2021
The Medial Femoral Condyle Flap in the Pediatric Patient.
Colen DL, Kania KE, Othman S, Levin LS, Reece EM, Pederson WC, Innocenti M, Kovach SJ. The Medial Femoral Condyle Flap in the Pediatric Patient. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 147: 613e-622e. PMID: 33776035, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial femoral condyle flapMedial femoral condyle free flapFree flapPathologic fracturePediatric patientsMulti-institutional retrospective reviewCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELPediatric patient populationDistal femoral physisSkeletal reconstructionMedial femoral condyleSkeletal defectsImmature patientsLast patientClinical outcomesRetrospective reviewPediatric populationBony unionPatient populationPhyseal arrestFemoral physisLength discrepancyFluoroscopic guidanceOperative techniqueInclusion criteria
2019
Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries Presenting to Emergency Departments in the United States: Epidemiology and Health Care–Associated Costs
Lee A, Colen DL, Fox JP, Chang B, Lin IC. Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Injuries Presenting to Emergency Departments in the United States: Epidemiology and Health Care–Associated Costs. Hand 2019, 16: 519-527. PMID: 31441332, PMCID: PMC8283104, DOI: 10.1177/1558944719866884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper extremity injuriesEmergency departmentExtremity injuriesED encountersPrimary diagnosisUpper extremityNational Emergency Department SampleEmergency department chargesTrauma-related visitsCommon injury typeUS emergency departmentsEmergency Department SampleCommon pediatric conditionsVolume of visitsType of injuryUS health care systemHealth care systemPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeTrauma patientsInjury typeTrauma subgroupsPediatric conditionsPediatric handYearly visits