Objective To introduce the current situation and prospect of the tissue-autografting, such as the flaps, muscle flaps, and bone(periosteum) flaps, andits application in reparative and reconstructive surgery. Methods Based on our own experiences and combined with the review of the literature at home and abroad, the latest development of the tissue autografting was analyzed. Results The femoral anterolateral flap, latissimus dorsi muscle flap, upper arm lateral flap, scap flap, temporal fascial flap and perforator flap are the frequently used in clinic. Of all the perforator flap had such advantages as better repair of the recipient sites and less damage of the donor site. Beacause of more advantages of the free myocutaneous flap transplantation, it substituted thefree muscle transplantation. The atissimus dorsi muscle myocutaneous flap was the most frequently used in the transplant of the vessels, with preserved function of the thoracodorsal nerve or with repair of the defected tissues by the bridge. The most common donor sites of the bone were ribs，iliac bone，fibula andscapula, so the severe bone defects or the bone nonunion, femoral head ischemic necrosis, and the bone graft from the tumor removal could be managed with the bones from those sites. Conclusion The autografting in repairing the tissue defect has become one of the most important surgical techniques in reparative and reconstructive surgery.
Objective To study the advance in the treatment of atonic bladder after spinal cord injury. Methods The rencent literature concerned was extensively reviewed and some methods of therapy for atonic bladder were introduced. Results No effective method of therapy was found for atonic bladder after spinal cord injury. When compared with clean intermittent catheterization, pharmacologic therapy, compressive micturition and detrusor function reconstruction, the establishment of an artificial bladder reflex arc may have a potential of controllable micturition. Conclusion To establish an artificial bladder reflex may provide an update of current therapeutic concepts for atonic bladder after spinalcord injury.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the compression feature, clinical manifestation and the results of treatment of quadrilateral space syndrome. METHODS: Four patients with axillary nerve entrapment at quadrilateral space had been treated and followed up for 5 to 12 months from May 1999 to June 2000. The causes, symptoms, signs and the treatment management of those cases were analyzed. RESULTS: Among the 3 cases which received operation, sensation and motor function completely recovered in 2 cases and partially recovered in 1 case. No obvious recovery of sensation and motor function in the case which received local nerve blocking treatment. CONCLUSION: The main diagnostic evidence for axillary nerve entrapment is the deltoid muscle paralysis and paresthesia in the lateral side of shoulder, and early neurolysis is recommended as soon as the diagnosis is clarified.