Reconstructive Surgical Procedures

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A Biomechanical Evaluation of Auricular Cartilage Autografts in Orbital Floor Defect Repair. 
  • A knotless flexor tendon repair technique using a bidirectional barbed suture: an ex vivo comparison of three methods. 
  • A multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of intestinal failure. 
  • A new option with the pedicle thoracoacromial artery perforator flap for hypopharyngeal reconstructions. 
  • A realistic complication analysis of 70 sural artery flaps in a multimorbid patient group. 
  • A review of the bilobed flap's design with particular emphasis on the minimization of alar displacement. 
  • A systematic review of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation: part I: continuous passive motion, early weight bearing, postoperative bracing, and home-based rehabilitation. 
  • A systematic review of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation: part II: open versus closed kinetic chain exercises, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, accelerated rehabilitation, and miscellaneous topics. 
  • A treatment strategy for postburn neck reconstruction: emphasizing the functional and aesthetic importance of the cervicomental angle. 
  • A unique abdominoplasty approach in management of "buried" penis in adulthood. 
  • Abdominal- versus thigh-based reconstruction of perineal defects in patients with cancer. 
  • Adjunct and minimally invasive techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of vertebral tumors. 
  • Advances in bioengineered conduits for peripheral nerve regeneration. 
  • Allograft Reconstruction of Chronic Tibialis Anterior Tendon Ruptures. 
  • Allograft reconstruction of peroneal tendons: operative technique and clinical outcomes. 
  • An algorithmic approach for managing orthopaedic surgical wounds of the foot and ankle. 
  • An analysis of cadaveric calvarial bone: implications of computer imaging in craniofacial reconstruction. 
  • An extreme case of the syndrome of the trephined requiring the use of a novel titanium plate. 
  • Analysis of recurrence and survival after hypopharyngeal ablative surgery with radial forearm free flap reconstruction. 
  • Annular ligament reconstruction using the distal tendon of the superficial head of the brachialis muscle: an anatomical feasibility study. 
  • Aphallia with congenital urethrorectal fistula. 
  • Applications of the medial femoral condyle free flap for foot and ankle reconstruction. 
  • Applying the Keystone Design Perforator Island Flap Concept in a Variety of Anatomic Locations: A Review of 60 Consecutive Cases by a Single Surgeon. 
  • Areola-sparing mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction. 
  • Atrial Rhabdomyoma Resection With Extracellular Matrix Reconstruction of the Right Atrial Free Wall in an Infant. 
  • Autologous gastrointestinal reconstruction: review of the optimal nontransplant surgical options for adults and children with short bowel syndrome. 
  • Bacterial uropathogens and antibiotic susceptibility of positive urine cultures in women with pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. 
  • Bevacizumab and wound-healing complications: mechanisms of action, clinical evidence, and management recommendations for the plastic surgeon. 
  • Beyond the nasoseptal flap: outcomes and pearls with secondary flaps in endoscopic endonasal skull base reconstruction. 
  • Biliary reconstructive techniques and associated anatomic variants in adult living donor liver transplantations: The adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation cohort study experience. 
  • Biomechanical Comparison of Suture-Button Suspensionplasty and LRTI for Basilar Thumb Arthritis. 
  • Biomechanical analysis of the pectoralis major tendon and comparison of techniques for tendo-osseous repair. 
  • Biomechanical comparison of figure-of-8 versus cylindrical tibial inlay constructs for arthroscopic posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Biomechanical comparison of hallux valgus correction using the proximal chevron osteotomy fixed with a medial locking plate and the Ludloff osteotomy fixed with two screws. 
  • Bladder Reconstruction Rates Differ among Centers Participating in National Spina Bifida Patient Registry. 
  • Blood vessel matrix: a new alternative for abdominal wall reconstruction. 
  • Bovine xenograft failures in pediatric foot reconstructive surgery. 
  • Characteristics of ballistic and blast injuries. 
  • Characterization of complications associated with open and endoscopic craniosynostosis surgery at a single institution. 
  • Chronic Achilles Ruptures: Reconstructive Options. 
  • Cleft lip and palate: current surgical management. 
  • Clinical characteristics of patients undergoing surgical ventricular reconstruction by choice and by randomization. 
  • Commentary to "Cumulative incidence of outcomes and urologic procedures after augmentation cystoplasty". 
  • Comparison of Structural Disease Burden to Health-related Quality of Life Scores in 264 Adult Spinal Deformity Patients With 2-Year Follow-up: Novel Insights into Drivers of Disability. 
  • Comparison of complications in free flap reconstruction for osteoradionecrosis in patients with or without hyperbaric oxygen therapy. 
  • Comparison of gracilis and rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap neovaginal reconstruction performed during radical pelvic surgery: flap-specific morbidity. 
  • Comparison of the ACL and ACL graft forces before and after ACL reconstruction: an in-vitro robotic investigation. 
  • Compartment pressure monitoring during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Complete androgen insensitivity: the role of the surgeon. 
  • Complex abdominal wall hernias: a new classification system and approach to management based on review of 133 consecutive patients. 
  • Complications associated with realignment osteotomy of the knee performed simultaneously with additional reconstructive procedures. 
  • Complications of surgical reconstruction of the exstrophy-epispadias complex. 
  • Computer modeling and navigation in maxillofacial surgery. 
  • Contemporary solutions for the treatment of facial nerve paralysis. 
  • Coronal realignment and reduction techniques and complication avoidance. 
  • Cosmetic surgery survey of american society of oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery members and a 6-year comparison. 
  • Current Concepts in Lower Extremity Reconstruction. 
  • Current indications for hand and face allotransplantation. 
  • Current surgical practices in cleft care: cleft palate repair techniques and postoperative care. 
  • Custom facial reconstruction for osteosarcoma of the jaw. 
  • Dehydrated Allogenic Human Amniotic Membrane Graft for Conjunctival Surface Reconstruction Following Removal of Exposed Scleral Buckle. 
  • Delayed reverse sural flap for staged reconstruction of the foot and lower leg. 
  • Delayed synostoses of uninvolved sutures after surgical treatment of nonsyndromic craniosynostosis. 
  • Determination of optimal graft lengths for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction--a theoretical analysis. 
  • Donor sites for pedicled skeletal grafts of the hand, wrist, and forearm. 
  • Early experience with computed tomographic angiography in microsurgical reconstruction. 
  • Early experience with fluorescent angiography in free-tissue transfer reconstruction. 
  • Early follow-up of a custom non-fluted diaphyseal press-fit tumour prosthesis. 
  • Early mechanical failure of highly cross-linked porcine dermal matrix for abdominal wall reconstruction. 
  • Effect of Lichen Sclerosis on Success of Urethroplasty. 
  • Effect of the Veterans Affairs Medical System on plastic surgery residency training. 
  • End-to-side nerve repair. A review. 
  • Evaluating the Implementation of a Preemptive, Multimodal Analgesia Protocol in a Plastic Surgery Office. 
  • Experience with "sports hernia" spanning two decades. 
  • Feasibility of flap reconstruction in conjunction with intraoperative radiation therapy for advanced and recurrent head and neck cancer. 
  • Femoral cross-pin safety in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction as a function of femoral tunnel position and insertion angle. 
  • Femoral tunnel placement in medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction. 
  • Fixed tibial subluxation after successful anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Forearm-Based Turnover Muscle Flaps for Elbow Soft-Tissue Reconstruction: A Comparison of Regional Coverage Based on Distal Flap Perfusion. 
  • Free flap reconstruction of the knee: an outcome study of 34 cases. 
  • Free flap reconstruction of the scalp and calvaria of major neurosurgical resections in cancer patients: lessons learned closing large, difficult wounds of the dura and skull. 
  • Free vascularized fibular grafts for reconstruction of skeletal defects. 
  • Free vascularized tissue transfer to preserve upper extremity amputation levels. 
  • Functional reconstructive surgery following excisional surgery for cancer. 
  • Glutathione-S-transferase polymorphisms and complications of microvascular head and neck reconstruction. 
  • Graft use in the treatment of large and massive rotator cuff tears: an overview of techniques and modes of failure with MRI correlation. 
  • Growth disturbance following ACL reconstruction with use of an epiphyseal femoral tunnel: a case report. 
  • Heroic measures may not always be justified in extensive urethral stricture due to lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans). 
  • Image-Guided Placement of Osseointegrated Implants for Challenging Auricular, Orbital, and Rhinectomy Defects. 
  • Impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on sphericity index in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy: follow-up from the STICH trial. 
  • Implication of right ventricular dysfunction on long-term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction. 
  • Incidence of adverse events after uterosacral colpopexy for uterovaginal and posthysterectomy vault prolapse. 
  • Incidental metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma in microvascular reconstruction. 
  • Inflatable Penile Prosthesis: Considerations in Revision Surgery. 
  • Initial experience with the use of an expandable titanium cage as a vertebral body replacement in patients with tumors of the spinal column: a report of 95 patients. 
  • Insights from the STICH trial: change in left ventricular size after coronary artery bypass grafting with and without surgical ventricular reconstruction. 
  • Integration of the vertical medial thigh lift and monsplasty: the double-triangle technique. 
  • Interlimb differences in lower extremity bone mineral density following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) for major urological procedures in the pediatric population: A systematic review. 
  • Leontiasis ossea in secondary hyperparathyroidism. 
  • Less is more: limiting the size of posterior fossa decompressions in Chiari I malformations. 
  • Localized amyloidosis of the upper urinary tract: a case series of three patients managed with reconstructive surgery or surveillance. 
  • Long-term continence outcomes after immediate repair of pediatric bladder neck lacerations extending into the urethra. 
  • Long-term vascular, motor, and sensory donor site outcomes after ulnar forearm flap harvest. 
  • Management of "buried" penis in adulthood: an overview. 
  • Management of lawnmower injuries to the lower extremity in children and adolescents. 
  • Management of postneurosurgical bone flap loss caused by infection. 
  • Management of the alveolar cleft. 
  • Mandibular reconstruction using computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing: an analysis of surgical results. 
  • Materials used for reconstruction after orbital floor fracture. 
  • Measuring outcomes in cleft lip and palate treatment. 
  • Meeting Report of the 13th Congress of the International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation. 
  • Microsurgical free flap transfer to amputation sites: indications and results. 
  • Microvascular Anastomoses Using End-to-End versus End-to-Side Technique in Lower Extremity Free Tissue Transfer. 
  • Middle fossa approach for total resection of petrous apex cholesterol granulomas: use of vascularized galeofascial flap preventing recurrence. 
  • Modern approaches in primary exstrophy closure. 
  • Modern tenets for repair of bilateral cleft lip. 
  • Modular prosthetic reconstruction of major bone defects of the distal end of the humerus. 
  • Muscle versus Fasciocutaneous Free Flaps in Lower Extremity Traumatic Reconstruction: A Multicenter Outcomes Analysis. 
  • Myocardial viability and impact of surgical ventricular reconstruction on outcomes of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: results of the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial. 
  • Novel use of a flowable collagen-glycosaminoglycan matrix (Integra™ Flowable Wound Matrix) combined with percutaneous cannula scar tissue release in treatment of post-burn malfunction of the hand--A preliminary 6 month follow-up. 
  • Objective Assessment of the Unilateral Cleft Lip Nasal Deformity Using Three-Dimensional Stereophotogrammetry: Severity and Outcome. 
  • Occurrence of subclinical tumor in excised facial subunits. 
  • Open sacrocolpopexy and vaginal apical repair: retrospective comparison of success and serious complications. 
  • Optimal repair of the composite graft donor wound at the root of the helix. 
  • Optimal timing of autologous cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy in children. 
  • Optimization of microsurgery: improved coverage of the latissimus dorsi vascular pedicle with vascularized serratus fascia. 
  • Optimizing Successful Outcomes in Complex Spine Reconstruction Using Local Muscle Flaps. 
  • Orbital surgery: state of the art. 
  • Osseointegrated implants for auricular defects: operative techniques and complication management. 
  • Osseointegrated implants for auricular prostheses: An alternative to autologous repair. 
  • Osteocutaneous defects of the clavicle: two case reports, analysis of the literature, and a novel management algorithm. 
  • Outcomes of Urethroplasty to Treat Urethral Strictures Arising From Artificial Urinary Sphincter Erosions and Rates of Subsequent Device Replacement. 
  • Outcomes of sutureless gastroschisis closure. 
  • Patient perceptions on physician reimbursement in plastic surgery. 
  • Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap vs revascularized free tissue transfer: complications, gastrostomy tube dependence, and hospitalization. 
  • Percutaneous steerable robotic tool delivery platform and metal microelectromechanical systems device for tissue manipulation and approximation: closure of patent foramen ovale in an animal model. 
  • Pericranial flap for endoscopic anterior skull-base reconstruction: clinical outcomes and radioanatomic analysis of preoperative planning. 
  • Perineal and lower extremity reconstruction. 
  • Perioperative Management of Adrenalectomy and Inferior Vena Cava Reconstruction in a Patient With a Large, Malignant Pheochromocytoma With Vena Caval Extension. 
  • Perioperative Outcomes and Management in Pediatric Complex Cranial Vault Reconstruction: A Multicenter Study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. 
  • Plastic surgery within the Veterans Affairs Medical System: proposed modified indications for operative procedures. 
  • Posterolateral Knee Reconstruction Versus Repair. 
  • Power-Assisted Particulate Bone Grafting Effectively Prevents Osseous Defects After Cranial Vault Reconstruction. 
  • Predictors of anastomotic leak after esophagectomy: an analysis of the society of thoracic surgeons general thoracic database. 
  • Predictors of perioperative complications in paediatric cranial vault reconstruction surgery: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. 
  • Prefabricated neck expanded skin flap with the superficial temporal vessels for facial resurfacing. 
  • Preoperative Platelet Count Predicts Lower Extremity Free Flap Thrombosis: A Multi-Institutional Experience. 
  • Presurgical nasoalveolar molding in infants with cleft lip and palate. 
  • Primary and secondary microvascular reconstruction of the upper extremity. 
  • Primary closure of donor site in anterolateral cutaneous thigh free flap. 
  • Principles of Cleft Lip Repair: Conventions, Commonalities, and Controversies. 
  • Prospective analysis of ejaculatory function after anterior urethral reconstruction. 
  • Proximal junctional kyphosis in adult reconstructive spine surgery results from incomplete restoration of the lumbar lordosis relative to the magnitude of the thoracic kyphosis. 
  • Quality of life and economic outcomes with surgical ventricular reconstruction in ischemic heart failure: results from the Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure trial. 
  • Reconstruction of scalp wounds with exposed calvarium using a local flap and a split-thickness skin graft: case series of 20 patients. 
  • Reconstruction of the lateral ligaments of the ankle using semi-tendinosis graft. 
  • Reconstruction of the lower lip. 
  • Reconstruction with radial forearm flaps after ablative surgery for hypopharyngeal cancer. 
  • Reconstructive techniques in skull base surgery after resection of malignant lesions: a wide array of choices. 
  • Rectal cancer: the sphincter-sparing approach. 
  • Rectus abdominis myocutaneous and myoperitoneal flaps for neovaginal reconstruction after radical pelvic surgery: comparison of flap-related morbidity. 
  • Rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps for neovaginal reconstruction after radical pelvic surgery. 
  • Resection of panniculus morbidus: a salvage procedure with a steep learning curve. 
  • Results of the modified bi-pectoral muscle flap procedure for post-sternotomy deep wound infection. 
  • Reverse bipaddle posterior interosseous artery perforator flap. 
  • Risk of tearing the intact anterior cruciate ligament in the contralateral knee and rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament graft during the first 2 years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective MOON cohort study. 
  • Robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: early postoperative outcomes after surgical reduction of enlarged genital hiatus. 
  • Safety of antifibrinolytics in cranial vault reconstructive surgery: a report from the pediatric craniofacial collaborative group. 
  • Scaffold-based rhBMP-2 therapy in a rat alveolar defect model: implications for human gingivoperiosteoplasty. 
  • Serum cotinine concentration and wound complications in head and neck reconstruction. 
  • Sexual and Overall Quality of Life Improvements After Surgical Correction of "Buried Penis". 
  • Socioeconomic Factors, Perioperative Complications, and 30-Day Readmission Rates Associated With Delayed Cranial Vault Reconstruction for Craniosynostosis. 
  • Soft Tissue Reconstruction After Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Soft Tissue Reconstruction After Total Ankle Arthroplasty. 
  • Soft tissue coverage in devastating hand injuries. 
  • Soft-tissue defects and exposed hardware: a review of indications for soft-tissue reconstruction and hardware preservation. 
  • Spontaneous intrauterine "ping-pong" fracture: review and case illustration. 
  • Sports hernias. 
  • Statistical study of malignancies found before, during, or after routine breast plastic operations. 
  • Sural flap delay procedure: a preliminary report. 
  • Surgical Correction of an Extensive Skull Base Defect as a Result of Pneumocele. 
  • Surgical techniques and results of the pulmonary artery reconstruction for patients with central non-small cell lung cancer 
  • Surgical treatment and prognosis in patients with high-grade soft tissue malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the extremities. 
  • Swallowing outcomes after microvascular head and neck reconstruction: a prospective review of 191 cases. 
  • Technique of aortic root reconstruction using a new model of Dacron graft with prefabricated coronary branches. 
  • The Role of Intraoperative Perfusion Assessment: What Is the Current State and How Can I Use It in My Practice? 
  • The association of pain and fear of movement/reinjury with function during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction rehabilitation. 
  • The combined use of the Ilizarov method and microsurgical techniques for limb salvage. 
  • The concept of fillet flaps: classification, indications, and analysis of their clinical value. 
  • The distally based sural flap. 
  • The effect of anterior cruciate ligament deficiency and reconstruction on the patellofemoral joint. 
  • The effect of length on the structural properties of an Achilles tendon graft as used in posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • The effect of modified Broström-Gould repair for lateral ankle instability on in vivo tibiotalar kinematics. 
  • The effect of posterior knee capsulotomy on posterior tibial translation during posterior cruciate ligament tibial inlay reconstruction. 
  • The effects of femoral graft placement on cartilage thickness after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • The effects of femoral graft placement on in vivo knee kinematics after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. 
  • The effects of zygomatic and chin augmentation on facial aesthetics. 
  • The efficacy of femoral nerve block in pain reduction for outpatient hamstring anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a double-blind, prospective, randomized trial. 
  • The evolution of urethroplasty for bulbar urethral stricture disease: lessons learned from a single center experience. 
  • The impact of vascular resection on early postoperative outcomes after pancreaticoduodenectomy: an analysis of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. 
  • The incidences of chondritis and perichondritis associated with the surgical manipulation of auricular cartilage. 
  • The reconstruction of two large full-thickness wounds of the upper lip with different operative techniques: when possible, a local flap repair is preferable to reconstruction with free tissue transfer. 
  • The undesirable influence of reconstructive procedures on the symmetry of the nasolabial folds. 
  • The use of an expandable cage for corpectomy reconstruction of vertebral body tumors through a posterior extracavitary approach: a multicenter consecutive case series of prospectively followed patients. 
  • Therapeutic alternatives in nonunion of hamate hook fractures: personal experience in 8 patients and review of literature. 
  • Thoracolumbar vertebral reconstruction after surgery for metastatic spinal tumors: long-term outcomes. 
  • Three-dimensional sutural expansion osteogenesis to expand zygomatic bone: an experimental study. 
  • Thyroid ala cartilage graft laryngotracheoplasty for closure of large pediatric tracheocutaneous fistula. 
  • Tissue expansion of free and pedicled flaps after transfer: possibilities and indications. 
  • Tunneled and transposed island flaps in facial reconstructive surgery. 
  • Update on surgical therapies for intestinal failure. 
  • Upper extremity computed tomographic angiography: state of the art technique and applications in 2010. 
  • Use of a free jejunal graft for oesophageal reconstruction following perforation after cervical spine surgery: case report and review of the literature. 
  • Use of bilayer matrix wound dressing in the exenterated socket. 
  • Use of human fibrinogen concentrate during proximal aortic reconstruction with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. 
  • Use of negative-pressure dressings and split-thickness skin grafts following penile shaft reduction and reduction scrotoplasty in the management of penoscrotal elephantiasis. 
  • Use of the anterolateral thigh free flap for upper-extremity reconstruction. 
  • Vascular considerations in foot and ankle free tissue transfer: Analysis of 231 free flaps. 
  • Vascular perfusion of a flexor carpi ulnaris muscle turnover pedicle flap for posterior elbow soft tissue reconstruction: a cadaveric study. 
  • Vascular surgery collaboration during pancreaticoduodenectomy with vascular reconstruction. 
  • Vascularized composite allotransplantation at a crossroad. 
  • Vascularized composite allotransplantation research: the emerging field. 
  • Vascularized periosteal flaps of distal forearm and hand. 
  • [A clinical study on improving phonation function of larynx after partial laryngectomy]. 
  • [Current concepts and trends in post-bariatric plastic surgery]. 
  • [Current perspectives of orthogonal polarization spectral imaging in plastic surgery]. 
  • [Literature and own strategies concerning soft-tissue reconstruction and exposed osteosynthetic hardware]. 
  • [Secondary plastic surgical reconstruction in severely burned patients]. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Allori, Alexander C, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Oral Surgery
  • Berchuck, Andrew, James M. Ingram Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology
  • Esclamado, Ramon Mitra, Richard Hall Chaney, Sr. Professor of Otolaryngology, Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences
  • Gottfried, Oren N, Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
  • Lee, Walter T, Associate Professor of Surgery, Radiation Oncology
  • Milano, Carmelo Alessio, Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
  • Mithani, Suhail Kamrudin, Associate Professor of Surgery, Orthopaedics
  • Olson, Steven Arthur, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedics
  • Routh, Jonathan Charles, Paul H. Sherman, M.D. Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics
  • Stinnett, Sandra Sue, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
  • Woodward, Julie Ann, Professor of Ophthalmology, Dermatology