2023
Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine?
Knoedler S, Hoch C, Huelsboemer L, Knoedler L, Stögner V, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M, Colen D. Postoperative free flap monitoring in reconstructive surgery—man or machine? Frontiers In Surgery 2023, 10: 1130566. PMID: 36911625, PMCID: PMC9992807, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1130566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFree flap monitoringElderly patientsClinical examinationFlap monitoringAge-related morphologic changesFlap survival rateFree flap reconstructionFree tissue transferComplex tissue defectsPerioperative algorithmOlder patientsCancer resectionFlap appearancePrompt interventionClinical signsFlap reconstructionFree flapFlap compromiseSurvival rateMicrovascular anastomosisTissue transferTissue defectsMorphologic changesPostoperative free flap monitoringPatients
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
2020
The Role of Cadaver-Based Flap Course in Microsurgical Education and Practice Patterns of Attendees: A Survey Study
Azoury SC, Othman S, Colen DL, Broach RB, Lin I, Zenn MR, Kovach SJ, Levin LS. The Role of Cadaver-Based Flap Course in Microsurgical Education and Practice Patterns of Attendees: A Survey Study. Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2020, 37: 154-160. PMID: 32871600, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse rateFellowship trainingMicrosurgical reconstructive proceduresAdditional fellowship trainingNeck microsurgeryMajority of participantsParticipant response rateVenous anastomosisPractice patternsReconstructive proceduresMicrosurgical reconstructionFree flapFlap dissectionPreoperative planningDissection principlesMicrosurgery fellowsMicrosurgical casesAnonymous surveyAnatomic domainsComplex flapsTraining backgroundSurgical facultyDissectionFlapDemographics