Publications by authors named "Juan Angelats"
Background: Surgical therapy for advanced-stage pressure ulcers recalcitrant to healing is a widely accepted practice. The present study examined the incidence of wound recurrence after reconstruction with fasciocutaneous versus combined (biplanar) muscle and fasciocutaneous flaps.
Methods: A retrospective review identified 90 nonambulatory patients with spinal cord injury who underwent reconstruction for persistent decubitus ulcers from 2002 to 2008.
Background: Combined surgery is an attractive option for both patients and surgeons. Unfortunately, it remains unclear to patients whether plastic surgery can be combined safely and efficaciously with other surgeries, particularly gynecologic surgery. The goal of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of combined abdominoplasty and gynecologic surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The latissimus dorsi flap has become a first-line option in reconstruction of the breast cancer patient. Donor-site seroma is a commonly described postoperative complication of the latissimus dorsi flap.
Methods: A retrospective chart review from 1998 to 2003 of all patients undergoing latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction was performed (n = 50).
Background: Although many studies on transaxillary breast augmentation (TBA) have been published, none has examined the incidence of intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN) injury after aesthetic surgery.
Objective: This study was designed to measure the incidence of ICBN injury after endoscopic and non-endoscopic TBA, and to determine anatomic guidelines for the avoidance of iatrogenic injury to the ICBN.
Methods: A questionnaire was distributed nationally to 1000 plastic surgeons selected randomly from the roster of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.