Randomized comparative study of negative pressure wound therapy versus compression dressing on split-thickness skin grafts of the lower limbs in an elderly population.

Introduction: Failure to adequately secure the skin graft to the lower limbs recipient bed can result in loss of the graft. Our objective was to compare the healing of split-thickness skin grafts three weeks postoperatively, using either negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) or conventional compression bandaging.

Methods: In this multicenter randomized controlled study, patients with tissue loss ranging from 50 cm to 600 cm on the lower limbs and treated with split-thickness skin grafts were included in three French hospitals.

Results of 110 IVORY® prostheses for trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis with a minimum follow-up of 10 years.

The IVORY® prosthesis is a total trapeziometacarpal joint prosthesis used for the treatment of symptomatic trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate its long-term outcomes with a minimum follow-up of 10 years. From 2004 to 2007, 110 trapeziometacarpal prostheses (95 patients) were implanted.

Outcomes of Double-Mobility Prosthesis in Trapeziometacarpal Joint Arthritis With a Minimal 3 Years of Follow-Up: An Advantage for Implant Stability.

New generation of total trapeziometacarpal joint prosthesis using double mobility concept has been used for several years. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dislocation rate with this implant after a minimal 3 years of follow-up. From September 2013 to August 2015, 200 trapeziometacarpal prostheses were implanted in 179 patients.

Impact on Breastfeeding According to Implant Features in Breast Augmentation: A Multicentric Retrospective Study.

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is highly recommended by the World Health Organization during the first 6 months of life. In parallel, breast augmentation with implants is one of the most performed operations in aesthetic surgery.

Objective: The goal of our study was therefore to analyze the potential impact of aesthetic breast implants on breastfeeding.

Patient age and breast resection weight affect immediate postmastectomy breast reconstruction in ductal carcinoma in situ.

Purpose: Mastectomy is necessary for 40% of the ductal carcinoma in situ. If immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) is systematically proposed, 81% of the patients would choose immediate versus delayed breast reconstruction, but the actual IBR rate is only approximately 50% of them. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify objective characteristics that distinguish the patients who actually underwent IBR from those who did not.