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This case report describes a 39-year-old female patient who presented with a 7% TBSA wound with exposed bone following hip disarticulation. The wound achieved complete closure after application of the anchoring flap suture technique.

This case report describes a...

11/21/2023

Wounds

Original Research

Preliminary Study of Wound Oxygenation Comparing Skin Substitutes and Dressings

08/24/2023

William L. Hickerson , MD, FACS, FABA;

Aubrey Woodroof , PhD, MBA;

Joshua Moote ;

Jim Polansky , MS;

Linwood R. Haith Jr., MD, FACS, FCCM;

This study aims to compare selective skin substitutes and primary dressings and evaluate their ability to transfer oxygen to the wound.

This study aims to compare...

08/24/2023

ePlasty

Review

Therapeutic Modalities of Human β Defensin-2 with Prospective Significance in Diabetic Wound Treatment

05/23/2023

Vidyasrilekha Yele , PhD;

Bharat Kumar Reddy Sanapalli , PhD;

05/23/2023

Wound Management & Prevention

Review

Surgical Site Infections in Breast Surgery – A Primer for Plastic Surgeons

03/22/2023

Domenico Costanzo ;

Antonella Romeo ;

This article summarizes current evidence on pathogens, risk factors, and management strategies for surgical site infections and highlights further areas of study.

This article summarizes current...

03/22/2023

ePlasty

Case Report

Noninfectious Skin Fistulization as a Delayed Complication of Lumbar Interlaminar Device Implantation: A Report of Two Cases

03/15/2023

Morad Peyravi ;

Keyvan Mostofi ;

The authors of this article report on 2 patients who presented with noninfectious fistulization within 2 years of the implantation of a lumbar interlaminar device.

The authors of this article...

03/15/2023

Wounds

Case Report

Tissue Expander for Pediatric Scalp Reconstruction Complicated by Fungal Infection With Aspergillus terreus

02/06/2023

Katherine C. Benedict , MD;

Shelley R. Edwards , BS;

John Sullivan , MD;

Ian C. Hoppe , MD, BA;

Roberto P. Santos , MD;

To inform the management of fungal tissue expander infections, this report describes a case of expander-based scalp reconstruction complicated by Aspergillus terreus infection in a pediatric patient.

To inform the management of...

02/06/2023

ePlasty

Case Q&A

Propeller Flaps for Lower Back Defects

01/09/2023

Edwin Morrison , MBBS;

Jocelyn Lu , MD;

Francis Graziano , MD;

Eldon Mah , MBBS;

Farooq Shahzad , MBBS, MS, FACS, FAAP;

A 33-year-old man was referred to the plastic surgery service for management of a complex lower back wound.

A 33-year-old man was referred...

01/09/2023

ePlasty

Original Research

The Effect of a Biofilm-disrupting Wound Gel vs. a Broad-spectrum Antimicrobial Ointment on a Chronic Wound Microbiome: A Secondary Analysis Associating Clinical and Laboratory Findings

12/21/2022

Matthew F. Myntti ;

Patricia Stevenson , MSN, ACNS-BC, CWS;

Dianne Porral ;

Valerie Y. Hayes ;

This original research study examines a previous study to decipher whether laboratory data shows a correlation between treatment using a novel biofilm-disrupting wound gel and various endpoints, concluding that a reduction in bioburden may...

This original research study...

12/21/2022

Wounds

Case Report

Heterotopic Ossification With Concurrent Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Leg Following Licking of a Wound by a Domesticated Dog

11/21/2022

Tsing-Li Lin ;

Ya Hui Wang ;

Shyu-Jye Wang ;

Wei-Cheng Hung ;

Liang-Chen Huang ;

To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first case in the English-language literature with wound infection and mature HO with chronic osteomyelitis caused by mixed infection of Pasteurella canis, Peptoniphilus coxii, Peptostreptococcus canis,...

To the authors’ knowledge, this...

11/21/2022

Wounds