which interferes with an upright posture and a bipedal locomotion.
Madhumita Gupta, Ashwin A. Pai, Ravi R. Setty, Raghavendra Sawarappa, Bijay Kumar Majumdar, Tibar Banerjee, Aditya Kanoi, Abhimanyu Bhattacharya   +7 more
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Propeller Flaps in the Head and Neck [PDF]

, 2020
Propeller flaps have significantly expanded the reconstruction possibilities in the head and neck region. They allow for increased flap mobility and better scar concealing, and/or to perform a one-stage reconstruction with local tissue of similar color ...
Nichelini M., Rosatti F., D'Antonio G. M., D'Arpa S., Toia F., Giordano S., Cordova A.   +6 more
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Versatility of advancement flaps for nasal reconstruction following Mohs` micrographic surgery [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2018
: Advancement flaps are important reconstructive options after skin cancer removal on the nose. Donor areas vary according to defect location and size.
Felipe Bochnia Cerci
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Surgical pearl on reconstructing surgical defects of the nasal tip

Dermatology Reports, 2016
Repairing surgical defects of the nasal tip is challenging, mainly because of the lack of freely mobile skin available peripherally. The Peng flap is a one-stage cutaneous flap that circumvents this difficulty by recruiting skin from the nasal dorsum and
Artur César, Ana Barros, Paulo Santos, Filomena Azevedo   +3 more
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Lower limb perforator flaps: Current concept. [PDF]

, 2020
International audienceFollowing a long period dominated by random fasciocutaneous flaps or muscle flaps, solutions to cover the lower limb have been largely diversified by the advent of so-called "perforator" flaps. Extended knowledge of vascular anatomy
Herlin, C, Gangloff, D, Meresse, T, Gandolfi, S, Bekara, F, Grolleau, J, Chaput, B   +6 more
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Knowledge deficits and barriers to performing soft-tissue coverage procedures: An analysis of participants in an orthopaedic surgical skills training course in Mexico

OTA International, 2019
. Background:. An increasing number of traumatic injuries in low- and low-middle-income countries (LICs/LMICs) have coexisting injuries requiring soft-tissue coverage (flaps).
Patrick D. Albright, BS, MS, Madeline C. Mackechnie, MA, J. Hunter Jackson, BA, Aman Chopra, BS, Jordan T. Holler, BS, Antonio Flores Biard, MD, Luis G. Padilla Rojas, MD, Saam Morshed, MD, PhD, MPH, Theodore Miclau, III, MD, David W. Shearer, MD, MPH, Michael J. Terry, MD   +10 more
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Preservation of craniotomy bone flaps under the scalp [PDF]

, 1988
Bone flaps are occasionally not replaced because of brain swelling or for other reasons. Various methods for preserving the free bone flaps have been described.

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