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J Endod 2022 May 11. Epub 2022 May 11.

Genomics and Precision Dentistry Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn, University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand; Dental Stem Cell Biology Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. Electronic address:

Objectives: This study evaluated the use of the prostacyclin analogue, iloprost, as a root surface treatment agent in promoting acellular cementum(AC) formation and collagen reattachment following tooth replantation in vivo. In addition, its effect on human periodontal ligament cell(hPDLC) mineralization was assessed in vitro.

Methods: First molars of 8-weeks-old Wistar rats were extracted. Read More

Microsurgery 2022 May 12. Epub 2022 May 12.

Health Technology Assessment Professional, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Background: Digital replants and revascularization (DRV) have been performed since the 1960s but there are no recognized standard peri-operative anticoagulation practices. A narrative systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and safety of therapeutic peri-operative unfractionated heparin following DRV was undertaken.

Methods: A review of the literature from 1985 to March 2022 was conducted using Medline, Embase, CINAHL and EBM reviews. Read More

Int Endod J 2022 May 12. Epub 2022 May 12.

Institute of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

Background: Evidence-informed decision-making in healthcare relies on the translation of research results to everyday clinical practice. A fundamental requirement is that the validity of any healthcare intervention must be supported by the resultant favourable treatment outcome. Unfortunately, differences in study design and the outcome measures evaluated often make it challenging to synthesise the available research evidence required for secondary research analysis and guideline development. Read More

Microsurgery 2022 May 12. Epub 2022 May 12.

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.

Background: Supermicrosurgery is a technique that allows microsurgeons to accomplish dissections and anastomoses of vessels and nerve fascicles with diameters of ≤0.8 mm. Considering the potential benefits of this technique and limited literature synthesizing the outcomes of supermicrosurgery, the aim of this study was to summarize the available evidence of reconstructive supermicrosurgery and to estimate the success rate. Read More

Case Rep Dent 2022 2;2022:7455050. Epub 2022 May 2.

Ambulatorio Polispecialistico Dottor Boschini Srl, Rimini, Italy.

. Socket shield is a technique that allows the maintenance of tissue volumes. In the reported clinical case, the replantation of the buccal root fragment mistakenly extracted during a socket shield surgery is performed. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 May 10. Epub 2022 May 10.

From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington; and Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan.

Background: Artery-only replantation may be necessary in circumstances when venous repair cannot be performed due to their size or vessel injury. Venous congestion of the replanted part is inevitable. A systematic review was performed to identify techniques for mitigating congestion and analyzes the outcomes of those techniques. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 May 10. Epub 2022 May 10.

From the Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Radboud University Medical Centre.

Background: There is a risk for thrombotic complications (2 to 5 percent) associated with microsurgical reconstruction. Current thrombolytic therapy has a salvage rate between 60 and 70 percent, but it is afflicted by bleeding complications (2 to 6 percent). The use of machine perfusion for delivering thrombolytic agents is a new method that could potentially reduce these complications. Read More

Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2022 May 22;28(5):287-292. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

Objective: The eCoin (Valencia Technologies Corporation, Valencia, CA) is a battery-powered, nickel-sized and shaped neuromodulation device for the treatment of overactive bladder, and it is implanted in the lower leg in a short office or outpatient procedure under local anesthesia. A follow-on trial was conducted to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of eCoin reimplantation.

Methods: This was a prospective, single-arm, open-label study, including 23 participants with refractory urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) who were previously participants in the eCoin clinical feasibility trial. Read More

Cureus 2022 Apr 6;14(4):e23891. Epub 2022 Apr 6.

Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, Chennai, IND.

The current case report presents a case of a road traffic accident comprising dental avulsion of maxillary incisors. A 30-year-old male reported missing teeth following trauma in his upper front tooth region. The avulsion of maxillary right central and lateral incisors along with laceration in upper and lower lips was evident. Read More

Burns 2022 Apr 22. Epub 2022 Apr 22.

Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany. Electronic address:

Background: Facial burns frequently occur in occupational or household accidents. While dysphagia and dysphonia are known sequelae, little is known about impaired smell and taste after facial burns.

Methods: In a prospective observational controlled study, we evaluated hyposmia via the Sniffin' Stick Test (SnS), hypogeusia via a taste strip test, and dysphonia and dysphagia via validated questionnaires acutely and one-year after burn, respectively. Read More

Malays Orthop J 2022 Mar;16(1):122-125

NOCERAL, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Replantation of fingers is highly complex and technically challenging. Surgeons are serious with their selection criteria as many factors are involved in determining good surgical outcome. Improper storages of amputated parts are usually denied the option for replantation. Read More

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022 Apr 21. Epub 2022 Apr 21.

Yinfeng cryomedicine technology company, Ltd. No. 1109, the 3rd Gangxing Rd, Jinan 250012, China.

Degloving injury is a common and intractable injury with the bone and tendon exposed and contamination, the stripped skin cannot be replanted immediately and will be discarded, although auto-graft is needed for subsequent wound repair. In this study, autologous skin cryopreservation technique was applied to the treatment of severe limb degloving injuries. The clinical data of 9 patients from January 2016 to December 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. Read More

J Periodontal Implant Sci 2022 Apr;52(2):127-140

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.

Purpose: In dental avulsion, delayed replantation usually has an uncertain prognosis. After tooth replantation, complex inflammatory responses promote a return to periodontal tissue homeostasis. Various types of cytokines are produced in the inflammatory microenvironment, and these cytokines determine the periodontal tissue response. Read More

Appl Bionics Biomech 2022 19;2022:3838928. Epub 2022 Apr 19.

Wuxi 9th People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Liangxi Road, No. 999, Binhu District, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.

Background: The treatment of limb amputation is always a challenge to emergency medical staff. The success of replantation of severed limbs requires not only emergency professional nursing measures but also rapid transport against time. We that found emergency specialist nursing combined with green channel mode can effectively improve the success rate of amputated limb replantation surgery. Read More

Urologiia 2022 May(2):5-10

Rostov State Medical University of the Russian Federation Ministry of Public Health, Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Introduction: Congenital ureterovesical junction (UVJ) obstructions quite rarely serve as an indication for ureteral reimplantation, and recurrent obstructions resulting from surgical treatment are even less frequent. Cases of acquired UVJ obstruction following endoscopy and ureteral reimplantation done for vesicoureteral reflux correction are fairly rare. The lack of known publications analyzing treatment of recurrent obstructive megaureter predetermines topicality of our research. Read More

Cureus 2022 Mar 21;14(3):e23366. Epub 2022 Mar 21.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.

Hand amputation is known to be one of the most debilitating injuries. Its impact on the patient results in multiple diverse outcomes and affects daily life activities and career. With that in mind, we understand how devastating upper limb amputations can be. Read More

Laryngorhinootologie 2022 Apr 25. Epub 2022 Apr 25.

HNO-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Schwarzwald-Baar Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen GmbH, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.

Injuries of the auricle can range from simple lacerations to complete avulsions. Many techniques of ear replantation have been described in the literature in addition to the type and extent of the involved auricular structures. A direct reattachment of the amputated pinna without microsurgery is rarely successful due to necrosis of the avulsed fragment. Read More

Materials (Basel) 2022 Apr 10;15(8). Epub 2022 Apr 10.

Faculty of Dentistry, Sir John Walsh Research Institute, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.

Introduction: In many cases, the replanted teeth may undergo resorption or ankyloses. Recent studies show that autologous platelet concentrates (APCs) may improve the outcomes of tooth replantation. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize and critically appraise the currently available literature on the use of APCs before tooth replantation. Read More

Ann Plast Surg 2022 05;88(5):471-472

From the JMS Burn and Reconstruction Center at Merit Health Central Mississippi, Jackson, MS.

World J Clin Cases 2022 Mar;10(9):2878-2882

Department of Urology, Baoji People's Hospital, Baoji 721000, Shannxi Province, China.

Background: Diphallia is a highly uncommon congenital urogenital abnormality and a few connected reports have been published. However, no case of intraabdominal heterotopic diphallus has been documented to date. In the present study, we present a rare case of intraperitoneal ectopic bipenis. Read More

J Invest Surg 2022 Apr 12:1-11. Epub 2022 Apr 12.

Department of Reconstructive Surgery, Clinica Cavadas, Valencia, Spain.

Background: One of the reasons for unsuccessful replantation is recipient site problems. In cases where proximal stump status cannot be predicted exactly, reamputation may be required depending on the result of infection and tissue necrosis. The ectopic banking method has been defined for this type of injury. Read More

J Bone Jt Infect 2022 22;7(2):55-60. Epub 2022 Mar 22.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, United States of America.

: Reinfection rates after two-stage exchange arthroplasty for prosthetic joint infection (PJI) have been reported as high as 33 % in the literature. Understanding risk factors for treatment failure will help to preoperatively counsel patients on the likelihood of successful treatment and possibly influence the surgeon's treatment algorithm. This study aimed to delineate whether the presence of a draining sinus tract is associated with risk of failure of two-stage exchange arthroplasty. Read More

Cureus 2022 Mar 4;14(3):e22854. Epub 2022 Mar 4.

Reconstructive Sciences Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, MYS.

Traumatic penile amputation is a rare urologic emergency, more so in the pediatric population. It can result in significant consequences concerning function, appearance, psychological effects, and the overall quality of life. Immediate management should be initiated to salvage the amputated penis. Read More

J Invest Surg 2022 05 6;35(5):1184-1185. Epub 2022 Apr 6.

Department of Orthopaedics, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

J Clin Periodontol 2022 Apr 3. Epub 2022 Apr 3.

Laboratory for the Study of Regenerative Dental Medicine, Department of Oral Histology and Developmental Biology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Aim: Once the periodontal ligament (PDL) is damaged, it is difficult to regenerate its characteristic structure. Copine7 (CPNE7) reportedly plays a functional role in supporting periodontal attachment and PDL alignment. Here we demonstrate the regulatory mechanism of CPNE7 coordination with cytoskeleton reorganization and cementum attachment protein (CAP)-mediated attachment in PDL regeneration. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2022 Mar 30;10(3):e4155. Epub 2022 Mar 30.

Department Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital of the Brothers of St. John of Gods, Salzburg, Austria.

Total scalp avulsion is defined as a severe soft-tissue injury which involves the hairy scalp and commonly occurs in women as a result of the entrapment of long hair in high-speed rotating industrial machinery. The first microvascular replantation of an avulsed scalp was described by Miller et al in 1976 when both superficial temporal arteries along with five veins were successfully reanastomosed. Our patient was managed with a vein graft measuring 8 cm in length for reanastomosis of the superficial temporal artery. Read More

Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022 Apr;57(4):326-333

Stabilization with splint is an important surgical technology in traumatic dental injuries of permanent tooth. In order to standardize the clinical application of the technique and to improve the therapeutic effects of traumatic injured teeth, the Society of Stomatological Emergency, Chinese Stomatological Association organized relevant professional experts and put forward an expert consensus on the basis of considerable discussion. The contents of the present expert consensus covered indications for tooth fixation, material selection of splints and operation methods, applying to the treatment of tooth loosening, tooth displacement and tooth avulsion replantation caused by traumatic injuries. Read More

Microsurgery 2022 Mar 30. Epub 2022 Mar 30.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

BMC Urol 2022 Mar 29;22(1):48. Epub 2022 Mar 29.

Department of Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, North-15 West-7 Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.

Background: To investigate the need for ureteral reimplantation for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) during augmentation cystoplasty (AC) in the long term.

Methods: A total of 19 patients with a median age at surgery of 14 years (3-38 years) who underwent AC for neurogenic bladder with VUR between 1983 and 2016 were included in this study. The changes in VUR grade and urodynamic findings were retrospectively evaluated. Read More