2024
Informed Consent and Digit Replantation: Current State and Recommendations for Ethical Patient Care
Gudbranson E, Prsic A, Pistorio A, Colen D. Informed Consent and Digit Replantation: Current State and Recommendations for Ethical Patient Care. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2024, 49: 789-793. PMID: 38639682, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2024.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsent discussionsPatient's best interestEthical patient carePatient education materialsConsentDecision-makingMedical decisionsPatient careRevision amputationLong-term riskEducational materialsDigital replantationBenefits of surgeryDecisionAmputationDigital amputationDiscussionHand surgeryCurrent statePatientsRiskRecommendationsEthicsInterestCare
2022
Osteoplastic Thumb Reconstruction in the Immediate Setting: A Case Series
Liu Y, Miller EA, Wee CE, Prsic A, Eble DJ, Kao DS. Osteoplastic Thumb Reconstruction in the Immediate Setting: A Case Series. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2022, 10: e4385. PMID: 35720199, PMCID: PMC9197346, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000004385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOsteoplastic thumb reconstructionTraumatic thumb amputationCase seriesThumb amputationThumb reconstructionOperative timeResidual hand functionShorter overall operative timeTime of injuryOverall operative timeStable clinical outcomeTotal operative timeMinimal donor site morbidityDonor site morbidityHospital lengthSelect patientsRevision amputationClinical outcomesHardware removalHand functionGroin flapRevision proceduresBone autograftPatientsSite morbidityExpanding the criteria for targeted muscle reinnervation: A national assessment of eligibility
Junn A, Dinis J, Reategui A, Liu S, Colen D, Prsic A. Expanding the criteria for targeted muscle reinnervation: A national assessment of eligibility. Orthoplastic Surgery 2022, 7: 7-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2021.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral vascular diseaseVascular diseaseMuscle reinnervationKnee amputationLower extremitiesICD-9 diagnosis codesNational Inpatient Sample databaseHospital-level factorsLower extremity amputationLowest income quartileOlder patientsYounger patientsBlack patientsExtremity amputationPatient populationDiagnosis codesHigh prevalenceInclusion criteriaLE amputationEighth decadePatientsAmputationOverall populationIncome quartileStudy period