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 visitsSurgical Treatment of Chronic Hand Ischemia: A Systematic Review and Case Series
Colen DL, Ben-Amotz O, Stephanie T, Serebrakian A, Carney MJ, Gerety PA, Levin LS. Surgical Treatment of Chronic Hand Ischemia: A Systematic Review and Case Series. The Journal Of Hand Surgery (Asian-Pacific Volume) 2019, 24: 359-370. PMID: 31438795, DOI: 10.1142/s2424835519500462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic hand ischemiaHand ischemiaNew ulcerationSurgical interventionSurgical treatmentSystematic reviewLast-line treatmentRest painArtery bypassIschemic symptomsMedical optimizationConservative treatmentPharmacologic therapyPrimary outcomeSecondary amputationVenous arterializationCase seriesLine treatmentCold intoleranceMore complicationsArterial bypassConservative measuresSurgical techniqueIschemiaPRISMA guidelines
2018
Soft-Tissue Reconstruction of the Complicated Knee Arthroplasty
Colen DL, Carney MJ, Shubinets V, Lanni MA, Liu T, Levin LS, Lee GC, Kovach SJ. Soft-Tissue Reconstruction of the Complicated Knee Arthroplasty. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2018, 141: 1040-1048. PMID: 29596192, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000004255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal knee arthroplastySoft tissue reconstructionRisk of amputationKnee arthroplastyKnee fusionProsthesis salvageExact testDefinitive soft tissue reconstructionTotal knee arthroplasty complicationsCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELRevision total knee arthroplastyPlastic surgeonsPositive joint cultureMedial gastrocnemius flapCommon orthopaedic proceduresSoft tissue compromiseSoft tissue envelopeFisher's exact testKnee salvagePrimary outcomeSalvage rateRetrospective reviewArthroplasty complicationsJoint infectionGastrocnemius flap
2017
Burden of Hand Maladies in US Emergency Departments
Colen DL, Fox JP, Chang B, Lin IC. Burden of Hand Maladies in US Emergency Departments. Hand 2017, 13: 228-236. PMID: 28720041, PMCID: PMC5950962, DOI: 10.1177/1558944717695749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAccidents, TrafficAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAmputation, TraumaticContusionsCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFractures, BoneHand InjuriesHumansLacerationsMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSeasonsSex DistributionSprains and StrainsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHealth care chargesEmergency departmentCare chargesED encountersHand conditionsHealth care resource utilizationNational Emergency Department SampleCommon hand conditionsUS emergency departmentsEmergency Department SampleYears of ageHealth care resourcesVolume of patientsJoint painPrimary outcomeCommon etiologyEmergency settingCommon causeED volumeCare resourcesOpen woundsYoung adultsPatientsEtiologyFinal sample