Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS
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J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · Jan 2008
Letter Randomized Controlled TrialEffectiveness of mugwort lotion for the treatment of post-burn hypertrophic scars.
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J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · Jan 2008
Biography Historical ArticleOnce upon a time ... how west discovered east.
One of the most critical advances in modern burns care stemmed from the realisation that morbidity and mortality were significantly reduced if the burn tissue was surgically removed and the resulting surgical wound was closed with autologous skin grafts. This observation derived from the pioneering work of Zora Janzekovic who introduced the burns world to the practice of tangential excision. ⋯ This paper is a personal account of this revolutionary era of burns care. It was presented by Zora Janzekovic herself at the 10th Workshop of the European Club for Paediatric Burns held in Graz, Austria, in the autumn of 2007.
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J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · Jan 2008
Editorial Comment Historical ArticleOnce upon a time and the timing of surgery in burns.
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J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · Jan 2008
ReviewComposite tissue allotransplantation: a review of relevant immunological issues for plastic surgeons.
Composite tissue allotransplantation of hand, facial and other tissues is now a clinical reality. The terminology, treatment principles, drug combinations, dosage schedules and mechanisms of the immunosuppression medications on which contemporary transplant surgery is based are unfamiliar to plastic surgeons and most healthcare providers outside the field of transplantation medicine. With this in mind, the purpose of this manuscript is to provide plastic surgeons with a comprehensive and understandable review of key immunological principles relevant to composite tissue allotransplantation. ⋯ Today, as transplant and reconstructive surgeons join forces to move hand and facial tissue allotransplantation into the clinical arena, it is important that plastic surgeons have an understanding of the major immunological principles upon which this new treatment is based.