PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to evaluate the use of the pedicled buccal fat pad for the closure of oroantral communications (OACs) and to describe our experience with this surgical procedure. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective review of 161 patients treated at the University Hospital for Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery in Vienna, Austria, from 2000 to 2005, with the diagno...

INTRODUCTION Intra-articular ganglion cysts of the knee joint are rare occurrences. They are usually encountered as incidental findings in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or in arthroscopy. They may originate from both the cruciate ligaments and the menisci, from the popliteus tendon and alar folds, infrapatellar fat pad of Hoffa, and subchondral bone cysts. Those arising from the Hoffa's fat...

A buccal fat pad (BFP) as a flap for reconstruction of defects in the oral cavity has been described for a variety of benign conditions. We describe the indications, advantages, and complications of the BFP flap and report our clinical experience with the flap for intraoral reconstruction after tumor removal. From 2005 to 2008, we analyzed 29 patients in the age range of 32 to 82 years old who ...

We read with great interest the manuscript by Martinez-Barenys et al. [1] in which they compared phrenic nerve infiltration and suprascapular nerve block for ipsilateral shoulder pain following thoracic surgery. We have used similar technique of infiltration of the periphrenic fat pad in our practice for last 5 years, and we have been able to cut down the use of additional analgesia for the ips...

To cite: Bas A, Tutar O, Yanik I, et al. BMJ Case Reports Published online: 10 December 2012 doi:10.1136/bcr-2012007643 DESCRIPTION A 32-year-old man was referred to a radiology department for intermittent anterior knee pain and swelling for approximately 6 months. The patient denied any history of major trauma, fracture or infection. MRI was performed to diagnose the cause of knee pain. The ax...

93 RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY November/December 2005, Vol. 77/No. 2 Dan L. Hobbs, M.S.R.S., R.T.(R)(CT)(MR), is an assistant professor in the department of radiographic science at Idaho State University in Pocatello. The elbow is frequently involved in trauma and is 1 of the most commonly radiographed joints in emergency departments. Often, the trauma results from a fall on an outstretched hand and ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to quantify the association between claw/hammer toe deformity and changes in submetatarsal head (sub-MTH) fat-pad geometry in diabetic neuropathic feet. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Thirteen neuropathic diabetic subjects (mean age 56.2 years) with toe deformity, 13 age- and sex-matched neuropathic diabetic control subjects without deformity, and 13 age- and ...

It has been hypothesized that visceral fat releases free fatty acids and adipokines and thereby exposes the liver to fat accumulation. The authors aimed to evaluate current epidemiologic evidence for an association between abdominal fat and liver fat content. Clinical and epidemiologic studies with data on abdominal fat and liver fat content were reviewed. Studies using waist circumference to e...

Title Traumatic pseudolipoma of the buccal fat pad. Author(s) Takasaki, Kenji; Kihara, Chiharu; Enatsu, Kaori; Kumagami, Hidetaka; Takahashi, Haruo Citation Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. 136(5), pp.858-859; 2005 Issue Date 2007-05 URL http://hdl.handle.net/10069/20151 Right Copyright © 2007 American Academy of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Published by Mosby, Inc. NAOS...

According to the author, suture elevation of the malar fat pad is a simple, safe, and reliable procedure to reestablish a youthful malar contour, shorten the lower eyelid, and improve the nasolabial crease. Access for incision placement may be prehairline, subciliary, or intraoral, depending on patient characteristics and the goals of surgery.