Electrical burns: Highlights from a 5-year retrospective analysis.

Background: Electrical burns are the third most common cause of burn injuries, after scald and flame burns. In spite of decreasing mortality rates as advancements are made in treatment modalities and medical equipment, significant complications and socioeconomic consequences still accompany electrical burns. Analyzed in the present study were data from patients hospitalized for electrical burns between 2008 and 2012 in the Samsun Training and Research Hospital, the only burn care center in the Black Sea region of Turkey.

The bilobed flap for popliteal defect reconstruction.

Bilobed flaps were first introduced to close small nasal defects. We reconstructed a defect of the popliteal fossa using a random-pattern bilobed flap. We recommend the use of random-pattern bilobed flaps as a reliable technique for covering defects of the popliteal fossa.

The synergy between endoscopic assistance and extraoral approach in subcondylar fracture repair: a report of 13 cases.

Background: We aimed to present the primary experience of one surgeon with a new surgical technique performed on the first 13 cases and to evaluate outcomes following an extraoral endoscopic approach to subcondylar fractures.

Methods: Fifteen subcondylar fractures in 13 patients, who were treated at Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital between January 2010 and June 2011, were included in this study. Patients were operated on using either endoscopic or open approach.

Finger pulp reconstruction with free dorsoulnar artery perforator (DUAP) flap.

Finger pulp is a common site for hand injuries, and pulp reconstruction is significantly important for optimal handling and sensation. Ideal substitute must provide matching texture, tenacity, and slim subcutaneous fat. This article presents six cases in which fingertip and finger pulp reconstruction were performed via free dorsoulnar artery perforator (DUAP) flap.

The effect of "minimally invasive transfer of angiosomes" on vascularization of prefabricated/prelaminated tissues.

Prefabrication and prelamination are experimental and clinical applications of reconstructive surgery and inspired the vascularization challenge of engineered tissues. The purpose of this study is to test the efficiency of "minimally invasive transfer of angiosomes" to enhance the vascularization of the final construct during prefabrication and prelamination. Fifteen rabbits were used for this study.