2020
Postoperative Anatomic Position of Mandibular Free Flap Neocondyles Affects Patient Symptoms
Swendseid B, Philips R, Rimmer R, Goldman RA, Luginbuhl AJ, Curry J, Krein H, Heffelfinger R. Postoperative Anatomic Position of Mandibular Free Flap Neocondyles Affects Patient Symptoms. Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine 2020, 23: 36-41. PMID: 32614617, DOI: 10.1089/fpsam.2020.0110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporomandibular jointAnterior displacementPostoperative symptomsDentulous patientsNormal dietCondylar reconstructionInferior displacementReconstructed condyleAxial imagingPostoperative computed tomography scansMandibular condyleComputed tomography scanFree flap reconstructionFree flap casesJaw painPostoperative dietConsecutive patientsPatient's symptomsSingle institutionTomography scanFlap reconstructionAnteroposterior alignmentPosterior aspectMAIN OUTCOMEJaw function
2018
The Role of Free Tissue Transfer in the Management of Chronic Frontal Sinus Osteomyelitis
Rimmer RA, Duffy AN, Knops AM, Rabinowitz MR, Koszewski IJ, Rosen MR, Ortlip T, Heffelfinger RN, Garcia HG, Evans JJ, Nyquist GG, Curry JM. The Role of Free Tissue Transfer in the Management of Chronic Frontal Sinus Osteomyelitis. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 1497-1504. PMID: 30549281, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree tissue transferFrontal sinus osteomyelitisFrontal bone osteomyelitisTissue transferExtensive debridementOverall complication rateRetrospective chart reviewFrontal sinus infectionChronic frontal sinusitisNumber of surgeriesPlanned courseSignificant debridementPostoperative antibioticsChart reviewComplication rateDefinitive treatmentPostoperative infectionSinus infectionOpen surgeryRecurrent infectionsSurgical interventionSingle institutionSurgical dataFrontal sinusitisSimultaneous cranioplasty