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Ann Plast Surg ; 43(5): 555-9, 1999 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10560876

ABSTRACT

The term epidermolysis bullosa refers to a group of disorders characterized by skin blistering following minor trauma. The hands, because of constant use during normal daily activity, are especially exposed to blistering, with secondary scarring leading to pseudosyndactyly, adduction contracture of the thumb, and flexion or extension contracture of the fingers. The standard surgical approach for the correction of these deformities is based on the incisional release of pseudosyndactyly and contractures, and split skin grafting of the secondary wounds. A simplified approach without skin grafting is presented in this paper. Four children (8 hands) underwent 25 operations over two decades. The results, in terms of postoperative healing and recurrence, were comparable with those of the standard approach involving skin grafting.


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Contracture/surgery , Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica/surgery , Hand , Syndactyly/surgery , Adolescent , Child , Contracture/etiology , Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica/complications , Female , Humans , Male , Syndactyly/etiology
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Plast Reconstr Surg ; 99(4): 956-60, 1997 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9091940

ABSTRACT

In a randomized study, the effectiveness of double gloving in maintaining an intact barrier between the patient and the hands of the surgical staff during plastic surgery operations was tested. For 2 months, the surgical staff of a plastic surgery unit randomly wore single or double gloves during all elective surgical procedures. At the end of the operations, the gloves were tested by the water filling test. A total of 1092 gloves were examined. Twelve accidental injuries were noticed during the operations, and 67 unnoticed perforations occurred. The data suggest that the risk of perforation and exposure increases with the length and complexity of the procedures. It was concluded that double gloving is effective in plastic surgery, inasmuch as the barrier protection was maintained by the inner glove in two of three cases in which the outer glove was perforated inadvertently. Plastic surgeons must balance the improved security of double gloving with the possible discomfort or reduced sensitivity.


Subject(s)
Gloves, Surgical , Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/prevention & control , Skin/microbiology , Surgery, Plastic , Humans
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Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp ; 45(2): 121-3, 1994.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8086205

ABSTRACT

The history of using forehead flaps for nasal reconstruction is reviewed. A case of nasal reconstruction in a man who underwent amputation for squamous cell carcinoma is reported. The surface of the forehead flap was augmented by expanded tissues at the donor site. We describe the surgical procedure and its excellent results.


Subject(s)
Rhinoplasty , Surgical Flaps , Humans , Male , Middle Aged
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