Annals of plastic surgery
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Annals of plastic surgery · May 2020
Management of Sciatic Nerve Defects: Lessons Learned and Proposal for a New Strategy.
Management of sciatic nerve injuries can be difficult for surgeons without a special interest in nerve surgery as they would only treat a handful of such cases for many years. Sciatic nerve defects pose the greatest repair challenges, with nerve grafting producing mixed results because of the large size of the nerve in both diameter and length. ⋯ The authors stress the usefulness of direct nerve suture with knee flexion at 90 degrees, which permits bridging of gaps as much as 8 cm in length. For larger defects, other procedures should be considered: long vascularized nerve grafting in complete lesions, short grafting with knee flexed, or tendon transfers in partial lesions.
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Annals of plastic surgery · May 2020
Distally Based Sural Adipofascial Turnover Flap for Coverage of Complicated Wound in the Foot and Ankle Region.
Distally based perforator propeller flap from the lower leg region is a versatile local reconstructive technique for the foot and ankle defects. However, flap venous congestion remains a tough nut to crack. We hypothesize that raising an adipofascial flap with turnover mode of transposition can improve venous drainage and enhance flap safety. ⋯ Distally based sural adipofascial turnover flap is a simple and reliable wound coverage technique. It avoids venous congestion as usually seen in distally based fasciocutaneous flaps.
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Annals of plastic surgery · May 2020
Diversity in Plastic Surgery: Trends in Female Representation at Plastic Surgery Meetings.
Prior studies have shown that roadblocks exist for women to achieve higher career levels in plastic surgery. The authors evaluate female representation as lecturers, panelists, and moderators at national and regional plastic surgery meetings. ⋯ Female representation among plastic surgery residents and faculty has increased, yet women remain disproportionately underrepresented on the podium at educational meetings. Providing women the opportunity to serve as speakers, moderators, and panelists at meetings will ultimately enhance the diversity of our plastic surgical leadership.