The island myocutaneous flap reconstruction in electrical burn injuries of severely traumatized cervical region.

Trauma patients with high-energy injuries often present with severe tissue damage that extends beyond the immediate zone of injury and require recruitment of vascularized and massive tissues. The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of the island myocutaneous flap for the reconstruction of the electrical burn injuries on the cervical region. We conducted a retrospective chart review on all trauma patients treated by the Department of Plastic Surgery at Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University who required a large amount of vascularized tissue for the reconstruction of the electrical burn injuries on the cervical region from July 1994 to June 2006.

[33 cases of craniofacial clefts: experience in diagnosis and treatment with tessier classification].

Objective: To introduce our experience in diagnosis and treatment of 33 patients with Tessier craniofacial clefts.

Methods: 33 patients with craniofacial clefts were classified by Tessier classification. According to the type and severity of the clefts, various techniques, from simple local flap transfer to complicated osteotomy and bone grafting were used to correct the deformity in 29 patients.

Subcutaneous pedicle limberg flap for facial reconstruction.

Background: A residual dog-ear arising from the traditional Limberg flap transposition sometimes influences the cosmetic outcomes, and the Limberg flap with a subcutaneous pedicle is an innovation applicable to a variety of facial defects and free from the dog-ear.

Objective: To investigate the outcome of the subcutaneous pedicle Limberg flap for the reconstruction of medium-sized facial skin defects.

Materials And Methods: From August 2002 to June 2004, the subcutaneous pedicle Limberg flap was designed to repair facial skin defects in 17 patients (19 flaps), and the size of the lesions ranged from 2.

[The role of releasing the fibrous bundles across levator muscle in correcting congenital blepharoptosis].

Objective: To investigate the role of releasing the fibrous bundles across the levator muscle between the medial canthus and lateral canthsus near the top of tarsus in the correction of the congenital blepharoptosis.

Methods: Twenty-seven patients with 40 eyes of blepharoptosis were undergoing the treatment. It was performed by releasing the fibrous bundles across the levator muscle between the medial canthus and lateral canthsus near the top of tarsus to correct the mild and moderate blepharoptosis.

[Hemodynamic changes of microvascular anastomosis with nitinol clips].

Objective: To investigate the hemodynamic changes of the end-to-end anastomosed arteries with nitinol clips.

Methods: Fifteen New Zealand rabbits were divided into anastomosis clip group, suture group and control group randomly. The carotid arteries were resected and end-to-end anastomosis were carried out with nitinol clips in anastomosis clip group and with traditional suture in suture group.