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Adriaan O Grobbelaar

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Zubler C, Punreddy A, Mayorga-Young D, Leckenby J, Grobbelaar A
Facial Plast Surg . 2024 Apr; 40(4):514-524. PMID: 38604247
Postparalysis facial synkinesis (PPFS) can develop in any facial palsy and is associated with significant functional and psychosocial consequences for affected patients. While the prevention of synkinesis especially after Bell's...
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Leckenby J, Patel A, Patel S, Rahman A, Haque S, Grobbelaar A
Plast Reconstr Surg . 2023 Feb; 151(6):1296-1305. PMID: 36729141
Background: Facial palsy patients experience an array of problems ranging from functional to psychological issues. With regard to the eye, lacrimation, lagophthalmos, and the inability to spontaneously blink are the...
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Leckenby J, Chacon M, Milek D, Lichtman J, Grobbelaar A
J Surg Res . 2022 Aug; 280:379-388. PMID: 36037615
Introduction: Two-stage free functional muscle transfers for long-standing facial palsy can yield unpredictable results. Earlier studies have demonstrated incomplete regeneration across neurorrhaphies in native nerve and higher donor axonal counts...
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Bruhlmann J, Lese I, Grobbelaar A, Fischlin C, Constantinescu M, Olariu R
Swiss Med Wkly . 2022 Mar; 152:w30131. PMID: 35315267
Background: A marked increase in bariatric surgery has led to higher numbers of patients with contour deformities after massive weight loss seeking plastic surgical correction. Insurance coverage for these post-bariatric...
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Kidd T, Platt N, Kidd D, Grobbelaar A
Surg Res Pract . 2022 Mar; 2022:2122956. PMID: 35299587
Background: The anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap has been amongst the most versatile components of the reconstructive surgeon's armamentarium. The authors utilise these flaps for a variety of reconstructive procedures including...
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Scheer H, Banz Y, Grobbelaar A, Vogelin E
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open . 2021 Sep; 9(9):e3802. PMID: 34548998
The field of vascular anomalies (VA) has been subject to changes during the last few decades. The current classification of the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA)...
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Gasteratos K, Azzawi S, Vlachopoulos N, Lese I, Spyropoulou G, Grobbelaar A
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg . 2021 Feb; 74(7):1423-1435. PMID: 33637466
Background: Pediatric facial palsy represents a rare multifactorial entity. Facial reanimation restores smiling, thus boosting self-confidence and social integration of the affected children. The purpose of this paper is to...
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Lese I, Biedermann R, Constantinescu M, Grobbelaar A, Olariu R
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg . 2020 Oct; 74(3):512-522. PMID: 33039304
Background: Even though the benefit of free tissue transfer is uncontested in complex reconstructive cases, vascular compromise and/or flap failure remain a challenge for the surgeon and identification of possible...
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Lese I, Grobbelaar A, Sabau D, Georgescu A, Constantinescu M, Olariu R
J Bone Joint Surg Am . 2019 Dec; 102(6):510-518. PMID: 31804239
Background: Defects in the distal third of the leg are difficult to cover and often require free tissue transfer, even for defects of limited sizes. Propeller flaps have been designed...
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Leckenby J, Chacon M, Grobbelaar A, Lichtman J
J Surg Res . 2019 May; 242:207-213. PMID: 31085369
Background: Peripheral nerve assessment has traditionally been studied through histological and immunological staining techniques in a limited cross-sectional modality, making detailed analysis difficult. A new application of serial section electron...