2009
The Effect of Core Temperature on the Success of Free Tissue Transfer
Thomson J, Mine R, Shah A, Palesty J, Yaghjyan G, Ahmed S, Braün S, Chao R. The Effect of Core Temperature on the Success of Free Tissue Transfer. Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2009, 25: 411-416. PMID: 19455487, DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1223849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree tissue transferDegrees C groupTissue transferC groupFlap survivalFree flapSurvival rateOverall flap survival ratePostoperative day 5Flap survival rateBetter flap survivalCore body temperatureAnimal modelsBlinded observersDay 5Beneficial effectsStatistical differenceDegrees CBody temperaturePatientsCore temperatureHypothermiaSurvivalFlapPresent study
2000
Pedal macrodactyly: Coverage of a large defect with a rectus abdominus free flap
Hendrix C, Thomson J, Blume P. Pedal macrodactyly: Coverage of a large defect with a rectus abdominus free flap. The Journal Of Foot & Ankle Surgery 2000, 39: 184-188. PMID: 10862390, DOI: 10.1016/s1067-2516(00)80020-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplit-thickness skin graftRectus abdominis free-tissue transferFree tissue transferRectus abdominus free flapLocal resectionSurgical treatmentFunctional resultsLower extremitiesSkin graftsFree flapIsolated macrodactylyReconstructive approachSoft tissueAfrican malesLarge defectsResectionComplicationsPatientsGraftMacrodactylyExcisionExtremitiesFlap
1998
The Preconditioned TRAM Flap: Preliminary Clinical Experience
Restifo R, Thomson J. The Preconditioned TRAM Flap: Preliminary Clinical Experience. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 1998, 41: 343-347. PMID: 9788213, DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199810000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRAM flapFat necrosisIschemic preconditioningMusculocutaneous flapPartial flap failure rateTransverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flapAcute ischemic preconditioningHigh-risk patientsLow-risk patientsRectus abdominis musculocutaneous flapFlap failure rateHigh-risk groupPartial flap lossPreliminary clinical experienceObese patientsFree TRAMClinical efficacyFlap lossClinical experiencePatientsClinical situationsPreliminary experienceFlapUnderserved areasNecrosis
1997
Transferring Vascular Territories from One Axial Pattern Flap to Another: A Comparison of Delay Procedures
Zink J, Syed S, Zahir K, Thomson J, Restifo R. Transferring Vascular Territories from One Axial Pattern Flap to Another: A Comparison of Delay Procedures. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 1997, 38: 385-387. PMID: 9111899, DOI: 10.1097/00000637-199704000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral thoracic arteryDominant pedicleThoracic arteryVascular territoriesMusculocutaneous perforatorsGroup IGroup IIISprague-Dawley ratsAxial pattern flapLateral thoracic flapIliolumbar arteryFlap survivalAdjacent vascular territoriesRat modelIliac branchGroup IIAnimal's dorsumControl groupDorsal flapLateral borderVascular sourceArteryFlapPerforatorsPedicle