Plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Jun 2014
Multicenter StudyDirect-to-implant single-stage immediate breast reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix: predictors of failure.
Direct-to-implant single-stage immediate breast reconstruction using acellular dermal matrix is a cost-effective alternative to two-stage expander-implant reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of direct-to-implant single-stage immediate breast reconstruction failure, defined as need for early (≤6 months) revision surgery. ⋯ Risk, III.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Jun 2014
Split cranial bone grafting in children younger than 3 years old: debunking a surgical myth.
In cranioplasty patients split cranial bone provides excellent structural support and fundamentally "replaces like with like." However, traditional teaching in craniofacial surgery is that cranial bone cannot be split before the age of 3 years because of the lack of diploic space. The authors have found this not to be the case and describe their experience with splitting cranial bone in children with craniosynostosis younger than 3 years. ⋯ Therapeutic, IV.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Jun 2014
Regenerative peripheral nerve interface viability and signal transduction with an implanted electrode.
The regenerative peripheral nerve interface is an internal interface for signal transduction with external electronics of prosthetic limbs; it consists of an electrode and a unit of free muscle that is neurotized by a transected residual peripheral nerve. Adding a conductive polymer coating on electrodes improves electrode conductivity. This study examines regenerative peripheral nerve interface tissue viability and signal fidelity in the presence of an implanted electrode coated or uncoated with a conductive polymer. ⋯ The regenerative peripheral nerve interface remains viable over seven months in the presence of an implanted electrode. Electrodes with and without conductive polymer reliably transduced signals from the regenerative peripheral nerve interface. Electrodes with a conductive polymer coating resulted in recording more of the regenerative peripheral nerve interface signal.