Publications by authors named "Srikant Aruna Samantaray"

 There are numerous flaps described for the treatment of fingertip amputation. Shortened nail length resulting from amputation is an ignored area. Eponychial flap is a simple procedure that helps to lengthen the nail plate and correct this deformity.

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  • Fingertip injuries are common but serious, leading to pain, work loss, and financial strain, yet there is limited research on their epidemiology, especially in India.
  • A study reviewed four years of data on fingertip injuries, finding that most injuries in children occurred at home, primarily among those under five years old, with door crush incidents being the most frequent cause.
  • In adults, the leading causes of fingertip injuries were jamming fingers in two-wheeler chains and cuts from heavy machinery, highlighting the need for safety education to prevent such injuries in both demographics.
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Objectives: Long-term facial paralysis results in degeneration of the distal nerve segment and atrophy of the supplied muscles. Options for these patients include free muscle transfer, temporalis myoplasty, and botulinum toxin injections for smile reanimation. In this study we aimed to evaluate the subjective and objective outcomes of these procedures.

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Septorhinoplasty is particularly challenging among revision surgeries for cleft sequelae. The challenge of cleft septorhinoplasty is mainly due to the complex anatomy of nose, deformity of each of its components and the difficulty and lack of clarity in surgical management. From 2014 to 2017, 26 patients with cleft lip nose deformity were operated by the same cleft team.

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