2023
Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine?
Knoedler S, Hoch C, Huelsboemer L, Knoedler L, Stögner V, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M, Colen D. Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine? Frontiers In Surgery 2023, 10: 1130566. PMID: 36911625, PMCID: PMC9992807, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1130566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFree flap monitoringElderly patientsClinical examinationFlap monitoringAge-related morphologic changesFlap survival rateFree flap reconstructionFree tissue transferComplex tissue defectsPerioperative algorithmOlder patientsCancer resectionFlap appearancePrompt interventionClinical signsFlap reconstructionFree flapFlap compromiseSurvival rateMicrovascular anastomosisTissue transferTissue defectsMorphologic changesPostoperative free flap monitoringPatients
2020
Soft-Tissue Reconstruction of Complicated Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Othman S, Colen DL, Azoury SC, Piwnica-Worms W, Fischer JP, Levin LS, Kovach SJ. Soft-Tissue Reconstruction of Complicated Total Ankle Arthroplasty. Foot & Ankle Specialist 2020, 15: 464-471. PMID: 33215522, DOI: 10.1177/1938640020969596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal ankle arthroplastySoft tissue reconstructionFree tissue transferProsthetic salvageInfected jointsSurgical interventionAnkle arthroplastySkin graftsReconstructive techniquesTissue transferStable soft tissue envelopeReconstructive surgical interventionsSimple skin graftsMajority of patientsEnd-stage arthritisSoft tissue coverageSoft tissue envelopeReconstructive surgery proceduresWound complicationsPatient demographicsSevere complicationsSalvage rateRetrospective reviewPredictive factorsSuccessful salvageMicrovascular free flap coverage for salvage of the infected total knee arthroplasty.
Lee GC, Colen DL, Levin LS, Kovach SJ. Microvascular free flap coverage for salvage of the infected total knee arthroplasty. The Bone & Joint Journal 2020, 102-B: 176-180. PMID: 32475267, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.102b6.bjj-2019-1661.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfected total knee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyFree flap coverageLimb salvageFlap coverageClinical outcomesKnee arthroplastyMedian numberPersistent infectionClinical functionTissue transferKnee Society Scoring SystemMicrovascular free flap coverageTwo-stage reimplantation procedureMicrovascular free tissue transferExtensor mechanism problemsMean KSS scoreKnee prosthesisFailure of treatmentSoft tissue coverageSoft tissue defectsSoft tissue envelopeMicrovascular tissue transferFree tissue transferProsthesis reimplantation