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Inhalation Injury
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.
thePlasticsPaper - June 19th
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Tissue Expansion
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 Anaesthetic
Local Anaesthesia has two main types, amides and esters. This article discusses dosing, side effects, calculations with examples.
Nerve Injury
Nerve injury is a common plastic surgery condition. The degree of nerve injury helps guide its classification, management and outcomes.
Cartilage Grafts
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
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
Bone healing can be classified as primary or secondary. It undergoes haematoma formation, inflammation, proliferation, callus and remodelling.
thePlasticsPaper - June 5th
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Skin Grafts
Full-thickness and split-thickness skin grafts have a donor and recipient wound. Their healing process occurs in 4 phases. This procedure is seldom unsuccessful.
Fasciocutaneous Flaps
A fasciocutaneous flap is raised with its skin, fat and fascia. It was first described by Ponten and is commonly classified using the Cormack and Lamberty system.
Delay Phenomenon
The delay phenomenon increases flap survival by increasing axial blood, increasing ischaemia tolerance, and reducing sympathetic fibres.
Angiosomes
Angiosomes are a vascular territory. An underlying named artery supplies 3D composite blocks which are connected by choke vessels and can be used for tissue transfer.
thePlasticsPaper - May 29th
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Anatomy of the Skin
The anatomy of the skin is composed of 3 main skin layers and 4 main skin appendages. This article details and illustrates these layers and structures of the skin.
thePlasticsPaper - May 15th
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Classification of Vascular Anomalies, Malformations & Tumours
Vascular anomalies can be classified as malformations or tumours. This article details their pathology and classification systems
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