This book identifies the key scientific articles in the field of Plastic Surgery and explains why these papers are important in contemporary clinical management. Identifying those influential contributors who have shaped the practice of modern Plastic Surgery practice, the text includes commentaries on 50 seminal papers in a wide range of clinical areas. This an invaluable reference for trainees, fellows, and surgeons studying for exams, as well as for seasoned surgeons and physicians who want to stay current in their field.
This book identifies key scientific papers in the field of Plastic Surgery and explains why these papers are important in contemporary clinical management.The text includes commentaries on landmark papers in a wide range of clinical areas within Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic surgery.
1. The accuracy of computed tomographic angiography for mapping the
perforators of the deep inferior epigastric artery: a blinded, prospective
cohort study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Oct;122(4):1003-1009 Rozen WM, Ashton
MW, Stella DL, Phillips TJ, Grinsell D, Taylor GI.
Reviewed by Jevan Cevik and Warren M. Rozen. Also reviewed by Song Daijan
2. PET-CT surveillance versus neck dissection in advanced head and neck
cancer. N Engl J Med.
2016. Mehanna H.
Reviewed by Hiro Ishii and Stuart Winter
3. A systematic review: current trends and take rates of cultured epithelial
autografts in the treatment of patients with burn injuries. Wound Repair
Regen. 2019;27:693-701. Lo CH, Chong E, Akbarzadeh, Brown WA, Cleland H.
Reviewed by Wen Shien Tai and Cheng Hean Lo
4. Vacuum-assisted closure: state of clinic art. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006
Jun;117(7 Suppl):127S-142S. Argenta LC, Morykwas MJ, Marks MW, DeFranzo AJ,
Molnar JA, David LR.
Reviewed by Chenyu Huang
5. Fibular osteoseptocutaneous flap: anatomic study and clinical
application. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1986 Aug;78(2):191-200. doi:
10.1097/00006534-198608000-00008. PMID:
3523559. Wei FC, Chen HC, Chuang CC,
Noordhoff MS.
Reviewed by Curtis Hanba and Fu-Chan Wei
6. Early microsurgical reconstruction of complex trauma of the extremities
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1986;78(3):285-92. doi: 10.1097/00006534-198609000-00001
M Godina
Reviewed by Joon Pio Hong. Also reviewed by Odhran Shelley
7. "The search for the ideal thin skin flap: superficial circumflex iliac
artery perforator flap--a review of 210 cases Plast Reconstr Surg, 2015
Feb;135(2):592-601. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000951." Terence L H Goh, Sung
Woo Park, Jae Young Cho, Jong Woo Choi, Joon Pio Hong
Reviewed by Joon Pio Hong
8. Geometric considerations in the design of rotation flaps in the scalp and
forehead region. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1988 Jun;81(6):900-6. doi:
10.1097/00006534-198806000-00012. PMID:
3375351. Ahuja RB.
Reviewed by R.B. Ahuja and Pallab Chatterjee. Also reviewed by Karen Vuong,
Cheng Hean Lo
9. Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap for breast reconstruction. Ann
Plast Surg. 1994 Jan;32(1):32-8. doi: 10.1097/00000637-199401000-00007. PMID:
8141534.Allen RJ, Treece P.
Reviewed by Robert J Allen Sr. Also reviewed by Whitney Chow
10. Osseointegrated titanium implants. Requirements for ensuring a
long-lasting, direct bone-to-implant anchorage in man. Acta Orthop Scand.
1981;52(2):155-70. Albrektsson T, Brånemark PI, Hansson HA, Lindström J.
Reviewed by Michael Leung
11. The Keystone Design Perforator Island Flap in reconstructive surgery.
ANZ J Surg. 2003 Mar;73(3):112-20. doi: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02638.x.
PMID:
12608972. Behan FC.
Reviewed by Nicola Fleming and Cheng Hean Lo
12. "`Experience with a synthetic bilayer Biodegradable Temporising Matrix
in significant burn injury Burns Open 2 (2018) 17-34." John E. Greenwood,
Bradley J. Schmitt, Marcus J.D. Wagstaff.
Reviewed by Marcus JD Wagstaff. Also reviewed by Nelson Low
13. Risk of breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma
(BIA-ALCL) in a cohort of 3546 women prospectively followed long term after
reconstruction with textured breast implants. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg.
2020 May;73(5):841-846. Cordeiro PG, Ghione P, Ni A, Hu Q, Ganesan N, Galasso
N, Dogan A, Horwitz SM.
Reviewed by Paola Ghione and Peter G. Cordeiro
14. Latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap without muscle. Plast Reconstr
Surg 1995; 96:1608-14. Angrigiani C, Grilli D, Siebert J.
Reviewed by Claudio Angrigiani
15. A Classification System and Algorithm for Reconstruction of Maxillectomy
and Midfacial Defects Peter G. Cordeiro, M.D., and Eric Santamaria, M.D
Reviewed by Eric Santamaria and Peter G. Cordeiro. Also reviewed by Terence
Poon
16. Clinical treatment of radiotherapy tissue damage by lipoaspirate
transplant: a healing process mediated by adipose-derived adult stem cells.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Apr 15;119(5):1409-1422. doi:
10.1097/01.prs.0000256047.47909.71. PMID:
17415234. Rigotti G, Marchi A,
Galič M, Baroni G, Benati D, Krampera M, Pasini A, Sbarbati A.
Reviewed by Marcela Sįnchez-Vargas and Andrea Donoso-Samper
17. Laser resurfacing and remodeling of hypertrophic burn scars: the results
of a large, prospective, before-after cohort study, with long-term follow-up.
Annals of surgery, 2014, 260(3): 519-532. Hultman C S, Friedstat J S, Edkins
R E, Cairns BA, Meyer AA.
Reviewed by Wenjing Xi
18. Digital artery perforator flaps for fingertip reconstructions. Plast
Reconstr Surg. 2006 Dec;118(7):1579-1584. doi:
10.1097/01.prs.0000232987.54881.a7. PMID:
17102731. Koshima I, Urushibara K,
Fukuda N, Ohkochi M, Nagase T, Gonda K, Asato H, Yoshimura K.
Reviewed by Josephine Yip
19. Simultaneous transposition of anterior thigh muscle and fascia flaps: an
introduction to the chimera flap principle. Ann Plast Surg. 1991;27:126131.
Hallock GG.
Reviewed by Geoffrey G. Hallock
20. An Updated Evaluation of the Management of Nerve Gaps: Autografts,
Allografts, and Nerve Transfers. Semin Neurol. 2024 Oct
11. doi:
10.1055/s-0044-1791665. Epub ahead of print. PMID:
39393799. Johnson AR, Said
A, Acevedo J, Taylor R, Wu K, Ray WZ, Patterson JM, Mackinnon SE.
Reviewed by Anna Rose Johnson, Kitty Wu and Susan E. Mackinnon
21. Toe transplantation for isolated index finger amputations distal to the
proximal interphalangeal joint. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1999 Feb;103(2):499-507.
Demirkan F, Wei FC, Jeng SF, Cheng SL, Lin CH, Chuang DC.
Reviewed by Steven Lo and FC Wei
22. Epinephrine in local anesthesia in finger and hand surgery: the case for
wide-awake anesthesia. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2013 Aug;21(8):443-7.Lalonde D,
Martin A.
Reviewed by Wing-Lim Tse
23. Algorithm for Free Perforator Flap Selection in Lower Extremity
Reconstruction Based on 563 Cases. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019
Nov;144(5):1202-1213. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006167. PMID:
31397793.
Abdelfattah U, Power HA, Song S, Min K, Suh HP, Hong JP.
Reviewed by Marco Innocenti
24. Corneal neurotization: a novel solution to neurotrophic keratopathy.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Jan;123(1):112-120. doi:
10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181904d3a. PMID: 19116544.Terzis JK, Dryer MM, Bodner BI.
Reviewed by Jordan R. Crabtree, Gregory H. Borschel and Asim Ali
25. The Most Current Algorithms for the Treatment and Prevention of
Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids: A 2020 Update of the Algorithms Published 10
Years Ago. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 Jan 1;149(1):79e-94e. Ogawa R.
Reviewed by Rei Ogawa
26. Comparison of clinical and functional outcomes and hospital costs
following pharyngoesophageal reconstruction with the anterolateral thigh free
flap versus the jejunal flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 Mar;117(3):968-74.Yu
P, Lewin JS, Reece GP, Robb GL.
Reviewed by Velda Chow
27. Have we found an ideal soft-tissue flap? An experience with 672
anterolateral thigh flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2002 Jun;109(7):2219-26 Wei,
Fu-chan M.D.; Jain, Vivek M.Ch.(Ortho.); Celik, Naci M.D.; Chen, Hung-chi
M.D.; Chuang, David Chwei-Chin M.D.; Lin, Chih-hung M.D.
Reviewed by Luccie M. Wo and Fu-Chan Wei. Also reviewed by Lianne N.Y Leung
28. Effects of Cutting Planes on Costal Cartilage Warping. Plast Reconstr
Surg. 2024 Dec 1;154(6):1219-1228 Ratanapoompinyo S, Kiranantawat K.
Reviewed by Kidakorn Kiranantawat and Sanathorn Ratanapoompinyo
29. Early Nerve Grafting for Facial Paralysis After Cerebellopontine Angle
Tumor Resection With Preserved Facial Nerve Continuity. JAMA Facial Plast
Surg. 2016 Jan-Feb;18(1):54-60. Albathi M, Oyer S, Ishii LE, Byrne P, Ishii
M, Boahene KO.
Reviewed by Alp Ercan and Wei Wang
30. Developmental biology and classification of congenital anomalies of the
hand and upper extremity. J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Dec;35(12):2066-76.Oberg KC,
Feenstra JM, Manske PR, Tonkin MA.
Reviewed by Jeannette Ting
31. A new method of total reconstruction of the auricle for microtia Plast
Reconstr Surg. 1993 Aug;92(2):187-201. Nagata Satoru
Reviewed by Valerie Ho Wai Yee
32. Robotic Davydov Peritoneal Flap Vaginoplasty for Augmentation of Vaginal
Depth in Feminizing Vaginoplasty. J Urol. 2019 Jun;201(6):1171-1176 Jacoby A,
Maliha S, Granieri MA, Cohen O, Dy GW, Bluebond-Langner R, Zhao LC.
Reviewed by Isabel S Robinson and Rachel Bluebond-Langner
33. The superficial musculo-aponeurotic system (SMAS) in the parotid and
cheek area. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1976;58(1):80-88. Mitz V, Peyronie M.
Reviewed by Sophie Ricketts
34. Fifteen-year survey of one-stage latissimus dorsi muscle transfer for
treatment of longstanding facial paralysis. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg.
2013 Jan;66(1):29-36.Takushima A, Harii K, Asato H, Kurita M, Shiraishi T.
Reviewed by Akihiko Takushima
35. Burn Resuscitation Practices in North America: Results of the Acute Burn
ResUscitation Multicenter Prospective Trial (ABRUPT). Ann Surg. 2023 Mar
1;277(3):512-519. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005166. Epub 2021 Aug
19. PMID:
34417368; PMCID: PMC8857312. Greenhalgh DG, Cartotto R, Taylor SL, Fine JR,
Lewis GM, Smith DJ Jr, Marano MA, Gibson A, Wibbenmeyer LA, Holmes JH, Rizzo
JA, Foster KN, Khandelwal A, Fischer S, Hemmila MR, Hill D, Aballay AM,
Tredget EE, Goverman J, Phelan H, Jimenez CJ, Baldea A, Sood R.
Reviewed by Francois Stapelberg
36. Cell therapies and its derivatives as immunomodulators in vascularized
composite allotransplantation. Asian J Surg. 2024 Oct;47(10):4251-4259 Huang
CH, Chen WY, Chen RF, Ramachandran S, Liu KF, Kuo YR.
Reviewed by Chao-Hsin Huang, Chia-Chun Lee and Yur-Ren Kuo. Also reviewed by
Savitha Ramachandran
37. Functional quadriceps reconstruction: 3D gait analysis, EMG and
environmental simulator outcomes. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022
Nov;75(11):3924-3937. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.08.009. Epub 2022 Aug
6. PMID:
36117134. Lo S, Childs C, Mahendra A, Young P, Carse B.
Reviewed by Eldon Mah
38. Targeted muscle reinnervation: a novel approach to postamputation
neuroma pain. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014 Oct;472(10):2984-90. Souza JM,
Cheesborough JE, Ko JH, Cho MS, Kuiken TA, Dumanian GA.
Reviewed by Jeannette Ting
39. The Economy in Autologous Tissue Transfer: Part
1. The Kiss Flap
Technique. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Mar;137(3):1018-1030. doi:
10.1097/01.prs.0000479971.99309.21. PMID:
26910687. Zhang YX, Hayakawa TJ,
Levin LS, Hallock GG, Lazzeri D.
Reviewed by Tor Wo Chiu
40. Body contouring by lipolysis: a 5-year experience with over 3000 cases.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1983 Nov;72(5):591-7. doi:
10.1097/00006534-198311000-00001. PMID: 6622564.Illouz YG.
Reviewed by Tor Wo Chiu
41. "Components separation" method for closure of abdominal-wall defects: an
anatomic and clinical study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1990 Sep;86(3):519-26. doi:
10.1097/00006534-199009000-00023. PMID:
2143588.
Ramirez OM, Ruas E, Dellon AL.
Reviewed by Tor Wo Chiu
42. Adjuvant ipilimumab versus placebo after complete resection of high-risk
stage III melanoma (EORTC 18071): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial.
Lancet Oncol. 2015 May;16(5):522-30. Eggermont AM, Chiarion-Sileni V, Grob
JJ, Dummer R, Wolchok JD, Schmidt H, Hamid O, Robert C, Ascierto PA, Richards
JM, Lebbé C, Ferraresi V, Smylie M, Weber JS, Maio M, Konto C, Hoos A, de
Pril V, Gurunath RK, de Schaetzen G, Suciu S, Testori A.
Reviewed by Tor Wo Chiu
43. Primary repair of flexor tendons. Orthop Clin North Am. 1973
Oct;4(4):865-76. PMID:
4598164. Kleinert HE, Kutz JE, Atasoy E, Stormo A.
Reviewed by Tor Wo Chiu
44. Ultrastructural observations of lymphatic vessels in lymphedema in human
extremities. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1996 Feb;97(2):397-405; discussion 406-7.
doi: 10.1097/00006534-199602000-00018. PMID:
8559823. Koshima I, Kawada S,
Moriguchi T, Kajiwara Y.
Reviewed by Jaume Masia
45. Cleft palate repair by double opposing Z-plasty. Plast Reconstr Surg.
1986;78(6):72438. Furlow LT Jr.
Reviewed by Tor Wo Chiu
46. Clinical application of the tension-stress effect for limb lengthening.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1990 Jan;(250):8-26. PMID:
2403497. Ilizarov GA.
Reviewed by Tor Wo Chiu
47. A 10-year experience in nasal reconstruction with the three-stage
forehead flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2002 May;109(6):1839-55; discussion
1856-61. doi: 10.1097/00006534-200205000-00010. PMID:
11994582. Menick FJ.
Reviewed by Tor Wo Chiu
48. Supermicrosurgical lymphaticovenular anastomosis for the treatment of
lymphedema in the upper extremities. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2000
Aug;16(6):437-42. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-947150. PMID:
10993089. Koshima I,
Inagawa K, Urushibara K, Moriguchi T.
Reviewed by Valerie Ho Wai Yee
49. A new concept in the early excision and immediate grafting of burns. J
Trauma. 1970;10:1103-1108. Z Janzekovic
Reviewed by Tor Wo Chiu
50. A novel reconstructive technique after endoscopic expanded endonasal
approaches: vascular pedicle nasoseptal flap. Laryngoscope. 2006
Oct;116(10):1882-6. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000234933.37779.e4. PMID:
17003708.
Hadad G, Bassagasteguy L, Carrau RL, Mataza JC, Kassam A, Snyderman CH, Mintz
A.
Reviewed by Tor Wo Chiu
Tor Wo Chiu is a Professor and specialist in Plastic Surgery working in the Division of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong.
