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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildFemaleFemurFree Tissue FlapsHumansMaleOrthopedic ProceduresRetrospective StudiesConceptsMedial 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCadaverFree Tissue FlapsHumansInternship and ResidencyMicrosurgeryPlastic Surgery ProceduresConceptsResponse 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 facultyDissectionFlapDemographicsMicrovascular free flap coverage for salvage of the infected total knee arthroplasty.
Lee GC, Colen DL, Levin LS, Kovach SJ. Microvascular free flap coverage for salvage of the infected total knee arthroplasty. The Bone & Joint Journal 2020, 102-B: 176-180. PMID: 32475267, DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.102b6.bjj-2019-1661.r1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfected total knee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastyFree flap coverageLimb salvageFlap coverageClinical outcomesKnee arthroplastyMedian numberPersistent infectionClinical functionTissue transferKnee Society Scoring SystemMicrovascular free flap coverageTwo-stage reimplantation procedureMicrovascular free tissue transferExtensor mechanism problemsMean KSS scoreKnee prosthesisFailure of treatmentSoft tissue coverageSoft tissue defectsSoft tissue envelopeMicrovascular tissue transferFree tissue transferProsthesis reimplantation