RESUMEN
Ten New Zealand white 22-week-old rabbits were divided into two groups of five each. The Midas Rex drill with a C-1 drill bit was used to make a full-thickness sagittal osteotomy 2 cm in length. A B-5 bit and footplate attachment were used to make a 2-cm linear osteotomy parallel to the first. Four drill holes 1 mm in diameter were made over the nasal bones on the ipsilateral side. In Group A animals, half of the skull had no irrigation; the other half of the skull was irrigated with room temperature saline. In Group B animals half of the skull was irrigated with iced saline irrigation; the other half of the skull was irrigated with room temperature irrigation fluid, and the osteotomy sites were filled with bone wax. Specimens were harvested at 8 weeks and evaluated grossly and histologically. The results showed that all the drill holes closed in the nasal bones regardless of the type of irrigation used or whether bone wax was used. Iced saline irrigation and room temperature irrigation had similar positive effects on bone formation in contrast to the no-irrigation group, which had inferior bone formation. Bone wax appeared also to have a detrimental effect on bone formation.
Asunto(s)
Regeneración Ósea/fisiología , Craneotomía/instrumentación , Osteotomía/instrumentación , Irrigación Terapéutica/métodos , Animales , Craneotomía/efectos adversos , Combinación de Medicamentos , Hemostáticos/uso terapéutico , Osteotomía/efectos adversos , Palmitatos/uso terapéutico , Conejos , Cloruro de Sodio/uso terapéutico , Temperatura , Ceras/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
Review of 46 consecutive patients undergoing immediate breast reconstruction with tissue expanders and subsequent implant placement was conducted to assess the potential liability of adjuvant chemotherapy. Twenty-three patients required chemotherapy, while 23 did not. Critical comparison of complications and outcome of the two groups revealed no significant differences. Within the parameters of the study (avoidance of expansion or surgery during the period of chemotherapy), there appeared to be no disadvantage posed to the immediate reconstruction patient by adjuvant chemotherapy. We feel that this option can continue to be offered despite the anticipation of probable chemotherapy.