Soft tissue defects resulting from trauma, cancer surgery or congenital abnormalities can occur throughout the body, and are reconstructed with surgical flaps by plastic surgeons. Perforator flaps are the most recent applications of surgical tissue transfers. These tissue transfers are reliant on a single artery and vein, which perfuse a portion of tissue with the blood required for survival. As a result of diminished flap bulk, minimal donor site morbidity, and more donor site choices, perforator flaps are considered to be an advanced form of tissue transfer. Fifteen thighs obtained from 10 fresh human cadavers were studied. This study employed the 3D imaging software, Materialise’s Interactive Medical Image Control System (MIMICS), to create 3D models of the vascular anatomy of the thigh. In total there is an average of 88 ± 16 arterial perforators supplying the integument of the thigh from nine source arteries.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--Bowling Green State University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-44). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--Bowling Green State University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-44).

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis--Copenhagen. / Summary in Danish. Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-130).

The increase in tissue extensibility and joint range of motion through stretching has often been demonstrated. However, the existence of an optimal stretch duration has not been proven and the identification of an ideal number of repetitions of a stretch has received little attention in the literature. The purpose of this study was to examine and clarify the relationship of duration and number of repetitions of a stretch and their effect on changes in hamstring extensibility (HE) resulting from a stretching program. The HE of 33 subjects who were randomly assigned to a control group or one of three treatment groups was assessed before and after a three-week stretching program. The subjects in the three treatment groups stretched once a day, five times a week, and either once for 15 seconds (1 X 15), twice for 15 seconds (2 X 15), or once for 30 seconds (1 X 30). A repeated measures ANOVA showed no statistically significant effect for treatment group (P=0.181) or for treatment by pre- and post-treatment measurements (P=0.140), but indicated a significant difference between pre- and post-treatment measurements (P<0.001). The HE of the control group (which did not stretch) changed only slightly (0.9��, SD 5.7), the 1 X 15 and 1 X 30 groups improved more clearly (4.2��, SD 3.1 and 3.8��, SD 6.7, respectively), and the 2 X 15 group's HE increased the most (6.8��, SD 3.9). The results suggest that varying durations and repetitions of a stretch may influence the magnitude of improvement of HE. However, with the relatively low power (0.46) in the present study, no statistically significant difference between stretching protocols of 1 X 15 seconds, 2 X 15 seconds, and 1 X 30 seconds could be found. / Graduation date: 1997

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Delaware, 2007. / Principal faculty advisor: Christopher M. Modlesky, Dept. of Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 207-212). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis--Wisconsin. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 336-346).