Plastic Surgery Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/medical-specialty/plastic-surgery/ Emergency medicine education and critical care education blog Tue, 03 Jun 2025 05:59:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://litfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-LITFL-Logo-Square-516-TR-100x100.png Plastic Surgery Archives • LITFL https://litfl.com/category/medical-specialty/plastic-surgery/ 32 32 124409178 Procedure: Sutures and Staples https://litfl.com/procedure-sutures-and-staples/ https://litfl.com/procedure-sutures-and-staples/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 05:56:53 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284789 James Miers and John Mackenzie Procedure: Sutures and Staples

Emergency Procedure: closing lacerations. Three updated videos covering the Simple Suture, Advanced Skills and Stapling

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Procedure: Nail bed repair https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair-instructions/ https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair-instructions/#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=283497 James Miers and Hasan Sarwar Procedure: Nail bed repair

Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: nail bed repair - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if managed incorrectly

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Procedure: Nail bed repair https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair/ https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair/#respond Sun, 11 May 2025 13:28:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=283499 James Miers and Hasan Sarwar Procedure: Nail bed repair

Emergency Procedure: nail bed lacerations - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if not managed carefully

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Charles Lund https://litfl.com/charles-lund/ https://litfl.com/charles-lund/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 01:24:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=274913 Mike Cadogan Charles Lund

Charles Carroll Lund (1883-1972) was an American surgeon. Eponymously remembered for the Lund and Browder Chart estimating the total body surface area affected in the management of burns.

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Mallet Finger https://litfl.com/mallet-finger/ https://litfl.com/mallet-finger/#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2023 05:35:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=194115 Ed Burns Mallet Finger

Rupture / avulsion of the distal extensor mechanism of the finger, resulting in an inability to extend the distal phalanx at the DIP joint.

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Jersey Finger https://litfl.com/jersey-finger/ https://litfl.com/jersey-finger/#respond Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:39:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=194116 Ed Burns Jersey Finger

Jersey Finger. Avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) tendon from the base of the distal phalanx.

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Nail Gun Injuries https://litfl.com/nail-gun-injuries/ https://litfl.com/nail-gun-injuries/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:52:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=197940 Kane Guthrie and Mike Cadogan Nail Gun Injuries

Nail gun-related injuries are a serious occupational risk with potentially lethal outcomes. Nail guns were introduced in both industry and the general public back in 1959.

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Ambroise Paré https://litfl.com/ambroise-pare/ https://litfl.com/ambroise-pare/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2020 09:11:19 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=230304 Mike Cadogan Ambroise Paré

Biography Born in 1509/1510 in Bourg-Hersant (Laval), France Died December 20, 1590 in Paris, France Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Paré A. Briefve collection de l’administration anatomique. 1549 Paré A. La maniere de traicter les playes faictes tant par hacquebutes, que par fleches. 1552 Paré A. Anatomie universelle du Corps humain. 1561 Paré […]

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Tintinalli Plastics MCQs https://litfl.com/tintinalli-plastics-mcqs/ https://litfl.com/tintinalli-plastics-mcqs/#respond Sat, 12 Jan 2019 13:52:20 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=198208 Steven Lee Tintinalli Plastics MCQs

Tintinalli Plastics multiple choice questions MCQs for ACEM Fellowship

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Le Fort facial fractures https://litfl.com/le-fort-facial-fractures-eponymictionary/ https://litfl.com/le-fort-facial-fractures-eponymictionary/#respond Wed, 06 Jun 2018 13:59:16 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=174815 Mike Cadogan Le Fort facial fractures

Midfacial facial injeuct classification. Maxilla separated from the skull base along planes of injury. Described by René Le Fort (1869- 1951) in 1901

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René Le Fort https://litfl.com/rene-le-fort-eponym/ https://litfl.com/rene-le-fort-eponym/#respond Mon, 14 May 2018 13:59:18 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=174814 Mike Cadogan René Le Fort

René Le Fort (1869 – 1951) was a French surgeon. Le Fort classified facial fractures in 1900 and published in 1901

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Devil’s Horn Sign https://litfl.com/devils-horn-sign/ https://litfl.com/devils-horn-sign/#comments Sun, 04 Feb 2018 15:53:11 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=174594 Chris Nickson Devil’s Horn Sign

A young man injures his hand and realises something isn't right when he performs the 'Devil's Horn' sign while listening to Heavy Metal.

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