2024
Cellular therapeutics and immunotherapies in wound healing – on the pulse of time?
Huelsboemer L, Knoedler L, Kochen A, Yu C, Hosseini H, Hollmann K, Choi A, Stögner V, Knoedler S, Hsia H, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Cellular therapeutics and immunotherapies in wound healing – on the pulse of time? Military Medical Research 2024, 11: 23. PMID: 38637905, PMCID: PMC11025282, DOI: 10.1186/s40779-024-00528-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandard of careChronic wound healing disordersLocal wound irrigationWound healingChronic inflammatory microenvironmentFree flap techniqueWound healing disordersChronic woundsGenetic risk profilesPhysiological wound healingAdequate blood supplySurgical debridementFlap techniqueCellular therapyCurrent therapiesHealing disordersInflammatory microenvironmentWound irrigationNon-healing woundsCellular therapeuticsGeneral anesthesiaFormation of biofilmsWound debridementSkin graftsImmunotherapy
2014
High-dose-rate Interstitial Brachytherapy Boost with a Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap for Myxofibrosarcoma of the Arm
Lane J, Pomahac B, Raut C, Baldini E, Devlin P. High-dose-rate Interstitial Brachytherapy Boost with a Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap for Myxofibrosarcoma of the Arm. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2014, 2: e229. PMID: 25426346, PMCID: PMC4236374, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000000188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPedicled latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flapLatissimus dorsi myocutaneous flapMyocutaneous flapPreoperative external beam radiationRate interstitial brachytherapy boostGy of brachytherapyPostoperative day 58Evidence of recurrencePostoperative day 7External beam radiationInterstitial brachytherapy boostFinal pathologySurgical debridementBrachytherapy boostRadical resectionFat necrosisMedial armSurgical bedNeurovascular structuresDay 7Brachytherapy cathetersMyxofibrosarcomaGood functionDay 58Flap
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