
Cleft Hand: Features, Classification, & Treatment.
Cleft hand is a central longitudinal congenital deficiency. This article details the aetiology, features, classification and treatment.
Cleft hand is a central longitudinal congenital deficiency. This article details the aetiology, features, classification and treatment.
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Pitanguy's line is one of the most recognisable and famous surgical landmarks. This journal club analyses the original publication in the 1960s.
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Allen's Test is one of the most recognisable and famous clinical signs. This journal club analyses the original publication in the 1920s.
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This journal club analyses and reviews the original publication by Mustarde for the correction of prominent ears.
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This was a landmark paper in the management of melanoma. The authors answered a very important question - what is the actual efficacy of lymph node clearance in melanoma patients with positive sentinel lymph nodes?
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The Karapandzic flap was described in 1974 after a 5-year case series of lip defect reconstruction. This journal club critiques the methods, results and conclusions of this landmark paper.
P'Fella details his opinions on poor quality research in Plastic Surgery, teaches you about salivary gland tumours and introduces a NEW SECTION - "Ask the Expert".
This journal club looks at the original nasal subunit principle proposed by Burget and Menick in 1985.
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An inhalation injury is caused by a direct thermal burn or chemical exposure. It is a clinical diagnosis and treatment ensures a patent airway. This article discusses these aspects of inhalational injury in burns.
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Tissue expansion increases the availability of soft tissue by optimising the skin's viscoelastic properties. This article details the mechanism of creep, tissue expander types and indications.
Local Anaesthesia has two main types, amides and esters. This article discusses dosing, side effects, calculations with examples.
Nerve injury is a common plastic surgery condition. The degree of nerve injury helps guide its classification, management and outcomes.
Cartilage grafts can be used as supportive adjuncts in reconstruction surgery. They are autografts, prone to warping and are slow to heal due to a lack of blood supply.
Bone grafts are biological scaffolds and support structures. They can be autografts (patient's own bone), allografts (from a donor) or alloplastic. This article details their indications, properties and types of grafts.
Bone healing can be classified as primary or secondary. It undergoes haematoma formation, inflammation, proliferation, callus and remodelling.
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