BACKGROUND Debate continues about what split-thickness skin graft donor-site dressing provides the best outcomes for patients at the lowest cost. The goal of this systematic review was to determine which donor-site dressings are associated with the best outcomes for the following: pain, infection rate, healing quality, healing rate, quality of life, and cost. METHODS A comprehensive literatur...

DESCRIPTION An 18-year-old man suffered deep dermal burns on his chest, back, and left arm after an explosion and underwent mesh-skin grafting of the affected areas over several operations. The patient came to us with a postburn joint contracture of the left elbow.

In the past decade, autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy has seen increasingly widespread integration into medical specialties. PRP application is known to accelerate wound epithelialization rates, and may also reduce postoperative wound site pain. Recently, we observed an increase in patient satisfaction following PRP gel (Angel, Cytomedix, Rockville, MD) application to split-thicknes...

When hard tissue augmentation is scheduled as a part of an oral rehabilitation, prior to the treatment, it is important to assess if the quality of the underlying gingiva at the recipient site can support the bone grafting procedure. The most frequent complication during autologous onlay grafts are wound dehiscences in the recipient site, so the integrity of soft tissues is a basic aspect of su...

BACKGROUND Donor site morbidity is an important consideration in the overall decision-making algorithm for fasciocutaneous free flap reconstruction of the head and neck. METHODS A retrospective case series was conducted of donor site complications occurring within 30 days of surgery among 226 consecutive anterolateral thigh (ALT) or radial forearm free flap (RFFF) microvascular free tissue tr...

Successful osseointegration of the dental implants requires sufficient bone volume surrounding implant site. The mandibular ramus is considered reliable donor site for reconstructing alveolar ridge defects prior to dental implant placement. The aim of this study was to present the clinical efficiency of using ultrasound surgery for harvesting mandibular ramus bone graft. 20 patients (10 male, 1...

BACKGROUND Autologous breast reconstruction using the extended latissimus dorsi flap has been infrequently reported. In the current study, the authors are reporting their own clinical experience with this method. A review of the literature is also discussed. MATERIALS AND METHODS Over a three year period, 14 patients underwent breast reconstruction using the extended latissimus dorsi (LD) fla...

Surgical site infection (SSI) results in substantial morbidity and costs. Various guidelines are there to reduce the incidence of SSI. Recently application negative pressure a surgically closed wound has also emerged as way preventing this complication. The commercially available devises for usually too costly preclude its uses developing countries. In article we share our experience using NPWT...

Although intervertebral implants have been advocated for cervical fixation surgery, classic Cloward's method or Smith-Robinson's methods using autologous iliac bone has been performed in our clinic for about 30 years. In most cases, the postoperative clinical course is uneventful with satisfactory result. However, the authors experienced three cases of donor site iliac bone fracture in the pati...

BACKGROUND Currently, breast conservation therapy is commonly performed for the treatment of early breast cancer. Depending on the volume excised, patients may require volume replacement, even in cases of partial mastectomy. The use of the latissimus dorsi muscle is the standard method, but this procedure leaves an unfavorable scar on the donor site. We used an endoscope for latissimus dorsi ha...