2025
D101. Virtual Surgical Planning for Facial Feminization Surgery: A Comparison of Three-dimensional Plans and Actual Results
Rancu A, Flores Perez P, Hu K, Allam O, Lewis K, Mukherjee T, Alperovich M. D101. Virtual Surgical Planning for Facial Feminization Surgery: A Comparison of Three-dimensional Plans and Actual Results. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2025, 13: 132-133. PMCID: PMC12076751, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001114900.18129.ae.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirtual surgical planningThree-dimensional planningFacial feminization surgerySurgical planningFeminization surgery
2024
Evolution of Virtual Surgical Planning Use Among Craniofacial Surgeons
Moscarelli J, Hu K, Alper D, Rancu A, Salib A, Ihnat J, Parikh N, Persing J, Alperovich M. Evolution of Virtual Surgical Planning Use Among Craniofacial Surgeons. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024, 35: 1612-1615. PMID: 38949496, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirtual surgical planningAmerican Society of Maxillofacial SurgeonsCraniofacial surgeonsImprove esthetic outcomesRespondents' current practiceShorter operating timeCraniofacial surgery fellowshipPlastic surgery trainingPostablative reconstructionOrthognathic surgeryEsthetic outcomeMaxillofacial surgeonsCraniofacial surgerySurgeon demographicsProcedure typeSurgical planningOperative timeSurgeon's practiceFellowship trainingFacial feminizationSurgeonsSurgery trainingSurgeryContinuous variablesSurgical training
2023
From bench to bedside – current clinical and translational challenges in fibula free flap reconstruction
Baecher H, Hoch C, Knoedler S, Maheta B, Kauke-Navarro M, Safi A, Alfertshofer M, Knoedler L. From bench to bedside – current clinical and translational challenges in fibula free flap reconstruction. Frontiers In Medicine 2023, 10: 1246690. PMID: 37886365, PMCID: PMC10598714, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1246690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFibula free flapFibula free flap reconstructionAdequate bone lengthPostoperative patient managementMinimal donor site morbidityDual blood supplyFree flap reconstructionClinical research effortsDonor site morbidityTranslational challengesVirtual surgical planningPatient outcomesPreoperative phaseFlap reconstructionPatient managementBlood supplyPaucity of studiesMicrosurgical techniquesFree flapReconstructive scenariosSite morbiditySurgical templateMandible reconstructionNovel flapMaxillary defects3D printing for virtual surgical planning of nasoseptal flap skull‐base reconstruction: A proof‐of‐concept study
Kayastha D, Wiznia D, Manes R, Omay S, Khoury T, Rimmer R. 3D printing for virtual surgical planning of nasoseptal flap skull‐base reconstruction: A proof‐of‐concept study. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2023, 13: 2073-2075. PMID: 37026426, DOI: 10.1002/alr.23165.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Utilizing Computer-Assisted Design and Virtual Surgical Planning for Correction of Unilateral Lambdoid Synostosis
Long A, Gudbranson E, Almeida M, Chong L, Mozaffari M, Alper D, Rivera J, Persing J, Alperovich M. Utilizing Computer-Assisted Design and Virtual Surgical Planning for Correction of Unilateral Lambdoid Synostosis. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2022, 34: 1036-1038. PMID: 36730112, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnilateral lambdoid synostosisLambdoid synostosisSurgical planningCranial vault reconstructionCranial vault remodelingVirtual surgical planningSingle-suture craniosynostosisOperative timePatient presentingSurgical approachTomography scanRare formVault remodelingSynostosisPresentingSurgical modeling
2021
Virtual Surgical Planning for Intracranial Intraosseous Meningioma Reconstruction
Shah R, Lu X, Dinis J, Junn A, Alperovich M. Virtual Surgical Planning for Intracranial Intraosseous Meningioma Reconstruction. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2021, 32: 2536-2538. PMID: 34224462, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirtual surgical planningHigh-fidelity reconstructionMaterialise Mimics softwareComputed tomography scan imagesTemporal bone reconstructionReconstruction processMean discrepancySurgical planningScan imagesSoftwarePlanned reconstructionTomography scan imagesAccuracy assessmentThree-dimensional planningPostoperative orbital volumeMimics softwarePlanningThree-dimensional modelCustom implantsCutting guidesReconstructionImagesAccuracyBone reconstructionUnaffected orbitConformity of the Virtual Surgical Plan to the Actual Result Comparing Five Craniofacial Procedure Types.
Maniskas S, Pourtaheri N, Chandler L, Lu X, Bruckman KC, Steinbacher DM. Conformity of the Virtual Surgical Plan to the Actual Result Comparing Five Craniofacial Procedure Types. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 147: 915-924. PMID: 33776034, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirtual surgical planningProcedure typeCranial vault remodelingSurgical planningOrthognathic surgeryMandibular distractionVault remodelingMandible reconstructionActual postoperative outcomesVirtual surgical planPostoperative outcomesConsecutive patientsMore predictable resultsSingle surgeonExcellent outcomesTomographic scanSkeletal repositioningPostoperative movementSurgical planBonferroni analysisIntraoperative judgmentIntraoperative guidePermanent implantsPatientsSurgery
2020
Orthognathic Surgery to Improve Facial Profile: Assessment, 3-Dimensional Planning, and Technique
Park KE, Maniskas S, Allam O, Pourtaheri N, Steinbacher DM. Orthognathic Surgery to Improve Facial Profile: Assessment, 3-Dimensional Planning, and Technique. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum 2020, 3: ojaa051. PMID: 33791672, PMCID: PMC7954391, DOI: 10.1093/asjof/ojaa051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrthognathic surgeryOpen biteMaxillary hypoplasiaOrthognathic surgery techniquesClass III deformityDetailed surgical techniqueClass III malocclusionVirtual surgical planningPostoperative outcomesRetrospective reviewSurgical correctionSurgical techniqueSurgery techniquesMandibular hyperplasiaAesthetic outcomeFat graftingMandibular prognathismSkeletal maturitySurgeryEmotional stressMandibular asymmetrySurgical planningSingle procedureFacial profileJaw positionOrthognathic Surgery in Cleidocranial Dysplasia
Pourtaheri N, Allam O, Chandler L, Steinbacher DM. Orthognathic Surgery in Cleidocranial Dysplasia. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2020, 32: e290-e292. PMID: 33181614, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirtual surgical planningCleidocranial dysplasiaComputed tomographyOrthognathic surgeryBilateral sagittal split osteotomyOptimal surgical correctionUse of VSPPostoperative CT measurementsSagittal split osteotomyInterpositional bone graftPostoperative examinationFat redistributionFibula graftFunctional symptomsFacial fat graftingSurgical correctionBone graftingDentofacial harmonySubmental lipectomyCraniofacial manifestationsBone graftMaxillary expansionFat graftingSkeletal expansionSurgical planning
2017
Virtual surgical planning, flow simulation, and 3-dimensional electrospinning of patient-specific grafts to optimize Fontan hemodynamics
Siallagan D, Loke YH, Olivieri L, Opfermann J, Ong CS, de Zélicourt D, Petrou A, Daners MS, Kurtcuoglu V, Meboldt M, Nelson K, Vricella L, Johnson J, Hibino N, Krieger A. Virtual surgical planning, flow simulation, and 3-dimensional electrospinning of patient-specific grafts to optimize Fontan hemodynamics. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2017, 155: 1734-1742. PMID: 29361303, PMCID: PMC5860962, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.11.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationComputer-Aided DesignFontan ProcedureHeart Defects, CongenitalHemodynamicsHumansHydrodynamicsMagnetic Resonance AngiographyModels, CardiovascularPatient-Specific ModelingPredictive Value of TestsPrinting, Three-DimensionalProsthesis DesignPulmonary ArteryPulmonary CirculationSurgery, Computer-AssistedTreatment OutcomeWorkflowConceptsHepatic flow distributionComputational fluid dynamics simulationsBalanced hepatic flow distributionFluid dynamics simulationsTissue-engineered vascular graftsPatient-specific designFontan geometryPatient-specific graftsCFD simulationsCFD resultsPower lossFlow simulationsComputer-aided designFlow distributionAlternative designsSimulationsGraft designVascular graftsStandard image segmentationDesignDynamics simulationsVirtual surgical planningElectrospinningGeometryFontan hemodynamics
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