Table Of ContentAnnals  of Plastic  Surgery 
Volume  30 / January—June  1993 
Editor in Chief  Associate Editors  William C. Trier, MD 
William D. Morain, MD  Edgar Biemer, MD  Seattle, Washington 
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Boston, Massachusetts  Moise L. Levy, MD 
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Saitama, Japan  Dermatology 
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Hershey, Pennsylvania  Stephanie Hampton 
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Number  1 / January  1993 
Original Articles 
Experience with a Three-Point Method for Planning  Mark B. Constantian, MD, FACS 
Rhinoplasty 
Knowledge, Concern, and Satisfaction Among  Neal Handel, MD 
Augmentation Mammaplasty Patients, with Invited  David Wellisch, PhD 
Discussion by Garry S. Brody, MD  M. J. Silverstein, MD 
et al 
Cylindrical Nipple Reconstruction Using an H Flap  Geoffrey G. Hallock, MD 
John A. Altobelli, MD 
An Objective Assessment of Treatment for Orbital  Michael J. Yaremchuk, MD 
Hypertelorism  Linton A. Whitaker, MD 
Richard Grossman, MD 
Charles Castiglione, MD 
Inferiorly Based Rectus Abdominis Flaps in Critically Ill  Richard L. Nesmith, MD 
and Injured Patients  Malcolm W. Marks, MD 
Anthony J. DeFranzo, MD 
Wayne Meredith, MD 
Applications of the Posterior Thigh Flap  Christian Paletta, MD, FACS 
Thomas Bartell, MD 
Sameer Shehadi, MD, FACS 
Comparative Study of Reverse Flow Island Flaps in the  Kaneshige Satoh, MD 
Lower Extremities—Peroneal,  Anterior Tibial, and  Ryohsuke Aoyama, MD 
Posterior Tibial Island Flaps in 25 Patients  Takuya Onizuka, MD 
Influence of Age on Free Flap Tolerance to Ischemia: An  Brian C. Cooley 
Experimental Study in Rats  John S. Gould, MD 
Mechanisms of Viability in Rabbit Flank Venous Flaps  Reha Gencosmanoglu, MD 
Ozcan Uigen, MD 
Celikcan Yaman, MD 
et al 
Case Reports 
Large Vascular Malformation of the Face Undergoing  Jeffrey C. Posnick, DMD, MD, FRCS(C), 
Resection with Facial Nerve Preservation in Infancy  FACS 
M. M. Al-Qattan, MB, BS, FRCS(C) 
R. M. Zuker, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Contents of Volume 30, January—June 1993 
Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia Showing Marked  Yoshio Tanaka, MD 
Involution Postoperatively  Sadao Tajima, MD 
Seiji Maejima, MD 
Mie Umebayashi, MD 
Persistent Posttraumatic  Orbital—Antral  Fistula  Karen Joughin, MD, FRCS(C) 
Oleh Antonyshyn, MD, FRCS(C) 
Kenneth L. Wilson, MD, FRCS(C) 
Michael Riding, MD, FRCP(C) 
Overview 
Treatment of Nasal Surgery Complications  John F. Teichgraeber, MD 
Ronald C. Russo, MD 
Short Subject 
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Right-to-Left “Mirrored” Writing  Kurt R. Reinke, MD 
Revisited 
Editorial 
In Delay There Lies No Plenty  William D. Morain, MD 
Letters 
Re: Massive Extravasation  of Traumatically Ruptured  Jose M. Robles, MD 
Buttock Silicone Prosthesis 
Reply  Ronald D. Ford, MD 
Re: Heterotopic Ossification as  a Complication of the  David W. Becker, Jr, MD, FACS 
Staged Total Thigh Muscles Flap in Spinal Cord Injury 
Patients 
Reply  Salah Rubayi, MD, FICS, FACS 
Book Reviews 
Number 2 / February  1993 
Original Articles 
Reconstruction of the Lower Extremity after Grade III  Scott A. Spiro, MD 
Distal Tibial Injuries Using Combined Microsurgical Free  William Oppenheim, MD 
Tissue Transfer and Bone Transport by Distraction  William K. Boss, MD 
et al 
Osteosynthesis
Contents of Volume 30, January—June  1993 
105  Tissue Engineering of Biomaterials for Composite  Robert L. Walton, MD 
Reconstruction:  An Experimental Model  Richard E. Brown, MD 
Imaging of Breast Cancer after Augmentation  A. Jill Leibman, MD 
Mammoplasty  Beth D. Kruse, MD 
Superiority of the Fasciocutaneous Flap in  Yuhei Yamamoto, MD 
Reconstruction of Sacral Pressure Sores  Takehiko Ohura, MD 
Yoshihisa Shintomi, MD 
et al 
A Newly Designed Minigraft to Achieve Angularity and  Vicente De Carolis, MD 
Projection of the Nasal Tip: The Asymmetrical 
Bipyramidal Graft 
Futility of Muscle Flaps for Self-inflicted Wounds  Geoffrey G. Hallock, MD 
Surgical Treatment of Axillary Osmidrosis  Takashi Endo, MD 
Yoshio Nakayama, MD 
Immediate Free Tissue Transfer for Distal  John Heiner, MD 
Musculoskeletal Neoplasms  Venkat Rao, MD 
William Mott, MD 
Walking Track Analysis: Utilization of Individual  Gregory M. T. Hare, MD, PhD 
Footprint Parameters  Peter J. Evans, MD 
Susan E. Mackinnon, MD, FRCS(C), FACS 
et al 
Augmentation of Skin Flap Survival by Selective  Yasutaka Okamoto, MD 
Intraarterial Infusion of Prostaglandin E,: Experimental  Tatsuo Nakajima, MD 
and Clinical Studies  Kei Yoneda, MD 
Case Reports 
Reconstruction of a Medial Canthus Defect with a  U. M. Reali, MD 
Myocutaneous Flap  C. Chiarugi, MD 
L. Borgognoni, MD 
Congenital Bilateral Intermaxillary Bony Fusion  Karoon Agrawal, MCh 
S. Sarath Chandra, MS 
N. S. Sreekumar, MS 
Free Lateral Calcaneal Flap  Kozo Ishikawa, MD 
Shigeo Kyutoku, MD 
Eiji Takeuchi, MD
Contents of Volume 30, January—June 1993 
Closure of Myelomeningocele Using Skin from Stillborn  William J. Barwick, MD 
Twin  Jerry Oakes, MD 
Jay A. Goldberg, MD 
A Latissimus/Scapula Combined Myo-Osseous Free Flap  Gregory R. D. Evans, MD 
Based on the Subscapular Artery Used for Elbow  Ronald W. Luethke, MD 
Reconstruction 
Use of the Temporal Muscle Flap in Barraquer-Simon’s  José Ma Serra, MD, PhD 
Progressive Lipodystrophy  Augustin Ballesteros, MD, PhD 
Felipe Mesa, MD 
et al 
Familial Multiple Glomangiomas  Ross Rudolph, MD, FACS 
Short Subject 
A Simple Technique for Harvesting Standardized Skin  Yu-Chuan Pan, MD 
Grafts in the Rodent  Gurhan Ozcan, MD 
Charmaine G. Chahadeh 
et al 
Editorial 
The View from the Bridge  William D. Morain, MD 
Letters 
Re: On Not Putting Out the Sacred Fires  Gustavo A. Colon, MD 
Re: On Not Putting Out the Sacred Fires  Arthur G. Ship, MD, DMD, FACS 
Re: Recombinant Human Platelet-derived  Growth  Gregory L. Brown, MD 
Factor-BB for the Treatment of Chronic Pressure Ulcers 
Reply  Martin C. Robson, MD 
Number 3 / March  1993 
Original Articles 
Color Flow Ultrasound for Delineating Microsurgical  Andreas Amerhauser, MD 
Vessels: A Clinical and Experimental! Study, with Invited  Brent R. W. Moelleken, MD 
Discussion by James W. May, Jr, MD  Stephen J. Mathes, MD, FACS 
et al
Contents of Volume 30, January—June 1993 
204  Quantitative Three-Dimensional Assessment of Face-Lift  Michael W. Vannier, MD 
with an Optical Facial Surface Scanner  Thomas K. Pilgram, PhD 
Gulab Bhatia, MS 
et al 
Impact Tolerances of the Rigidly Fixated Maxillofacial  Jaime R. Garza, MD, DDS 
Skeleton  Richard V. Baratta, PhD 
Kenneth Odinet, MD, DDS 
et al 
Breast Island Flaps  José Carlos Daher, MD, IPRS, ISAPS 
Tripartite Frontalis Muscle Flap Transposition for  Kihwan Han, MD 
Blepharoptosis  Jinsung Kang, MD 
The Benefit of a Single-Passage Perfusion with a  Paul M. N. Werker, MD, PhD 
Hypertonic Citrate Solution on the Cold Ischemia  Colin J. Green, PhD, BVetMed, FRCVS, 
Tolerance of Epigastric Free Flaps in Dark—Agouty Rats,  FRCS(Hon) 
Moshe Kon, MD, PhD 
with Invited Discussion by Robert M. Pearl, MD 
et al 
The Ontogenetic Transition of Collagen Deposition in  Geoffrey G. Hallock, MD 
Rat Skin  Joseph R. Merkel, PhD 
David C. Rice, BS 
Byron R. DiPaolo, PhD 
Improved In Vitro Angiogenesis Model by Collagen  Satoshi Kanzawa, MD 
Density Reduction and the Use of Type III Collagen  Hirahitc Endo, MD 
Nobuyuki Shioya, MD 
Case Reports 
Congenital Cutis Laxa: A Case Report and Review of  William O. Thomas, MD 
Loose Skin Syndromes  Michael! H. Moses, MD 
Randall D. Craver, MD 
Wesley K. Galen, MD 
Surgical Treatment of an Aggressive Metastasized  Luis R. Pernia, MD 
Eccrine Poroma  Gabriella Guzman-Stein, MD 
Howard L. Miller, PhD, MPH 
Congenital Absence of Nasal Bones  Jorge Orlando Guerrissi 
Inhibition of Perioperative Platelet Aggregation Using  Matthew J. Concannon, MD 
Toradol (Ketorolac)  Li Meng, MD 
Clinton F. Welsh, MD 
Charles L. Puckett, MD
Contents of Volume 30, January—June 1993 
The Subgalea—Periosteal Turnover Flap for  Chung-Sheng Lai, MD 
Reconstruction of Scalp Defects  Sin-Daw Lin, MD 
Chih-Kang Chou, MD 
Chin-Wei Tsai, MD 
Rhabdomyolysis and Lower Extremity Compartment  Christian E. Paletta, MD, FACS 
Syndrome Due to Influenza B Virus  Robert Lynch, MD 
Alan P. Knutsen, MD 
Chronic Pressure Ulcer Carcinomas  Charles E. Stankard, MD 
C. Wayne Cruse, MD, FACS 
Karen E. Wells, MD 
Richard Karl, MD, FACS 
Overview 
Review of the Literature on Construction of a Neourethra  J. J. Hage, MD 
in Female-to-Male  Transsexuals  J.J.A . M. Bloem, MD, PhD 
Guest Editorial 
Winds of Change  Jane S. Weston, MD, FACS 
Number 4 / April 1993 
Original Articles 
Infection of Mammary Prostheses: A Survey and the  K. Gerhard Brand, MD 
Question of Prevention 
Total Versus Partial Musculofascial Coverage for  Brooke R. Seckel, MD 
Steroid-Containing Double-Lumen  Breast Implants in  Paul D. Costas, MD 
Augmentation Mammaplasty, with Invited Discussion by 
John B. Tebbetts, MD 
Speech and Velopharyngeal Function Following  Keiko Okazaki, PhD 
Maxillary Advancement  in Patients with Cleft Lip and  Kaneshige Satoh, MD 
Palate  Masako Kato, MD 
et al 
Early Radical Treatment of Pancraniofacial Synostosis  Peter Heeckt, MD 
Wolfgang Mihibauer, MD 
Hans Anderl, MD 
et al 
The Role of the Bone—Gallium Scan in Sternal  Ray D. Martin, MD, FRCS(C) 
Osteomyelitis  Neil Rieckenbrauck, MD
Contents of Volume 30, January—June  1993 
323  Phalloplasty in Female-to-Male Transsexuals: What Do 
Our Patients Ask For? 
Obtaining Rigidity in the Neophallus of Female-to-Male 
Transsexuals: A Review of the Literature  . A. M. Bloem, MD, PhD 
. Bouman, MD, PhD 
A Biochemical  and Histological Comparison of  Igo Goldberg, MD 
Vascularized and Free Fat Grafts in the Rabbit  Kenneth R. Knight, PhD 
Joanne E. Mahoney, BSc 
Bernard McC. O’Brien, CMG, MS, MD, 
FRACS 
A Study of Simplified Porcine Skin Preservation  Vivat Visuthikosol, MD 
Narong Punyahotra, MD 
Termsak Navykarn, MD 
et al 
Case Reports 
Steam Press Burns of the Hand  Bret R. Baack, MD 
Turner Osler, MD 
James M. Nachbar, MD 
Vaughn Harris, PA 
Amyloid Plaque of the Lower Eyelid: A Patient Report  Jefferson Davis, DDS, MD 
and Review of the Literature  Daniel Grimmer, MD 
John T. Woosley, MD, PhD 
Long-Term Complications of Reconstruction of the Heel  Masayoshi Furukawa, MD 
Using a Digitorum Brevis Muscle Flap  Koichi Nakagawa, MD 
Toshio Hamada, MD 
The Triceps Muscle Flap for Axillary Contracture  Geoffrey G. Hallock, MD 
Release 
Surgical Treatment of Tuberous Breasts with Bilateral  Eduardo E. Marchioni, MD 
Mega-areola with a Periareolar Scar Technique 
Use of Tissue Expanders in Reconstruction  after Excision  Christian P. Wilke, MD 
of Multiple Large Silicone Granulomas  John E. Woods, MD, PhD 
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Craniofacial  Motoi Yano, MD 
Fibrous Dysplasia  Sadao Tajima, MD 
Yoshio Tanaka, MD 
et al
Contents of Volume 30, January-June 1993 
Free Flap Chest Wall Reconstruction for Recurrent  David A. Hidalgo, MD 
Breast Cancer and Radiation Ulcers  Edgar F. Saldana, MD 
Valerie W. Rusch, MD 
Editorial 
Hellfire and Explantation  William D. Morain, MD 
Book Reviews 
Number  5 / May 1993 
Original Articles 
Microfixation  of Acute Orbital Fractures  Michael J. Yaremchuk, MD, FACS 
Daniel A. Del Vecchio, MD 
Thomas G. S. Fiala, MD 
W. P. Andrew Lee, MD 
Prevention of Thrombosis by Topical Application of  Roger K. Khouri, MD 
Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor in a Rabbit Model of  Basem Koudsi, MD 
Vascular Trauma, with Invited Discussion by William  Fu Kaiding, MD 
et al 
Lineaweaver,  MD 
The Extended Deep Inferior Epigastric Pedicle Flap for  Tadeusz Wellisz, MD 
Lower Extremity Reconstruction  Randy Sherman, MD 
Larry Nichter, MD 
et al 
The Expanded Forehead Flap for Nasal Reconstruction  James Apesos, MD, FACS 
Howard J. Perofsky, MD 
Facial Injuries from Falling: Age-dependent  Kayoko Shinya, MD 
Characteristics  Tatsuzo Taira, MD 
Masaki Sawada, MD 
Nobuhiko Isshiki, MD 
Quantitative Monitoring of Capsular Contraction Around  Robert M. Brohim, MD 
Smooth and Textured Implants  Pamela A. Foresman, BA 
Genine M. Grant, MS 
et ai 
Irradiation Effects on Wound Contraction Using a  Akimasa Yanase, DDS 
Connective Tissue Model  Minoru Ueda, DDS, PhD 
Toshio Kaneda, DDS, PhD 
et al
Contents of Volume 30, January—June  1993 
441  Tissue Oxygenation and Blood Flow on Specialized and  David L. Feldman, MD 
Conventional Hospital Beds  Richard S. Sepka, PA-C 
Bruce Klitzman, PhD 
Case Reports 
Marginal Eyelid Reconstruction with a Composite Skin-  Shigenobu Sakai, MD 
Muscle-Mucosa  Graft from the Lower Lip, with Invited 
Discussion by James H. Carraway, MD 
Asymmetrical Hypersensitivity to Bovine Collagen, with  Patricia Somerville, MD 
Invited Discussions by Jack C. Fisher, MD, and David H.  R. Christie Wray, Jr, MD 
Frank, MD, and Bruce B. Pharriss, PhD 
Scalp Flap Rotation with Primary Donor Site Closure  Stephen S. Kroll, MD 
Robert Margolis, MD 
Myonecrosis as a Sequela of Calf Implants  Geoffrey G. Hallock, MD 
Plexiform Fibrohistiocytic Tumor of Skin  Stephen M. Herring, DDS, MD 
Successful Treatment of Coccidioidomycosis  Kyle D. Bickel, MD 
Osteomyelitis in an Infant  Barry H. J. Press, MD 
Leslie M. Hovey, MD 
Neovaginal Procidentia  Paul P. Koonings, MD 
Short Subjects 
A Reconstructive  Surgeon’s Taste in Art: Dr Peter Parker  James Chang, BAS 
and the Lam Qua Oil Paintings 
The Cleft Palate Gag Line: Connect the Dotts  J. J. Bloem, MD, PhD 
J. J. Hage, MD, PhD 
Editorial 
The Best and the Brightest  William D. Morain, MD 
Letters 
Re: Accessory Abductor Digiti Minimi Muscle  M. M. Al-Qattan, FRCS(C) 
Originating Proximal to the Wrist Causing Symptomatic 
Ulnar Nerve Compression 
Re: The Transverse Gracilis Musculocutaneous Flap  Heather J. Furnas, MD