2019
Surgical Treatment of Chronic Hand Ischemia: A Systematic Review and Case Series
Colen DL, Ben-Amotz O, Stephanie T, Serebrakian A, Carney MJ, Gerety PA, Levin LS. Surgical Treatment of Chronic Hand Ischemia: A Systematic Review and Case Series. The Journal Of Hand Surgery (Asian-Pacific Volume) 2019, 24: 359-370. PMID: 31438795, DOI: 10.1142/s2424835519500462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic hand ischemiaHand ischemiaNew ulcerationSurgical interventionSurgical treatmentSystematic reviewLast-line treatmentRest painArtery bypassIschemic symptomsMedical optimizationConservative treatmentPharmacologic therapyPrimary outcomeSecondary amputationVenous arterializationCase seriesLine treatmentCold intoleranceMore complicationsArterial bypassConservative measuresSurgical techniqueIschemiaPRISMA guidelines
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
2017
Anatomical Basis and Clinical Application of Synovial Flaps in the Wrist and Distal Forearm
Colen DL, Yeh JT, Colen LB. Anatomical Basis and Clinical Application of Synovial Flaps in the Wrist and Distal Forearm. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2017, 139: 1165-1174. PMID: 28092337, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000003278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCadaverFemaleForearmHumansMaleMedian NerveMiddle AgedSurgical FlapsSynovial MembraneWristYoung AdultConceptsMedian nerveDistal forearmSynovial flapFlap dimensionsAnatomical basisMedian nerve repairUncomplicated postoperative courseMedian nerve lesionFresh cadaver upper extremitiesCarpal tunnel syndromeTransverse carpal ligamentFlexor tendon sheathCadaver upper extremitiesLocal flap optionsIntraneural fibrosisNeuropathic symptomsPerineural adhesionsReoperative surgeryNerve lesionsPostoperative courseArc of rotationArterial anatomyPrevent recurrenceTunnel syndromeSynovial liningBurden of Hand Maladies in US Emergency Departments
Colen DL, Fox JP, Chang B, Lin IC. Burden of Hand Maladies in US Emergency Departments. Hand 2017, 13: 228-236. PMID: 28720041, PMCID: PMC5950962, DOI: 10.1177/1558944717695749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAccidents, TrafficAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAmputation, TraumaticContusionsCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFractures, BoneHand InjuriesHumansLacerationsMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSeasonsSex DistributionSprains and StrainsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHealth care chargesEmergency departmentCare chargesED encountersHand conditionsHealth care resource utilizationNational Emergency Department SampleCommon hand conditionsUS emergency departmentsEmergency Department SampleYears of ageHealth care resourcesVolume of patientsJoint painPrimary outcomeCommon etiologyEmergency settingCommon causeED volumeCare resourcesOpen woundsYoung adultsPatientsEtiologyFinal sample