Vol (24) ,No (1) January,2000:1-77

Study of The Hormone Receptors in Dermal Scarring and Their Possible Implications in Treatment. Raouf Goma'a. & Laila Younis......1

Salvage Surgery For Soft Tissue Sarcoma of The Limbs. Mohamed Sobhi Zaki , Wael Gafear , Khaled Makeen El-Rifaei , Hafez Mohamed Hafez , Ibrahim K.Eyada , Tarek Mahboub & Ahmed Sami ......11

Sensory Recovery in Noninnervated Flaps Used for Breast Reconstruction M.Hegazi & Dalal  M.El-Tamimi......17

An Inexpensive External Fixator for The Hand. M.Magdi Sherif , Moustafa A.Awad , Amr Mabrouk , Mohamed K.Youssef & Amir S.El-Barbary......25

The Lateral Thoracic Region Flap: Vascular Anatomy and Clinical Applications. Raouf Goma'a , Nasser Ghozlan ,  Magdy Degheidy  , Abdel Fttah Abdallah Abdel Fattah & Salwa El-Sabeh......29

Surgical Management of Large Recurrent Palatal Fistulas . Mohamed M.Hegazi......41

Effect of Metacarpo-Phalangeal Joint Capsulotomy on Hand Function in Post Burn Claw Hand Deformity. M.Magdi Sherif......47

Perforator-Based Posterior Calf Adipofascial Turnover Flap for Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects Around The Ankle .Tarek Mahboub......55

Temporal Alopecia Reconstruction by Tissue Expander. Hamdi Basha......65

Repair of Large Abdominal Wall Hernias Using Expanded Abdominal Wall Musculature. Tarek Ahmed Said......71