Nasal defects in certain areas such as the columellar-lobular junction, the alar rim and the soft triangle are cosmetically challenging to reconstruct. This paper describes a technique that enables the use of composite grafts for these specific nasal…
Background: There is variation in the outcomes reported in clinical studies of basal cell carcinoma. This can prevent effective meta-analyses from answering important clinical questions.
Objective: To identify a recommended minimum set of core…
Background: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for cervical degenerative disease is an accepted treatment for symptomatic cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy. One- and two-level fusions are much more common and more widely studied.…
BACKGROUND: Hyperglycemia after ischemic stroke in adults and after near-drowning in children is associated with a poor neurological outcome. Anaerobic metabolism of glucose leads to buildup of lactic acid, free radical production, mitochondrial…
