Immediate foot reconstruction and revascularization of toes using an interposition superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flow-through flap: A case report.

Foot injuries, particularly degloving injuries, can lead to segmental loss of neurovascular structures in the toes, making simultaneous reconstruction of both the foot and toes challenging. This case report presents a technique using the superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator (SCIP) flap for immediate reconstruction of the dorsal foot and revascularization of multiple toes. A 28-year-old man suffered a degloving injury on the dorsum of his foot resulting in a 9 × 6cm skin defect, open fracture dislocations, exposure of tendons, and neurovascular injury, which included a 6-7.

Treatment Effectiveness and Recurrence of Extracranial Arteriovenous Malformations Following Surgical Operations: A 15-Year Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: At present, there is no golden standard for treatment of extracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and recurrence remains a major challenge with limited available evidence on the associated factors. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of surgical treatment options, in terms of size reduction, symptoms, and early recurrence in patients treated surgically for AVMs.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate patients with AVMs following surgical treatment in 2 centers from 2005 to 2020.

NanoSPECT imaging reveals the uptake of 123I-labelled oxidized low-density lipoprotein in the brown adipose tissue of mice via CD36.

Aims: The liver is the major organ shown to remove oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) from the circulation. Given increased evidence that thermogenic adipose tissue has anti-effects, we used 123I-labelled oxLDL as a tracer to reveal oxLDL accumulation in the brown adipose tissue (BAT) of mice. We also explored the mechanisms of oxLDL accumulation in BAT.

Additional Relaxing Suturing Using Absorbable Symmetric Barbed Sutures to Help Close Scalp Defects.

Closing a scalp wound with skin defects is challenging because the scalp skin lacks extensibility and closing it tends to result in a remarkable, widespread, hairless scar. Absorbable symmetric barbed suture device (Stratafix Symmetric; Ethicon, USA) allows wound closure using a pulling motion alone and provides a strong and secure closure for the high-tension area. We used this device to close wide scalp defects easily without tension and with minimized sequential scalp alopecia.

Gliding Tissue Reconstruction Using a Dorsal Digital Adipofascial Flap in Complex Extensor Injury.

Background: Postoperative scar adhesions between tendons and phalanx bones cause persistent disability in complex injuries involving tendons and bones of the hand. Although gliding tissue reconstruction is effective in preventing peritendinous adhesion formation and a dorsal digital adipofascial flap is a reliable method to prevent scar adhesion between tendon and bone after extensor tendon repair, no comparative clinical reports exist. This study aimed to determine the usefulness of a gliding tissue reconstruction method by comparing postoperative range of motion between patients who underwent gliding tissue reconstruction and those who did not.

Two Cases of Radial Ray Deficiency With Absence of First Metacarpus and 2 Tiny Fingers.

We report 2 cases showing both radial ray deficiency and thumb duplication. The common features of these cases were absence of the first metacarpus and presence of 2 tiny fingers. The features of our cases may have been due to continuous abnormality of the mesenchymal cells before limb bud formation and apical ectodermal ridge at the established limb bud.