A Cadaveric Study on Perforator Anatomy of the Medial Sural Artery Perforator Flap.

 The medial sural artery perforator (MSAP) flap was described by Cavadas et al in 2001. The aim of this study was to analyze the flap characteristics in the regional population and was planned as a cadaveric dissection study.  Thirty-three legs of fresh cadavers were studied for perforator characteristics, length, and origin of pedicle and skin paddle thickness.

Facial Anthropometric Analysis of a Representative Subset in an Average Kerala Population: A Pilot Study.

 The Neoclassical canons, originally framed based on the Renaissance artworks, vary across genders, races, and ages. This has been proved in multiple studies conducted on the Western population, but minimal studies exist on the Eastern population and lesser so on the Indian population. This study aims to define the standard Keralite face and assess its variation from the canons.

Oncoplastic Approach to Giant Benign Breast Tumors Presenting as Unilateral Macromastia.

Benign breast tumors attaining large size constitute an important cause of unilateral macromastia. Their usual treatment involves enucleation or excision with a margin based on pathology and waiting for spontaneous retraction of skin envelope. In very large tumors, this will leave the residual breast deflated and unaesthetic, with spontaneous skin retraction giving unpredictable results.

Chest wall reconstruction: success of a team approach-a 12-year experience from a tertiary care institution.

Background: The thoracic cavity was considered as a forbidden area in the past and anyone attempting to meddle with it was expected to be doomed. But the past several decades have seen a marked improvement in the management and reconstruction of complex chest wall defects. This study was undertaken to review our experience in chest wall reconstruction during the past 12 years and to stress upon the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach to this complex problem.

Cross-finger Flap to the Thumb: Quest for an Alternate Donor.

 Distal thumb injuries are managed by multiple local and regional flaps. The cross-finger flap (CFF) is one versatile flap used to cover such defects. The donor finger to the thumb is classically described to be the index finger (IF).