Abbé flap Reference library
A-Z of Plastic Surgery
• Useful flap for reconstructing moderatesized defects (too big to close directly) of the lip. • Pedicled flap, usually taken
abdominal muscles
Abdominal wall Reference library
A-Z of Plastic Surgery
Abdominal wall reconstruction Reference library
A-Z of Plastic Surgery
Indications:
• Trauma. • Tumour: Desmoid, Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. • Radiation. • Infection: Gas gangrene, Necrotizing
Abdominal wall reconstruction
Abdominoplasty Reference library
A-Z of Plastic Surgery
An aesthetic procedure which aims to provide a flatter, narrower abdomen by excising skin and fat excess and addressing rectus
Abdominoplasty
abducens nerve Quick reference
A Dictionary of Ophthalmology
The sixth cranial nerve. It innervates the ipsilateral lateral rectus muscle, resulting in *abduction of the eye.
abduction Quick reference
A Dictionary of Ophthalmology
Horizontal movement of the eye outwards (away from the nose).
Abductor pollicis brevis Reference library
A-Z of Plastic Surgery
APB:
Most superficial muscle of thenar eminence.
Origin:
Transverse carpal ligament, palmaris longus and there may also be another slip
Abductor pollicis longus Reference library
A-Z of Plastic Surgery
Origin:
Dorsum of radius, ulnar and interosseous membrane. It runs obliquely around the radius coursing over the wrist extensors. It
abnormal retinal correspondence Quick reference
A Dictionary of Ophthalmology
A cortical mechanism to remap anatomically non-corresponding points of each retina to stimulate functionally corresponding points in the *occipital
Absorbable polymers Reference library
A-Z of Plastic Surgery
Synthetic:
• Used for sutures and investigated for other devices such as plates and screws (LactoSorb). • One class of
Absorbable polymers
accommodation Quick reference
A Dictionary of Ophthalmology
The process by which the eye changes focus from distant to near objects through conformational changes in the ciliary muscle
accommodative convergence : accommodation (AC : A) ratio Quick reference
A Dictionary of Ophthalmology
The measure of accommodative convergence per unit of accommodation. Convergence and accommodation are related neurologically, but the AC : A ratio varies
Accutane Reference library
A-Z of Plastic Surgery
Isotretinoin. The synthetic retinoid derivative 13-cis-retinoic acid (Accutane) used for severe Acne vulgaris. The dose is 1
Accutane
achromatopsia Quick reference
A Dictionary of Ophthalmology
An inherited disorder of *cone photoreceptor function in which all three subtypes are lacking or non-functional. Incomplete and complete
