Treatment of partial anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears requires ACL remnant preservation. The goal of this study was to compare the outcome of anatomic reconstruction of the torn bundle with nonanatomic augmentation using the over-the-top femoral route. Fifty-two athletes (mean age, 23.3 years) with partial ACL lesions underwent anatomic reconstruction (n=26) or nonanatomic augmentation (n...

PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to evaluate the magnitude of ridge augmentation with titanium mesh, overall graft success, anatomic location of ridge defects and their relationship to mesh exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS This retrospective study evaluated 44 patients who received mandibular or maxillary reconstruction with autogenous particulate bone graft and titanium mesh for the purpo...

BACKGROUND A large, multicenter, 10-year observational study is being conducted to compare the long-term safety and effectiveness of Natrelle silicone breast implants with saline implants or national norms. Study baseline data and surgical characteristics are reported here. METHODS Women seeking primary augmentation, revision-augmentation, primary reconstruction, or revision-reconstruction pa...

The phenomenon of posttetanic potentiation, in which a single submaximal contraction or series of submaximal contractions strengthens a subsequent contraction, has been observed in both skeletal and cardiac muscle. In this study, we describe a similar phenomenon in swine carotid arterial smooth muscle. We find that a submaximal K(+) depolarization increases the force generation of a subsequent ...

background breast augmentation is the most frequent procedure performed according to the 2009 quick facts report of the american society of plastic surgeons. this study presents the periareolar extra-glandular breast augmentation. methods from 2004 to 2010 among 32 female patients, peri-areolar incision was performed for breast augmentation. dissection was performed in subcutaneous plane toward...