Acta chirurgiae plasticae
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Acta chirurgiae plasticae · Jan 1999
Comparative StudyMultivariate comparison of craniofacial morphology in different types of facial clefts.
Based on X-ray measurements of the head of 187 adult men with cleft lip and/or palate, the authors compared, using the multivariate method, deviations in the craniofacial morphology between different types of clefts in the following seven groups: cleft lip alone, complete and incomplete isolated cleft palate, cleft of the soft palate only, unilateral complete and incomplete and bilateral complete cleft lip and palate. The X-ray films were evaluated according to Jarabak's method. A special position is held by cleft lip alone with minimal skeletal and dental effects. ⋯ The variable which differentiates most types of clefts in the skeletal analysis is the depth of the maxilla; in the dental analysis it is the interincisal angle, which is, however, influenced by treatment. Jarabak's analysis can record the basic deviations of the configuration of the bony face with a cleft but does not detect some important characteristics such as the vertical proportionality of the face and the posteroposition of the maxilla. The assessment of the soft profile is, however, inadequate and unsuitable.
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Acta chirurgiae plasticae · Jan 1999
Time trends in incidence of hypertrophic scarring in children treated for burns.
Control of burn-scar hypertrophy remains a priority program in the care of burned children. We analysed data from 779 clinical notes of children aged from 0 to 15 years who were hospitalised at the Burn Centre in Brno between 1991 and 1996. ⋯ The incidence of scar hypertrophy was at least 32% in both periods. However, the occurrence of hypertrophic scarring in these two periods did not appear to have been influenced by changes in clinical practice.
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Infection still remains one of the major problems in burn treatment. The authors investigated the occurrence of burn wound pathogens in burn wound biopsies and/or semiquantitative wound surface off-prints. ⋯ One of the explanations can be the increasing rate of early surgical treatment methods of deep burns. The results were in accordance with similar studies from other burn centres.
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Acta chirurgiae plasticae · Jan 1999
A modified staining method for connective tissue in semi-thin histological sections of peripheral and cranial nerves.
A simple staining method for collagen in semi-thin sections of nerves is described. This technique consists of applying basic fuchsin (0.05%) solution for 2 min. to +/- 1.25 microns plastic resin-embedded sections after routine toluidine blue staining. This staining method clearly demonstrates the amount and orientation of collagenous connective tissue in the nerve, both in transverse and longitudinal sections.