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In 1958;a severely burned steel worker, the extent of whose bums was 890/0 of the body surface, with 20070 of third degree bums, was saved by the Kwangts'e hospital (now the Rui Jin hospital) of Shanghai Second Medical College. It was the first report in the world of such a critically injured patient recovering, and seemed like a miracle at that time. During the 24 following years, a great number of papers reporting the development and advances in bum therapy in clinics and in research showed that Chinese medical investigations in the field of bums have ranked among the most advanced in the world. Plastic surgery, as an independent branch of general surgery, has been established gradually since Liberation. Recently, new techniques, including microsurgical techniques, in plastic surgery have emerged and developed, permitting rapid progress in clinical work and attracting attention and appreciation in other parts of the world. The first national congress of Burns and Plastic Surgery was held from May 16-24 1982 in Shanghai. Over 800 papers were presented and showed how advances have been made in recent years in these two specialities. Here we present selected articles as a symposium. It is hoped that this symposium will be of value to its readers. About the Editors Chang Ti-sheng (Zhang Di-sheng), who was born 12 June 1916, is Professor of Surgery, Shanghai Second Medical College, Shanghai, Chief of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Director of Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai.
Contents
I Recent Advances in Plastic Surgery in China.- 1. Corrections of Contractures in Patients Surviving very Extensive Deep Burns.- 2. Experiences in Treatment of 713 Patients with Postburn Scar Contracture (1966-1980).- 3. Surgical Treatment of Postburn Contracture Deformities — An Analysis of 686 Cases.- 4. Severe Local Radiation Injury of the Skin — A Report of 22 Cases.- 5. Musculus Frontalis Rotation Flap in the Treatment of Blepharoptosis Gravis.- 6. Reconstruction of Facial Elephantiasis: A Case Report).- 7. Single Stage Total Ear Reconstruction Without Making Use of the Auricular Skin.- 8. The Use of Long and Thin Skin Tube to Repair Auricular Defect after Burn — A Report of 42 Cases.- 9. One-stage Total Auricle Reconstruction — A Report of 50 Cases.- 10. Surgical Management of Traumatic Laryngotracheal Stenosis.- 11. Second Toe to Thumb Reconstruction — Long Term Observation on a Child.- 12. The Reverse Island Forearm Flap.- 13. Reconstructive Surgery for Postburn Hand Deformity.- 14. An Analysis of Operative Results on Late Deformities of Burnt Hands.- 15. The Forearm Radial Arterial Turnover Flap and its Clinical Application.- 16. Reconstruction of Metacarpophalangeal Joint by Free Vascularized Autogenous Metatarsophalangeal Joint Transplant.- 17. Free Transfer of Fascia of the Scalp by Microvascular Technique Plus Skin Graft for the Repair of Postburn Clawhand Deformity.- 18. Sole to Palm Full Thickness Skin Graft.- 19. One-stage Surgical Treatment for Scar Contracture of Achilles Tendon Following Burns and its Anatomic Basis.- 20. Microvascular Transplantation of Prefabricated Free Thigh Flap.- 21. Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema of the Extremities (a Study on Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis in Comparison with the Method of Excision and Skin Graft).-22. Free Omentum Transplantation — A Report of 30 Cases.- 23. Homologous Vascularized Ovary Transplantation: A Case Report.- 24. Microsurgical Replantation of an Amputated Penis: A Case Report.- 25. Observation on Morphologic Changes in Blood Vessels in Experimental Random Pattern Skin Tubes.- 26. Medullary Cavity — A Substitute for Venous Return in Vascularized Bone Transplantation — An Experimental Study.- II Recent Advance in Burns Surgery in China.- 27. Clinical Significance of Changes in Excreted Fraction of Filtered Sodium (FENa) in Severe Burn Patients.- 28. Pathomorphologic Study of the Kidneys of Severe Burn Patients and its Relationship to Renal Dysfunction.- 29. Changes in Cardiac Contractility in Burn Shock.- 30. Successful Treatment of Two Extensive Third Degree Burn Patients.- 31. Massive Excision and Intermingled Transplantation in the Treatment of Extensive Third Degree Burns.- 32. Mechanism and Management of Repeated Recurrence of Residual Wounds in Severely Burned Patients — Role of Sweat Glands.- 33. Refrigerated Human Amnion as a Burn Dressing: Clinical Application and Histologic Observations.- 34. Evaluation of Various Topical Chemical Antimicrobials in Burns: An Experimental Study.- 35. Early Diagnosis of Burn Wound Infection with Aspergillus by the Use of Tissue Sliver Culture.- 36. The Toxin of Decomposed Burn Tissues.- 37. The Common Organisms of Invasive Infection in Burns and the Choice of Antibiotics.- 38. Early Surgical Treatment of Severely Burned Hands.- 39. 8-year Experience on the Use of Skin Stored in Liquid Nitrogen.- 40. The Experimental Study on Acute Respiratory Failure Caused by Burn Associated With Inhalation Injury.- 41. Multisystem Organ Failure Complicating Major Burns.- 42. A Report on Five Cases of Burns Associatedwith Mechanical Injuries.- 43. The Changes in Serum Ceruloplasmin and Copper in Burned Rats.- 44. Preliminary Experimental Observation on the Acute Rejection of Allotransplantation of the Kidney in Rabbits Treated by Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.
