Periapical surgery aims to remove periapical pathology to achieve complete wound healing and regeneration of bone and periodontal tissue. Platelet rich fibrin (PRF) is a wonderful tissue engineering product and has gained much popularity due to its promising results in wound healing by bone induction. The features of this product are an attribute of platelet cells, which, after cellular interac...

A case of heterotopic ossification developed after traumatic laceration of the middle finger. It is extremely rare for heterotopic ossification to locate in the finger. The diagnosis was accomplished with plain radiographs as well as with MRI and confirmatory study with histopathological microscopic examination which demonstrated nubbin of bone surrounded by fibrovascular connective tissue, and...

During the last 20 years a new concept arose among surgeons performing cleft lip and palate repair: the defect represents not only a cleft but also a failure of development with a deficiency of tissue; the corollary is that the absent bony tissue should be replaced by bone grafts. It was reasoned that early replacement of the deficient bone would promote satisfactory maxillary development and m...

BACKGROUND We have adopted an intraoral microsurgical anastomosis to the facial vessels to eliminate the need for any visible facial incisions. METHODS Cadaveric dissection was used to demonstrate accessibility of the facial artery and vein through an intraoral approach. Additionally, 5 patients underwent free tissue transfer for reconstruction of major defects of the midface through an intra...

INTRODUCTION: Free tissue transfer has become a safe and reliable means for repairing soft tissue and bony defects of the head and neck. Although success rates for free flaps in the head and neck are high, at around 97 to 98%, the incidence of postoperative complications is also relatively high. One significant complication is postoperative hematoma formation. However, few published studies hav...

Experiments were conducted on soft-tissue and bone preparations to determine the morphological characteristics of angle grinder injuries. The grinding effect of the rotating cutting-off wheel causes severances with local loss of tissue, resulting in tool-specific wound features. Superficial skin notches and (incomplete) severances of bony structures are of particular significance. Mutual trace ...

Scalp and cranial defects can occur as a result of cutaneous or bony malignancies, trauma, surgical intervention for intracranial tumors. Soft tissue reconstruction composite presents unique challenge given the relative inelasticity scalp, need tension free closure, convex shape cranium. An added complexity is found in patients with large defects, cerebrospinal fluid leak, prior failed reconstr...

The reconstruction of maxillectomy defects is a complex problem encountered in plastic surgery. Defects can range in size and complexity from small defects requiring only soft tissue to complete maxillectomies requiring large tissue bulk, bone, and one or more skin paddles. The most difficult defects involve the skull base and orbit. The reconstructive surgeon is faced with the challenge of iso...

Fibro-osseous pseudotumor of the digit is a rare benign ossifying fibro-proliferative lesion. The current case is about a 32 years old man who presented with a smooth soft tissue swelling on the distal part left thumb. Excision biopsy was performed and the histopathology depicted a circumscribed soft tissue swelling composed of randomly arranged plump fibroblasts with foci of bony trabeculae li...

BACKGROUND Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare, soft tissue malignancy, diagnosed particularly in adults. It commonly metastasizes to the bone marrow. We present a rare case of an adult rhabdomyosarcoma which illustrates the importance of magnetic resonance imaging in identifying early changes in the internal bone structure. CASE REPORT A 50-year-old male presented with acute urinary retention. The pa...