Anterior transposition of the radial nerve to achieve primary suture for its reconstruction: Anatomical feasibility study.

Introduction: Radial nerve palsy after humeral shaft fractures is often associated with formation of a neuroma in continuity. The current standard of treatment is neuroma resection and nerve grafting with contentious results. Anterior transposition of the radial nerve may reduce the length of its path, allowing reconstruction by primary suture.

Patient-reported outcomes in bilateral prophylactic mastectomy with breast reconstruction: A narrative review.

In women at high risk of developing breast cancer, bilateral prophylactic mastectomy (BPM) significantly reduces the risk; simultaneously, breast reconstruction preserves body integrity. Given the complex and personal nature of such surgical procedures, patient assessment of satisfaction and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is essential in evaluation of surgical outcomes. With this review, we aim to organize the current knowledge on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in bilateral prophylactic surgery.

The effect of smoking and elderly age on digital replantation - a multivariate analysis.

Introduction: It is often questioned whether to perform replantation or revision amputation for amputation injuries in elderly patients and smokers. According to the current indication criteria, neither old age nor smoking in the absence of other risk factors are considered to be risk factors for replantation failure. However, many microsurgeons still may make the decision not to perform digital replantation based solely on these factors.

Is there any difference between anterior and posterior approach for the spinal accessory to suprascapular nerve transfer? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Dual nerve transfer of the spinal accessory nerve to the suprascapular nerve (SAN-SSN) and the radial nerve to the axillary nerve is considered to be the most feasible method of restoration of shoulder abduction in brachial plexus injuries. Supraspinatus muscle plays an important role in the initiation of abduction and its functional restoration is crucial for shoulder movements. There are two possible approaches for the SAN-SSN transfer: the more conventional anterior approach and the posterior approach in the area of scapular spine, which allows more distal neurotization.

Novel Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for the Assessment of Patient Satisfaction and Health-Related Quality of Life Following Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.

Background: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have become an integral part of the evaluation of reconstruction surgery outcomes. However, there are limitations in current PROMs when it comes to the assessment of well-being during inpatient stay, patient perception of health, relationship with partner, and vitality (i.e.

The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C and Adipose-Derived Stem Cells on Lymphatic Regeneration in a Rat Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer Model.

Background:  Lymphedema is a chronic condition characterized by progressive edema with complicated treatment. Recently, new treatment strategies inducing lymphangiogenesis were proposed. The aim of our study was to examine the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) and adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) on lymphatic regeneration and drainage re-establishment in vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) model using a pedicled vascularized lymph node (VLN) groin flap.

Risk Comparison Using Autologous Dermal Flap and Absorbable Breast Mesh on Patient Undergoing Subcutaneous Mastectomy with Immediate Breast Reconstruction.

In patients with large breasts undergoing a subcutaneous mastectomy with immediate implant-based reconstruction, is necessary to perform a mastopexy. The combination of these procedures increases the complication rate. To reduce it, it is necessary to cover the lower pole of the implant.

Possible donor nerves for axillary nerve reconstruction in dual neurotization for restoring shoulder abduction in brachial plexus injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Restoring shoulder abduction is one of the main priorities in the surgical treatment of brachial plexus injuries. Double nerve transfer to the axillary nerve and suprascapular nerve is widely used and considered the best option. The most common donor nerve for the suprascapular nerve is the spinal accessory nerve.

Evaluation of the Number of Follow-up Surgical Procedures and Time Required for Delayed Breast Reconstruction by Clinical Risk Factors, Type of Oncological Therapy, and Reconstruction Approach.

Background: Breast reconstructive surgery is often a multistage process. The aim was to understand which factors might increase the number of follow-up surgeries and the length of time required to complete the reconstruction process.

Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was performed.

Anti-asthma Drugs Formoterol and Budesonide (Symbicort) Induce Orofacial Clefts, Gastroschisis and Heart Septum Defects in an Model.

Background: We had a case in which three consecutive pregnancies resulted in birth of three children with an orofacial cleft. Their mother suffered from bronchial asthma and was treated using symbicort (corticosteroid budesonide plus bronchodilator formoterol) during her pregnancies. A hypothesis was assessed: these anti-asthmatics can induce an orofacial cleft in experimental model.

The use of sentinel skin islands for monitoring buried and semi-buried micro-vascular flaps. Part II: Clinical application.

Despite the high success rate of micro-vascular flaps, anastomosis compromise occurs in 5-10% and that can lead to flap failure. Reliable monitoring of the flap is therefore of similar importance to that of the precise surgical procedure itself. Multiple methods have been reported for monitoring of the flap vitality, the first one being direct visual monitoring.

The use of sentinel skin islands for monitoring buried and semi-buried micro-vascular flaps. Part I: Summary and brief description of monitoring methods.

Micro-vascular flaps have been used for the repair of challenging defects for over 45 years. The risk of failure is reported to be around 5-10% which despite medical and technical advances in recent years remains essentially unchanged. Precise, continuous, sensitive and specific monitoring together with prompt notification of vascular compromise is crucial for the success of the procedure.

Patient-Reported Outcomes of Three Different Types of Breast Reconstruction with Correlation to the Clinical Data 5 Years Postoperatively.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare long-term clinical and patient-reported outcomes in terms of satisfaction and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) following postmastectomy breast reconstruction using BREAST-Q in patients undergoing implant-based reconstruction, abdominal-based autologous reconstruction, and combined reconstruction (with implant and LD flap or implant and TDAP flap).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Patients had undergone delayed postmastectomy breast reconstruction and completed the BREAST-Q reconstruction module.

FREE-FLAP MONITORING: REVIEW AND CLINICAL APPROACH.

Microvascular free flap reconstruction is a routine option for coverage of a variety of tissue defects. Accurate monitoring in the postoperative period is a crucial part of successful flap surgery allowing early detection of vascular compromise and prompt intervention in flap salvaging. Despite that many safety procedures to assess flap viability have been developed, flap failure is consistently seen in 2-5% of free tissue transfers.

Innominate variant artery in the first web space.

Introduction: Numerous variations are characteristic for hand anatomy. Although a lot of work has been done in the field, a detailed description of the branches of the radial artery is still missing. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence and diameter of the accessory artery, which can be found running on the dorsal surface of the interosseus dorsalis primus muscle, to deliver the detailed description of this arterial variation and based on that to suggest a systematic name of the artery which would be in line with Terminologia Anatomica.

Dentoalveolar Arch Dimensions in UCLP Boys After Neonatal Cheiloplasty or After Lip Surgery at the Age of 3 or 6 Months.

Objective: To compare the influence of 3 different time protocols of cleft lip and palate operations on the growth of the dentoalveolar arch in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP).

Materials And Methods: We evaluated 64 plaster casts of 8-year-old boys with UCLP operated on according to 3 different time protocols: lip repair at the age of 6 months and palate repair at 4 years, lip repair at 3 months and palate repair at 9 months, and neonatal lip repair and palate repair at 9 months. The control group contained 13 plaster casts of 8-year-old boys.

[Treatment Options for Inveterate Injuries of Deep Finger Flexors - Primary Transplantation with Tendon Graft].

Injuries of the flexor finger apparatus are very common. Primarily, it is routinely treated by suture of the tendon. Isolated deep flexor injuries, when the flexion restriction only reaches the DIP joint, are sometimes overlooked by the surgeon or by the patients themselves, especially if the deep flexor is injured, after a closed rupture or cutaneous injury with a small skin wound.

Abdominal wall allotransplantation.

Allotransplantation of vascularized composite tissue is a new field of transplantation surgery. One application of this technique is abdominal wall transplantation used as a supplementary procedure to the transplantation of visceral organs in patients with abdominal compartment deficits. As abdominal wall closure problems are experienced in around 30-40% of such patients, peer reviewed conclusions on the viability of various options, are important for an informed choice of possible procedures.

POSTOPERATIVE FIXATION AFTER REPOSITIONING OF PREMAXILLA IN A PATIENT WITH BILATERAL CLEFT LIP AND PALATE - CASE REPORT.

This article presents orthodontic-surgical treatment in an eight-year-old patient with bilateral cleft lip and palate where premaxilla was surgically repositioned in the mixed dentition stage. By cranial and dorsal insertion of the premaxilla were created satisfactory occlusal relationship for ongoing eruption of permanent teeth, together with functional lip closure, improved pronunciation and a positive change in appearance of the centrofacial area. Reposition of premaxilla was associated with bilateral alveolar bone grafting of the cleft defect with cancellous bone from the iliac crest.

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF MELANOMA.

Malignant melanoma is a serious disease, the incidence of which rises. Since the most important treatment method is sufficient wide skin and subcutaneous tissue excision, plastic surgeon is often the only specialist who is able to close the resulting defect. This paper deals with recommendations and treatment options for malignant melanoma from the point of a plastic surgeon.

THE NASOLABIAL FLAP: THE MOST VERSATILE METHOD IN FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION.

The nasolabial flap was described 170 years ago and still remains one of the most frequently used methods in facial reconstruction. This technically easy and maximally effective procedure has become a real workhorse and an integral instrument for every plastic surgeon. Over time multiple modifications of this technique have been described.

CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS OF DUPUYTREN´S DISEASE.

Dupuytren's disease (fibromatosis of the palmar fascia, benign neoplastic fibromatosis, Dupuytren's contracture) is a disease characterized by growth and successive contracture of single parts of the palmar aponeurosis. This condition is known and has been treated for several centuries. In the advanced stages of the disease, it leads to significant limitation of hand function, resulting in reduced quality of life of the patient.

CURRENT CONCEPTS IN PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY REPAIR.

Even though reconstructive surgery of the nerves underwent significant progress due to experimental and clinical research over the past 40 years, injuries to the peripheral nerves still remain a great challenge for microsurgery. Literature results of these procedures are often evaluated as very good but the final result is often characterized by an achievement of only a useful and not full function, which is rather rare. It is not only a simple suture; the success is also based on functional regeneration and interconnection of the nerve fibres.

HAS A GLOMUS TUMOR ALWAYS A QUICK DIAGNOSIS?

Introduction: Glomus tumor is a rare and benign vascular tumor. Although symptoms specific for this tumor are quite clear, there is still a delay between the onset of symptoms, diagnosis and subsequent surgical therapy. The authors monitor the time from the onset of symptoms to the diagnosis and management of the problems.

Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma Associated with Breast Implants: A Case Report of a Transgender Female.

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a rare peripheral T cell lymphoma. BIA-ALCL is a disease of the fibrous capsule surrounding the implant and occurs in patients after both breast reconstruction and augmentation. More than 300 cases have been reported so far, including two in a transgender patient.