Pub Date : 2025-12-31eCollection Date: 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1814458
S Raja Sabapathy
{"title":"Robert D. Acland - The Microsurgery Pioneer - A Personal Reflection.","authors":"S Raja Sabapathy","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1814458","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1814458","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 6","pages":"406-414"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12755951/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145890515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-31eCollection Date: 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1814146
Krishnamurthy Sridhar
{"title":"Reflection and Looking Ahead: A Journey Guided by Purpose.","authors":"Krishnamurthy Sridhar","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1814146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1814146","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 6","pages":"415-417"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12755945/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145890476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-31eCollection Date: 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1812317
Hari Venkatramani
{"title":"Orthoplastic Surgery: A Shining Example for 'Collaborate and Flourish' in Multidisciplinary Care.","authors":"Hari Venkatramani","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1812317","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1812317","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 5","pages":"327-330"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12578539/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145432518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-08-29eCollection Date: 2025-08-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1810108
Visweswar Bhattacharya
{"title":"Research is a Passion and not a Penance.","authors":"Visweswar Bhattacharya","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1810108","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1810108","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 4","pages":"241-244"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12396868/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144973996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-08-06eCollection Date: 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1810110
S Raja Sabapathy, Hari Venkatramani, Madhu Periasamy, Aditya Narasimhan, Monusha Mohan, Vamseedharan Muthukumar
Utilization of tissues from the amputated part to cover critical structures or enhance function in another area is a valuable technique in reconstructive surgery. For this "spare part surgery" to occur high level of awareness is to be present among surgeons who perform the primary procedure. We are presenting a case wherein the great toe was harvested for thumb reconstruction in a patient who had a nonsalvageable lower limb injury with a crush injury of the hand with amputation of multiple fingers including the thumb. The patient on follow-up is using his reconstructed thumb for all his activities including for wearing the lower limb prosthesis. Harvesting the toe from the to be amputated part has the advantages of harvesting more skin, longer length of tendons, vessels, and nerves since there is no need for donor site closure or any concern for donor site morbidity.
{"title":"Reconstruction of an Amputated Thumb by Great Toe Harvested from a Simultaneously Amputated Lower Limb: Spare Part Surgery Concept Revisited.","authors":"S Raja Sabapathy, Hari Venkatramani, Madhu Periasamy, Aditya Narasimhan, Monusha Mohan, Vamseedharan Muthukumar","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1810110","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1810110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Utilization of tissues from the amputated part to cover critical structures or enhance function in another area is a valuable technique in reconstructive surgery. For this \"spare part surgery\" to occur high level of awareness is to be present among surgeons who perform the primary procedure. We are presenting a case wherein the great toe was harvested for thumb reconstruction in a patient who had a nonsalvageable lower limb injury with a crush injury of the hand with amputation of multiple fingers including the thumb. The patient on follow-up is using his reconstructed thumb for all his activities including for wearing the lower limb prosthesis. Harvesting the toe from the to be amputated part has the advantages of harvesting more skin, longer length of tendons, vessels, and nerves since there is no need for donor site closure or any concern for donor site morbidity.</p>","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 6","pages":"468-471"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12755949/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145890432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-08-06eCollection Date: 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1810111
Anil Bhatia, Alex Franco de Carvalho, Ruy Dantas Silveira Gois Neto
{"title":"A Simple Test to Detect Deltoid Function.","authors":"Anil Bhatia, Alex Franco de Carvalho, Ruy Dantas Silveira Gois Neto","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1810111","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1810111","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 6","pages":"472-473"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12755946/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145890231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01eCollection Date: 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1809700
S Raja Sabapathy
{"title":"Relentless Reflection.","authors":"S Raja Sabapathy","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1809700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1809700","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 3","pages":"155-156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12213015/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-01eCollection Date: 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1055/s-0045-1809705
Rakesh Kumar Khazanchi
{"title":"Indar Kumar Dhawan: A Versatile Master Surgeon and a Gentleman.","authors":"Rakesh Kumar Khazanchi","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1809705","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1809705","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 3","pages":"157-160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12213027/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}