2024
A Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs.
Kammien A, Rancu A, Kim S, Parikh N, Grauer J, Colen D. A Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2024 PMID: 39026384, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElixhauser Comorbidity IndexWound complicationsTraditional anesthesiaEmergency department visitsYears of follow-upTendon repairAnalysis of complicationsRate of tendon ruptureNationwide cohort studyDepartment visitsWide-awake surgeryFlexor tendon repairConcomitant treatmentMatched cohortFollow-upZone II flexor tendon repairCohort studyMultivariate linear regressionAnesthesia techniquesComorbidity indexVascular injuryIntraoperative testingReoperationNerve repairPatients
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 salvage