Correction of Congenital Syndactyly of the Hand with Minimal Full-Thickness Skin Graft from the Weight-Bearing Midline Plantar Area.

Background: Traditional skin grafts for syndactyly often cause color mismatches and unsightly donor sites, whereas no-skin graft methods leave noticeable dorsal hand scars. This study presents a plantar full-thickness skin graft (FTSG) from the weight-bearing midline area for syndactyly repair, a novel approach not previously reported in the literature.

Methods: The study included 3 groups of patients with congenital syndactyly of the hand who underwent primary operations with plantar FTSG ( n = 70), groin FTSG ( n = 20), and no-skin graft techniques ( n = 22).

The effects of continuous catheter adductor canal block for pain management in knee replacement therapy: a meta-analysis.

Purpose: Adductor canal block has emerged as a favourable element of multimodal analgesia regimens for total knee arthroplasty, due to the exclusive sensory blockade it provides. However, it is controversial as to whether a single shot or continuous technique adductor canal block is superior. This meta-analysis examined the effect of both these techniques on pain management associated with total knee arthroplasty.

Process of Obtaining Social Consensus and 3-Year Functional Outcomes of the First Hand Allotransplantation in Korea.

Background: On February 2, 2017, the surgical team of ten board-certified hand specialists of W Hospital in Korea successfully performed the nation's first hand transplantation at Yeungnam University Medical Center (YUMC). This paper reports on the legal, financial, and cultural hurdles that were overcome to open the way for hand transplantation and its functional outcomes at 36 months after the operation.

Methods: W Hospital formed a memorandum of understanding with Daegu city and YUMC to comply with government regulations regarding hand transplantation.

Sea Hare Hydrolysate-Induced Reduction of Human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Growth through Regulation of Macrophage Polarization and Non-Apoptotic Regulated Cell Death Pathways.

Sea hare-derived compounds induce macrophage activation and reduce asthmatic parameters in mouse models of allergic asthma. These findings led us to study the role of sea hare hydrolysates (SHH) in cancer pathophysiology. SHH treatment-induced M1 macrophage activation in RAW264.

Delayed and suspended replantation for complete amputation of digits and hands.

Purpose: To analyze the clinical outcome for delayed or suspended replantation of complete amputations of digits or hands, or both.

Methods: We analyzed 20 cases involving 28 digital and 4 hand amputations that underwent delayed or suspended replantation. In 15 cases of single-digit amputation, patients underwent delayed replantation the morning following amputation.

Inlay implanting technique for the correction of medial orbital wall fracture.

Background: For blowout fractures of the medial orbital wall, the goals of treatment are complete reduction of the herniated soft tissue and anatomical restoration of the orbital wall without surgical complications. Surgeons frequently worry about damage to the optic nerve caused by dissection when the part over the posterior ethmoidal foramen is fractured. The authors performed small incision and inlay implantation of porous polyethylene for reconstruction of medial orbital wall fractures.