Purpose To prepare mesoporous silica-based delivery systems capable of simultaneous
delivery of drugs and nucleic acids. Methods The surface of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (…

Defects of the cranium result from various causes, including traumatic loss, neurosurgical
intervention, skull tumors, and infection. Cranial vault reconstruction aims to restore both the …

Background Animal bites are typically harmless, but in rare cases infections introduced by
such bites can be fatal. Capnocytophaga canimorsus, found in the normal oral flora of dogs, …

Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP) of hand fractures can be a deceptively
challenging procedure that requires significant hands-on time to teach and learn. We …

Objectives: The authors describe a case of congenital calvarial hemangioma successfully
managed using propranolol therapy. Presenting symptoms, radiological and pathological …

Objectives: We describe an approach to reanimation of complete, prolonged facial paralysis
using minimally invasive temporalis tendon transfer (MIT3) by the melolabial or transoral …

Purpose There is a paucity of research on reducing dressing adherence. This is partly due
to lack of an in vitro model, recreating the clinical variability of wounds. Previously we …

In a recent editorial on the importance of expertise in plastic surgery, the authors argued
that patients seeking aesthetic surgery today have difficulty discerning “real expertise” and …

Objective Synkinetic facial movement after facial nerve regeneration is a well-documented
phenomenon. Rarely, patients recovering from facial nerve injury report feelings of auditory …

Figure 1: View of the left thumb of a 44-year-old pathologist after injury caused by a scalpel
blade during a postmortem examination. Initial presentation showed purpuric skin changes to …