PANARESE , P.

The aim of this paper is to report histological and biomechanicnl observations on autologous skin grafts that had been treated with a stabilized glutaraldehyde process in order to obtain elastic cartilage substitutes. Two parallel, para-midline full-thickness cutaneous rectangular grafts (1.5 x 3 cm) were harvested on the dorsum of 20 New...

Although harelip, cleft palate, or both, are by far the most common major facial malformations, the mechanisms underlying their embryogenesis are only now beginning to be understood; this is due to the complexity of primary and secondary palate development and the fact that appropriate methods for study have only recently been developed. The...

Background. Previous studies have shown that the risk of major cardiovascular events at 1 year is less than 1% in patients with normal myocardial stress perfusion study results. However, the racial distribution of patients enrolled in these studies is not known. Hence, the prognostic value of normal stress perfusion study results in black...

Background. The present study was designed to investigate, in a rabbit model, the efficacy of topical application of a solution of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) 8% + dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) 50% in order to reduce ischaemic failure in random skin flaps. Methods. Two parallel, cephalad-based para- midline random cutaneous flap (10x2.5 cm) were...

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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...

This study shows that topical applications of dimethyl sulfoxid (DMSO) 60% increase the benefits related to the use of intra-operating tissue expansion due to skin lesion excision. This phenomenon is explained by the strong collagen power of DMSO, which breaks both inter-molecular and intra-molecular links of collagen fibres with a possible...

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...