Plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Mar 2013
The role of occipital artery resection in the surgical treatment of occipital migraine headaches.
This study was designed to compare the success of occipital migraine headache surgery with and without occipital artery ligation. ⋯ Occipital artery resection significantly lowered the success of occipital migraine headache surgery. Greater occipital nerve decompression alone, without ligation of the occipital artery, significantly improved or eliminated occipital migraine headache in most patients. This suggests that routine removal of the occipital artery or its branches may not be necessary.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Mar 2013
The effect of subcutaneous mesenchymal stem cell injection on statis zone and apoptosis in an experimental burn model.
In an acute burn injury the zone of stasis is initially vital but may progress to coagulation necrosis with time. In this study, salvage of the zone of stasis was aimed at by subcutaneous mesenchymal stem cell injection. ⋯ Apoptosis count and scintigraphic results of this study confirm that mesenchymal stem cell treatment has a statistically significant benefit for the survival of the stasis zone in acute burn.
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Consensus on the definition of a Gustilo grade IIIC injury was sought, and the influence of vascular injuries on outcome of severe open tibial fractures was investigated. ⋯ Vascular injury independently influences long-term limb function. The authors suggest a modification to the current classification to improve communication among surgeons, and advocate the use of preoperative angiography before free soft-tissue reconstruction of severe open tibial fractures.
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Plast. Reconstr. Surg. · Feb 2013
Biography Historical ArticleObituary: Remembering the legacy of Dr. William W. Shaw.