Platelet gels have global applications in surgery and are especially useful for soft and bony tissue reconstructions encountered in plastic and reconstructive surgery. In these applications their use has been associated with a decrease in operative time, necessity for drains and pressure dressings, and incidence of complications. When applied to bony reconstruction it provides adhesion for the ...

Purpose: To compare the outcome of corporeal plication using absorbable versus nonabsorbable sutures for the treatment of congenital penile curvature. Materials and Methods: Thirty-eight men older than 15 years old with congenital penile curvature were enrolled in the study. Patients were randomly divided into two equal groups based on the suture material (Nylon versus Vicryl) used in corporeal...

For any field K, we determine the quasi-simple subgroups G of the Chevalley group F4ðKÞ which are generated by a class S of so-called abstract transvection subgroups of G such that any member of S is contained in a long root subgroup of F4ðKÞ. First, we construct a polar space with point set S, which is embedded in the F4-geometry. This yields that a conjugate of G is contained in a classical s...

It is shown that if a spread of a finite split Cayley hexagon is translation with respect to two disjoint flags then it is either a hermitian spread or a Ree–Tits spread. Analogously, if an ovoid of a classical generalized quadrangle Qð4; qÞ is translation with respect to two disjoint flags then it is either an elliptic quadric or a Suzuki–Tits ovoid. In the course of obtaining these results, w...

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department o...

Naohiro Ishii, Yusuke Shimizu, Jiro Ando, Michiko Harao, Masaru Takemae, Kazuo Kishi Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Tochigi; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of the Ryukyus Hospital, Okinawa; Department of Breast Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Tochigi; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo,...

burns account for a significant proportion of injuries, and of these the face, neck, and anterior torso are commonly affected. burn scars remain a lasting reminder of the insult both for the patient and the outside world. there is little doubt that the change in appearance and the limitation imposed by a burn scar contribute to negative body image. treatment of hypertrophic scars in the neck ha...

the coverage of soft- tissue defects of the hand specially volar side needs special consideration. although certain local flaps have been described and used for resurfacing the palm, extensive injury requires distant or free flaps for coverage. abdominal pedicle flap has been traditionally used for extensive hand injuries, however there is no doubt that one of the ideal tissues for resurfacing ...