2008
Routine Use of Wound Vacuum-Assisted Closure Does Not Allow Coverage Delay for Open Tibia Fractures
Bhattacharyya T, Mehta P, Smith M, Pomahac B. Routine Use of Wound Vacuum-Assisted Closure Does Not Allow Coverage Delay for Open Tibia Fractures. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2008, 121: 1263-1266. PMID: 18349645, DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000305536.09242.a6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen tibia fracturesVacuum-assisted closureSoft tissue coverageTibia fracturesInfection rateRoutine useGrade IIIB open fracturesOpen fracturesVacuum-assisted closure therapyVacuum-assisted closure deviceOpen fracture woundsOverall infection ratePrevention of infectionRate of infectionGreater mean timeType of fixationSurgical debridementFracture woundsTrauma registryClosure therapyFlap coverageInfected patientsMedical recordsClosure devicePositive cultures
2007
The Role of Free-Tissue Transfer for Head and Neck Burn Reconstruction
Parrett B, Pomahac B, Orgill D, Pribaz J. The Role of Free-Tissue Transfer for Head and Neck Burn Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2007, 120: 1871-1878. PMID: 18090749, DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000287272.28417.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFree flapBurn reconstructionTissue transferMean patient ageMedian hospital stayPercent of flapsMajority of flapsDonor site complicationsFree flap transferFree tissue transferReconstruction of headHospital stayPatient ageMain indicationsMinimal morbidityNeck burnsNecrosis rateAnterolateral thighHypertrophic scarringSecondary reconstructionRadial forearmFlap transferInfection rateLocal flapsCervicofacial burns