2025
A systematic review of implant materials for facial reconstructive and aesthetic surgery
Kauke-Navarro M, Knoedler L, Baecher H, Sherwani K, Knoedler S, Allam O, Diatta F, Alperovich M, Safi A. A systematic review of implant materials for facial reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Frontiers In Surgery 2025, 12: 1548597. PMID: 40225117, PMCID: PMC11985522, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1548597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-specific implantsFacial implantsBone resorption ratePlastic surgery techniquesStandardized outcome reportingSystematic reviewPatient ageImplant displacementNerve injurySafety profileSurgery techniquesPostoperative recoveryFollow-upAlloplastic materialsReduce complicationsPotential complicationsWeb of SciencePatient anatomyInclusion criteriaResorption rateLong-term effectsAesthetic surgeryClinical practicePRISMA guidelinesOutcome reporting
2024
Balancing beauty and science: a review of facial implant materials in craniofacial surgery
Kauke-Navarro M, Knoedler L, Knoedler S, Deniz C, Stucki L, Safi A. Balancing beauty and science: a review of facial implant materials in craniofacial surgery. Frontiers In Surgery 2024, 11: 1348140. PMID: 38327548, PMCID: PMC10847330, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1348140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolyether-ether-ketoneCases of cranioplastyLong-term complicationsPoly-methylmethacrylateAge-related facial changesRandomized Controlled TrialsTumor infectionAssociated with predictable changesFacial plastic surgeryAesthetic augmentationAlloplastic implantsPolyether-ether-ketone implantsAlloplastic materialsSkeletal deficienciesBony resorptionEvaluate short-Low infection rateAutologous materialFracture fixationControlled TrialsPlastic surgeryResorption rateImaging modalitiesMechanical strengthVolume retention
2015
Reconstruction for All: The Case for Pediatric Hand Transplantation
Colen D, Bank J, McAndrew C, Levin L. Reconstruction for All: The Case for Pediatric Hand Transplantation. 2015, 2: 47-52. DOI: 10.1080/23723505.2015.1133268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascularized Composite AllotransplantationReconstructive hand transplantationHand transplantationPediatric hand transplantationProper patient selectionFirst successful hand transplantPediatric recipientsHand therapyPatient selectionUpper extremityViable restorative optionHand transplantReconstructive surgeryLimb lossComposite allotransplantationReconstructive ladderAnatomic configurationRestorative optionsTransplant medicineAutologous tissueTransplantationFunctional defectsMedical communityAlloplastic materialsSocial support
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