Limberg (Rhombic) Flap
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by Dev
2y ago
Limberg flap is called Rhombic (or rhombus-shaped) flap based on the shape of the defect and also the flap. It’s sometimes wrongly referred to as a Rhomboid flap– check out the tutorial below for more. Definition Limberg’s flap  is a geometric (rhombic) transposition flap in which the skin laxicity adjacent to the defect is utilized ..read more
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Brachial Plexus Applied Anatomy [Mnemonics]- 1
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by Dev
3y ago
Brachial plexus anatomy is one of the most volatile areas dreaded by students, but it needn’t be so. Understanding the fascinating structural and functional anatomy of the brachial plexus gives us a clear understanding of the innervation, function and sensation of the entire upper limb and shoulder girdle and here we have attempted to demystify ..read more
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Ear Reconstruction in Microtia- Brent, Nagata, Firmin (Comparison)
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by Dev
3y ago
Radford C Tanzer in 1959 first described the total reconstruction of the external ear with autologous costal cartilages (ACC) and thus began the new era of auricular reconstruction. Since then, several modifications and advancements have been made to the technique, mainly by: Burt Brent (USA)- 1974  Satoru Nagata (Japan)- 1993 Françoise Firmin (France)- 2010 The ..read more
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12 Popular Plastic Surgery Webinar Series in 2020-2021
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by Dev
3y ago
Times have changed and when it comes to learning Plastic Surgery, never before did we have access to teachings from so many Masters in Plastic Surgery from around the world (that would be inaccessible to the majority of international residents and fellows earlier). With all its limitations, most of us would have attended hundreds of ..read more
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Nagpur (Indian) Classification of Cleft Lip and Palate
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by Dev
3y ago
Though there are a myriad of cleft lip (CL) and cleft palate (CP) classifications, very few are embryologically and clinically as sound as the simple Nagpur classification or the Indian classification of cleft lip and palate, described by Prof. Chakkiri Balakrishnan (aka, ‘CBK’), referred to as the Father of Modern Plastic Surgery in India. Initially ..read more
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Fingertip Amputation Classifications
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by Dev
3y ago
Vascular surgeon, Julius H. Jacobson II (USA) in 1960 first used an operating microscope to join 1.4mm diameter vessels and coined the term ‘Microsurgery’. Following this in 1962, Ronald A Malt & Charles F McKhann (USA) performed the first successful replantation (of the arm of a 12-year old boy). Inspired by them, Susumu Tamai (Japan) began microvascular ..read more
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Fasciocutaneous Flap Classifications (Cormack-Lamberty, Nakajima, Mathes-Nahai)
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by Dev
3y ago
Fasciocutaneous flap was first described by Bengt Pontén (Sweden) in 1981. He showed that longer flaps could be harvested if the underlying deep fascia was included in the cutaneous flaps— ‘Ponten superflaps’. Fasciocutaneous flaps are axial pattern tissue flaps that include skin, subcutaneous tissue and the underlying deep fascia (with its prefascial and subfascial vascular plexus). When raised ..read more
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History of Flap Surgery [Firsts]
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by Dev
3y ago
We have come this far in Plastic, Reconstructive surgery only by standing upon the shoulders of these giants: the “Firsts” who paved the way for us. Only by knowing the history and evolution of a field can we derive inspiration and develop the perspective required to push the boundaries in future. Here, we have made a small ..read more
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Keloid Management: Prevention and Treatment
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by Dev
3y ago
We learnt about the various aspects of keloid and how they are different from hypertrophic scar. Here we will look into the various ways of managing them. Though there are lots of options, it’s a challenging condition to treat effectively and often a combination of various options are required (multimodal). We know, keloid has a ..read more
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8 Principles, Prerequisites of Tendon Transfers [Mnemonics]
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by Dev
3y ago
There are essentially 8 main principles or pre-requisites of tendon transfers for various nerve palsies or for replacing functions of tendons lost to trauma or oncoplastic excision and reconstruction. The first 3 principles are related to the Recipient site while the rest 6 are regarding the Donor tendon. ? Mnemonic: Join 3E 4S → [to ..read more
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