Evaluating the role of postoperative prophylactic antibiotics in primary and secondary breast augmentation: a retrospective review.

Background: The use of postoperative prophylactic antibiotics following augmentation mammaplasty remains a controversial topic, with many surgeons opting for extended prophylaxis.

Objectives: The authors evaluate the role of postoperative prophylactic antibiotics in both primary and secondary cosmetic breast augmentation.

Methods: A five-year retrospective chart review was performed on all patients undergoing cosmetic breast augmentation at a single institution from January 2005 to December 2009.

Reconstruction of complex posterior cervical spine wounds using the paraspinous muscle flap.

Background: The paraspinous muscle flap is often overlooked for use in cervical wounds, as surgeons cite the decreased size and mobility of the muscles in the cervical region. The purpose of this article is to introduce the paraspinous muscle flap technique for reconstruction of cervical spine wounds.

Methods: An 11-year, single-institution, retrospective chart review was performed on 14 consecutive patients from 1996 to 2007.

Paraspinous muscle flap reconstruction of complex midline back wounds: Risk factors and postreconstruction complications.

With increasingly complex spine surgeries now being performed on a more comorbid patient population, the reconstruction of midline back wounds from these procedures is becoming a frequent dilemma encountered by plastic surgery. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of various preoperative risk factors on postoperative wound healing complications after paraspinous muscle flap reconstruction of midline back defects. An Institutional Review Board-approved, 11-year, retrospective, office and hospital chart review was conducted.

The use of Permacol® for chest wall reconstruction in a case of desmoid tumour resection.

Desmoid tumour resection is a known, albeit rare, cause for chest wall reconstruction. Traditionally, musculocutaneous flaps and synthetic mesh materials have been employed for coverage over these potentially large thoracic defects. More recently, biologic mesh materials have become increasingly more prevalent in a multitude of surgical reconstructions.

Synthetic and biological mesh in component separation: a 10-year single institution review.

Definitive repair of recurrent ventral hernias using abdominal wall reconstruction techniques is an essential tool in the armentarium for general and plastic surgeons. Despite the great morbidity associated with incisional hernia, no consensus exists on the best means for treatment (Korenkov et al, Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2001;386:65-73).

Technical changes in paraspinous muscle flap surgery have increased salvage rates of infected spinal wounds.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to introduce modifications in paraspinous muscle flap surgery and compare this new variation's ability to salvage infected hardware with the classic technique. Infected posterior spine wounds are a difficult problem for reconstructive surgeons. As per experience, hardware retention in infected wounds maintains spinal stability, decreases length of stay, and decreases the wound healing complication rate.

Pregnancy following homologous prepubertal ovarian transplantation in the dog.

In several canine models of hereditary human disease the homozygote dogs die prior to puberty, or have substantially reduced fertility. To create a clinically healthy animal that can be bred, but can also transmit the gene of interest, a model of homologous ovarian transplantation in prepubertal dogs was developed. Six dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) identical littermates underwent transplantation of ovarian cortical strips (n = 2) or the entire ovary (n = 4).