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Change and change again
The wind of change is in the air again. The British Journal of Plastic Surgery is a great and almost a venerable title, but it seems that BJPS can never stand still. But then neither does the environm...
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Simon Kay
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1041-1042
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The management of midline transcranial nasal dermoid sinus cysts
Summary: The most common congenital midline nasal masses are nasal dermoid sinus cysts (NDSC) [Hughes GB, Sharpino G, Hunt W, Tucker HM. Management of the congenital midline nasal mass—a review. Head ...
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M. Hanikeri,
N. Waterhouse,
N. Kirkpatrick,
D. Peterson,
I. Macleod
et al.
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1043-1050
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Oro-nasal fistula development and velopharyngeal insufficiency following primary cleft palate surgery—an audit of 148 children born between 1985 and 1997
Summary: We present an audit of primary cleft palate surgery in our unit including rates of two important post-operative complications. Multidisciplinary audit clinics ran from March 1998 to April 200...
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D.S. Inman,
P. Thomas,
P.D. Hodgkinson,
C.A. Reid
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1051-1054
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Release of oral submucous fibrosis and reconstruction using superficial temporal fascia flap and split skin graft—a new technique
Summary: Long standing oral submucous fibrosis is associated with involvement of the oral submucosa and the muscles of mastication leading to difficulty in mouth opening. Various surgical modalities a...
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N.J. Mokal,
R.S. Raje,
S.V. Ranade,
J.S. Rajendra Prasad,
R.L. Thatte
et al.
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1055-1060
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Reconstruction of intraoral defects using facial artery musculomucosal flap
Summary: The facial artery musculomucosal flap, technically a combination of the nasolabial flap and the buccal mucosal flap, has been a reliable, versatile flap, either superiorly or inferiorly based...
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A. Joshi,
J.S. Rajendraprasad,
K. Shetty
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1061-1066
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Surgical treatment of haemangioma in infants
Summary: Haemangiomas usually can be identified by their clinical course. They are characterised by presentation at birth or shortly thereafter, and a rapid proliferative phase over the first 12 month...
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Jiad N. Mcheik,
Vincent Renauld,
Gerard Duport,
Pierre Vergnes,
Guillaume Levard
et al.
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1067-1072
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Direct percutaneous ethanol instillation for treatment of venous malformation in the face and neck
Summary: Venous malformations of the face and neck involve multiple anatomical spaces and encase critical neuromuscular structures, making surgical treatment difficult; high recurrence rates and high ...
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Chih-Hsien Lee,
Shyi-Gen Chen
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1073-1078
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Anatomical study of the cutaneous perforator arteries and vascularisation of the biceps femoris muscle
Summary: We present an anatomical study that describes the distribution of the cutaneous perforators (CP) of both heads of the biceps femoris muscle. Material and methods: In this study, we dissected ...
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J.F. Salvador-Sanz,
A. Novo Torres,
F. Terol Calpena,
J.R. Sanz-Gimenez-Rico,
S. Carnero Lopez,
E. Lorda Barraquer
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1079-1085
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The distal medial perforators of the lower leg and their accompanying veins
Summary: The skin of the lower leg is nourished by a number of perforating vessels arising from the named arteries which travel in the longitudinal axis of the limb. The distribution of these perforat...
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S. Ghali,
N. Bowman,
U. Khan
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1086-1089
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The anatomic basis of the gracilis perforator flap
Summary: Another perforator flap, the gracilis perforator flap, has recently been added to the armamentarium of reconstructive surgeons. A detailed study of the anatomy of this flap was undertaken in ...
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Efstathios G. Lykoudis,
Georgia-Alexandra Ch. Spyropoulou,
Catherine C. Vlastou
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1090-1094
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The combined free partial vastus lateralis with anterolateral thigh perforator flap reconstruction of extensive composite defects
Summary: Myocutaneous (MC) free flaps are useful for many reconstructive indications. Perforator flaps have become standard of care. The anterolateral thigh flap (ALT) donor site is popular. With the ...
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N.A.S. Posch,
M.A.M. Mureau,
S.J. Flood,
S.O.P. Hofer
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1095-1103
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The use of pimonidazole to characterise hypoxia in the internal environment of an in vivo tissue engineering chamber
Summary: The distribution of hypoxic cells in an in vivo tissue engineering chamber was investigated up to 28 days post-implantation. Methods: Arteriovenous loops were constructed and placed into bi-v...
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S.O.P. Hofer,
G.M. Mitchell,
A.J. Penington,
W.A. Morrison,
R. RomeoMeeuw,
E. Keramidaris,
J. Palmer,
K.R. Knight
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1104-1114
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Accelerated wound healing through the incorporation of basic fibroblast growth factor-impregnated gelatin microspheres into artificial dermis using a pressure-induced decubitus ulcer model in genetically diabetic mice
Abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of incorporating basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-impregnated gelatin microspheres into an artificial dermis on impaired wound hea...
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Katsuya Kawai,
Shigehiko Suzuki,
Yasuhiko Tabata,
Yoshihiko Nishimura
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1115-1123
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Bone marrow-impregnated collagen matrix for wound healing: experimental evaluation in a microcirculatory model of angiogenesis, and clinical experience
Summary: Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effect of collagen matrix impregnated with bone marrow on wound healing angiogenesis in an effective microcirculatory model and to describe our ...
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Shigeru Ichioka,
Sachio Kouraba,
Naomoi Sekiya,
Norihiko Ohura,
Takashi Nakatsuka
et al.
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1124-1130
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Donor site morbidity in cross-finger flaps
Summary: As relevant literature is scarce, this study was undertaken to assess the donor site morbidity of cross-finger flaps. It included 23 patients who had undergone reconstruction of a finger defe...
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H. Koch,
A. Kielnhofer,
M. Hubmer,
E. Scharnagl
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1131-1135
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Carpal tunnel syndrome: comparison of intraoperative structural changes with clinical and electrodiagnostic severity
Summary: The aim of this study is to grade the intraoperative findings seen in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) based on severity, and compare it with clinical and electrodiagnostic severity. Thirty-one h...
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D. Tuncali,
A. Yuksel Barutcu,
A. Terzioglu,
G. Aslan
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1136-1142
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Extensive facial adenoma sebaceum: successful treatment with mechanical dermabrasion: case report
Summary: This report documents the successful elimination of disfiguring sebaceous adenomas from the face of a 21-year-old male patient with mechanical dermabrasion.
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Kusai A. El-Musa,
Ramzi S. Shehadi,
Sameer Shehadi
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1143-1147
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Correction of long term joint contractures of the hand by distraction. A case report
Summary: Joint contractures are a common complication of hand trauma. The conventional treatment consists of arthrolysis, tenolysis and occasionally arthrodesis. Frequently, this does not achieve a go...
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P. Natividade da Silva,
R. Barbosa,
P. Ferreira,
A. Ferreira,
E. Malheiro,
A. Silva,
J. Reis,
J. Amarante
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1148-1151
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Post-ablative reconstructon of the medial canthus and medial orbital wall using conchal cartilage graft with three illustrative cases
Summary: When the medial third of the upper or lower eyelid has to be reconstructed after full-thickness tumour excision, we usually use Hübner tarsomarginal grafts, but when medial canthal lesions sp...
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G. Dagregorio,
V. Darsonval
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1152-1157
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Superficial sural artery flap—a study in 40 cases
We have read with interest the article Superficial sural artery flap—a study in 40 cases by S.S. Raveendran et al. The author's present their experience with 40 flaps and concluded that it is a safe a...
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António Costa-Ferreira,
Jorge Reis,
José Amarante
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1158
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An adherent dressing for aplasia cutis congenita
Aplasia cutis congenita is a rare, congenital disorder of the skin, which is present at birth and most commonly involves the scalp. The main complications include bleeding and infection. We present ou...
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S. Azad,
S. Falder,
J. Harrison,
K. Graham
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1159-1161
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Book review
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N. Kang
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1162
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List of reviewers
The Editor would like to thank the following people, who reviewed manuscripts for the journal during the last year.
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Notices
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