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
2022
Expanding 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