Providing a satisfactory, functional prosthesis following lower-limb amputation is a primary goal of rehabilitation. The objectives of this study were to describe the rate of successful prosthetic fitting over a 12 mo period; describe prosthetic use after amputation; and determine factors associated with greater prosthetic fitting, function, and satisfaction. The study design was a multicenter ...

While the primary goal of reconstruction following orbital exenteration is lining or filling of the defect to protect the cranial contents, orbital exenteration without full rehabilitative efforts is debilitating to patients due to the resulting psychosocial disability [4,5]. Therefore, many patients strongly desire to obtain a prosthetic [2,3]. Typically, open cavity reconstruction of the orbi...

Introduction Hemipelvectomy with immediate reconstruction with prosthetic devices for the surgical treatment of malignant tumors is an invasive procedure with many possible complications such as wound breakdown, seroma, hematoma and infection.The treatment of an exposed hip implant in these cluster of patient is extremely challenging and the literature shows how negative pressure wound therapy ...

Learning Objectives: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe the anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall, including the neurovasculature and musculofascial layers. 2. List the goals of abdominal wall reconstruction. 3. Discuss the components of the preoperative evaluation of abdominal wall reconstruction. 4. Discuss the considerations in determining immediate ...

We compared metal artifact in X-ray digital tomosynthesis (DT) and modern computed tomography (CT) reconstruction to improve the image quality. We compared the images of a prosthetic phantom (titanium) and a contrast-detail phantom obtained by DT using conventional filtered backprojection (FBP), metal artifact reduction (MAR) processing, and simultaneous iterative reconstruction technique (SIRT...

The cosmetic and functional disabilities following radical surgery for traumatic injuries are significant and disabling. Definitive reconstruction should be performed wherever possible as part of the ablative procedure. When definitive reconstruction is coordinated and combined with maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation, head and neck defects can be restored to near-normal function and appear...

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.01.029 gical intervention, the risk of prosthetic endocarditis after valve replacement is very high in this group of noncompliant patients. Excessive tissue damage and annular abscess, on the other hand, may prevent simple conventional repair. I refer to the procedure as ‘reconstruction’ as opposed to ‘repair’, when 1/3 or more of the valve has to be removed. Reconstruc...

PURPOSE A new method of reconstruction of the atrophic maxilla by combining a bilateral sinus floor elevation and cancellous bone graft with buccal and labial onlay graft using L-shaped corticocancellous blocks from the posterior iliac crest is presented. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventeen patients were treated with this procedure. One hundred one IMZ implants were placed in 14 patients, and 22 B...

Abstract Given that patients who suffer from extremity malignancies are primarily young, the validation and refinement of management techniques for these type tumors appear essential. Prosthetic reconstruction has already been established as a reliable surgical procedure with lower limb bone neoplasms. Reconstruction allograft also considered viable treatment alternative patients, but evidence ...

BACKGROUND Aesthetic results following breast reconstruction have been shown to be a major contributor to patient satisfaction. While many presume that complications after reconstruction impact final aesthetic results, little data exist to substantiate this putative relationship. OBJECTIVE To track and evaluate aesthetic outcomes following implant reconstructions with complications. METHODS...