Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction by the aid of tissue expansion is a reliable and safe procedure, whose major drawback is related to the time requested for its completion, which is mainly due to the formation of a periprosthetic fibrous capsule and the local ischemia determined by the compression of the implant itself on the surrounding...
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1999 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: April 14, 2023
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1999 (v1)Publication
Background. The aim of this paper was to present a new technique, the H- shaped splint, for digital flexor tendon repair, aimed at enhancing the biomechanical properties of such repairs as related to resistance to both gap formation and repair failure. Methods. In order to evaluate the gap-formation and failure strengths of the described...
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2000 (v1)Publication
The aim of this paper was to present modifications of the conventional Kessler technique, the "wrap-core" suture, for digital flexor tendon repair, aimed at enhancing the biomechanical properties of such repairs as related to resistance to both gap formation and repair failure. Comparing (in an ex vivo study) the tensiometric properties...
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2000 (v1)Publication
Background. The aim of this study was to test the ex-vivo biomechanical properties of acutely expanded scalp flaps, in order to quantitatively assess the efficacy of acute scalp expansion. Methods. A total of 14 fresh male cadavers were used for the study. In each cadaver, a rectangular (4 × 10 cm), laterally-based flap was designed on each...
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2000 (v1)Publication
Background. The aim of this study was to evaluate, in an in vitro model, the survival and growth rates of transversely sectioned human hair follicles to assess experimentally the efficacy of this approach as a future possible method for 'duplicating' available donor hair grafts in hair transplantation procedures. Methods. A total of 300 human...
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2002 (v1)Publication
When dealing with soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities and aiming to perform limb-sparing surgery, it is mandatory to define the extent of the tumor and the connections with the surrounding tissues and anatomic structures. We started with MR images of 256×256 pixels (each pixel represented by 12 bits), at the same slice location in a given...
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2002 (v1)Publication
To achieve a good result in the surgical treatment of unilateral breast hypoplasia, it is of the utmost importance to obtain a reasonable symmetry with the contralateral, uninvolved breast. In this paper we described a C++ computer program able to provide (supplied the semicircumference and the projection of the breasts) objective, quantitative...
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2002 (v1)Publication
When performing hair transplantation procedures, it is of the foremost importance to try to obtain the maximum survival rate possible of transplanted micrografts. The aim of our studies were: to evaluate the effects of preserving micrografts, for five hours, in an enriched storage medium in order to enhance the survival rate of hair...
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2002 (v1)Publication
The aim of this paper is to introduce a computer program developed to provide objective, quantitative data useful to ensure proper implant selection when having to use a tissue expander for soft-tissue reconstructions. The only data to be supplied are the length and the width of the defect to be reconstructed, or the projection and the...
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2002 (v1)Publication
To achieve a good result with tissue expansion for unilateral breast reconstruction, it is of the outmost importance to select an expander, the size of which will allow to obtain a semicircumference and the projection of the contralateral breast) objective, quantitative data useful to aid in proper expander selection when performing tissue...
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1998 (v1)Publication
The aim of this study was to evaluate if it is possible to determine, by means of isoelectric focusing, an enzymic differentiation in human amniotic fluid, and if the onset of fetal cleft lip and palate is accompanied by a pathological enzymic differentiation pattern in amniotic fluid. From January 1993 to June 1996, amniotic fluid samples were...
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