Mechanical and Wetting Properties of TaO and ZnO Coatings on Alloy Substrate of Cardiovascular Stents Manufactured by Casting and DMLS.

In the last years, additive manufacturing technologies have been developed, especially direct metal laser sintering, and used in the dental and medical implant domains. Cardiovascular stents have evolved from bioinert, bare metal cages to biomimetic devices that promote tissue regeneration or healing. In this paper, comparisons concerning mechanical properties between Co-Cr alloy and cast 304L stainless steel were realized using FEM analysis, necessary for manufacturing cardiovascular stents by DMLS technology using Co-Cr alloy.

Short-Scar Latissimus Dorsi With a Lateral Approach: A Game Changer in Breast Reconstruction?

Background: In delayed breast reconstruction, the thoraco-mammary cutaneous tissue often shows residual damage from radiotherapy. The fragility of this tissue is associated with a risk of skin necroses of approximately 8% when dissection is performed by reopening of the mastectomy scar.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to adapt the technique of short-scar latissimus dorsi flap surgery with an abdominal advancement flap employing a lateral approach only avoiding re-incision of the mastectomy scar.

[Lipomodeling in breast reconstruction].

Breast Lipomodeling, or Breast Lipofilling, consists in performing a graft of fatty tissue, from an area of the lower body, and moving it to the breast. This method, initially decried, has progressively taken a major place in breast reconstruction. Preoperative information is important: information must be given verbally and also by information forms from the French for French Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SOFCPRE) that can be downloaded from www.