Case series of topical and orally administered β-glucan for the treatment of diabetic wounds: clinical study.

Background: Chronic, nonhealing wounds, foot ulcers, and lower extremity amputations are among the most problematic complications associated with diabetes mellitus. Standard care for diabetes-related chronic ulcers has included treatment of infection, weight off-loading, aggressive surgical débridement, and maintenance of a moist wound environment with frequent dressing changes.

Objective: Yeast glucan is a particular high-molecular-weight polymer of β-(1,3)-glycosidic linkages of glycopyranose.

Examination of the skin perforators of the posterior tibial artery on the leg and the ankle region and their clinical use.

Background: There are many treatment alternatives for reconstruction of leg and foot defects. One of these treatment alternatives includes local flaps. A detailed understanding of the blood flow of the leg region is essential for producing new alternatives for the reconstruction of defects of this region.

Multi-centric basal and squamous cell skin malignancies of the craniofacial region.

The etiology of skin malignancies is evaluated as multi-factorial. The human phenotype, syndromes, precursor lesions, and immunologic differences play as risk factors as well as environment. Twenty-seven patients with multi-centric skin malignancies investigated as if having predisposing syndromes.

Evaluation of osteogenic and chondrogenic activities of prefabricated periallografts.

Reconstruction of cartilage and bone defects has always been a challenging problem for the surgeon. Basic elements that are responsible for the repair process of these tissues are periost and perichondrium. Although several methods for the use of periost and perichondrium are proposed in the literature, the osteogenic and chondrogenic capacities of these tissues were shown to be the most important factor for a successful outcome.

Osteogenic capacities of periost grafts, periost flaps and prefabricated periosteal flaps: experimental study.

Reconstruction of the bone defects due to various causes is still one of the challenging problems in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Periosteum is accepted to be the essential source for the repair of the bone tissue, which constitutes the basis of the support and the mobility functions of the surrounding tissues. Periosteal grafts and flaps have been used for various purposes by numerous techniques.

Anatomy of the platysma muscle and the evaluation of it for the reconstruction of facial defects.

Reconstruction of the defects with various flaps is the main issue in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Tissues used for the repair of the defects of the face should be convenient for this most important aesthetic unit. Color, elasticity, and volume of the transferred tissues have the utmost importance for successful results.