Mutilated Hand Injuries
The authors provide a review of treatment of the mutilated hand, discussing the effect of injury on soft tissue loss, intrinsic and extrinsic musculature, paravascular structures, tendons, and the bony…
From Dysfunction to Function in Hand and Upper Limb Reconstruction
Michael W. Neumeister, MD, FRCSC, Guest Editor Reconstruction of the upper extremity is designed primarily to restore function. The limb without function becomes a burden or liability to the patient….
Skin: Histology and Physiology of Wound Healing
It is important to understand the histology and physiology of skin for the prediction and optimization of wound healing. Optimal postoperative wound healing to minimize scarring entails minimizing local, systemic,…
Management of Wounds with Exposed Bone Structures using an Artificial Dermis and Skin Grafting Technique
The task of managing an open wound complicated by exposed bony structures underneath is difficult, if not challenging. We have instituted a method of managing the problems in stages using…
Management of Split Skin Graft Donor Sites–Results of a National Survey
The authors wished to obtain a ‘snapshot’ of the range of practice in the management of split skin graft donor sites in the British Isles. Material/Methods Questionnaires were sent to…
Dermal Substitutes Do Well on Dura: Comparison of Split Skin Grafting +/− Artificial Dermis for Reconstruction of Full-thickness Calvarial Defects
Large, full-thickness calvarial defects present a series of significant reconstructive challenges involving a range of techniques, including local and free flaps. Occasionally these conventional methods may not be possible due…
WITHDRAWN: Skin Tissue Engineering—In Vivo and In Vitro Applications
The Publisher regrets that this article is an accidental duplication of an article that has already been published in Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev. , 63 (2011) 352–366, doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2011.01.005 ….
Pre- and Probiotics for Human Skin
Current research on the complex interplay between the microbiota, the barrier function and the innate immune system of the skin indicates that the skin’s microbiota have a beneficial role, much…
Tissue Engineering of Skin
Each one of us is a self-organizing mass of multiple cell types. From fertilization of the embryo our tissue structures develop until an adult morphology is achieved. At that point…
Physiology of Skin Aging
Skin is the most voluminous organ of the body. It assumes several important physiological functions and represents also a “social interface” between an individual and other members of society. This…
