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
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