2024
Evaluating two decades of traumatic amputations treated in US emergency departments: A multicenter epidemiological analysis from NEISS
Boroumand S, Ajjawi I, Park N, Huelsboemer L, Stögner V, Bach K, Kauke-Navarro M, Haykal S, Pomahac B, Colen D. Evaluating two decades of traumatic amputations treated in US emergency departments: A multicenter epidemiological analysis from NEISS. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2024, 99: 63-66. PMID: 39353285, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.09.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComposite osteo-tendino-cutaneous reverse radial forearm flap for complex thumb reconstruction: A case report
Kammien A, Colen D. Composite osteo-tendino-cutaneous reverse radial forearm flap for complex thumb reconstruction: A case report. Orthoplastic Surgery 2024, 17: 15-22. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2023.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReverse radial forearm flapRadial forearm flapForearm flapDorsal handFlexor carpi radialis tendonExtensor pollicis longus tendonPollicis longus tendonDorsal hand defectsSingle-stage reconstructionFirst web spaceLongus tendonFunctional outcomeCase reportThumb abductionRadial arteryHypertrophic scarringMetacarpophalangeal jointHand defectsSmall fingerFlexural creasesZ-plastyFasciocutaneous tissueThumb reconstructionRetrograde flowScar revisionA Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs.
Kammien A, Rancu A, Kim S, Parikh N, Grauer J, Colen D. A Nationwide Analysis of Complications, Reoperations and Cost of Wide-Awake Flexor Tendon Repairs. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2024 PMID: 39026384, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElixhauser Comorbidity IndexWound complicationsTraditional anesthesiaEmergency department visitsYears of follow-upTendon repairAnalysis of complicationsRate of tendon ruptureNationwide cohort studyDepartment visitsWide-awake surgeryFlexor tendon repairConcomitant treatmentMatched cohortFollow-upZone II flexor tendon repairCohort studyMultivariate linear regressionAnesthesia techniquesComorbidity indexVascular injuryIntraoperative testingReoperationNerve repairPatientsThe Association of Surgical Setting With Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Wide-Awake Trigger Finger Release
Kammien A, Shvedova M, Allam O, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. The Association of Surgical Setting With Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Wide-Awake Trigger Finger Release. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 93: e45-e49. PMID: 38984645, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerioperative opioid prescriptionMorphine milligram equivalentsOpioid prescriptionsPain controlSurgical settingPostoperative painOffice-based surgeryOperating roomMultivariate analysisPerception of postoperative painOpioid prescribing patternsPostoperative pain controlReducing opioid prescriptionsNational administrative claims databaseElixhauser Comorbidity Index scoreChronic back/neck painHand surgeryComorbidity Index scoreAdministrative claims databaseMonitored anesthesia careMilligram equivalentsPostoperative dataPrescribed opioidsPerioperative opioidsPreoperative dataA Nationwide Analysis on Major Upper Extremity Amputations and Replantations.
Stögner V, Hauc S, Hosseini H, Williams M, Boroumand S, Huelsboemer L, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B, Colen D. A Nationwide Analysis on Major Upper Extremity Amputations and Replantations. Hand 2024, 15589447241259189. PMID: 38907654, DOI: 10.1177/15589447241259189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUpper extremity amputationExtremity amputationTraumatic upper extremity amputationsUtilization Project's National Inpatient SampleProportion of amputationsUrban teaching hospitalLevel of injuryNational Inpatient SampleNontraumatic amputationsUnited StatesHospital typeLength of stayInternational ClassificationTraumatic amputationHealthcare costsHighest burdenUpper extremityAlcohol useTeaching hospitalInpatient SamplePool of casesAmputationNational trendsNationwide analysisLow likelihoodThe Correlation of Surgical Setting With Perioperative Opioid Prescriptions for Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release.
Kammien A, Hu K, Collar J, Rancu A, Zhao K, Grauer J, Colen D. The Correlation of Surgical Setting With Perioperative Opioid Prescriptions for Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release. Hand 2024, 15589447241247247. PMID: 38654508, DOI: 10.1177/15589447241247247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarpal tunnel releasePerioperative opioid prescriptionOpioid prescriptionsAssociation of opioid prescriptionsSurgical settingOpioid utilizationPerioperative opioid utilizationMorphine milligram equivalentsAdministrative claims databaseOpioid dependence/abuseMilligram equivalentsPostoperative dataElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPain controlPreoperative dataBilateral surgeryTraditional anesthesiaBack/neck painMatched cohortOffice-based surgeryComorbidity indexMultivariate analysisOpioidSurgeryAnesthetic technique86. Wide-awake Digital Flexor Tendon Repair: A Nationwide Analysis Of Postoperative Events And Reimbursement
Kammien A, Parikh N, Zhao K, Clune J, Grauer J, Colen D. 86. Wide-awake Digital Flexor Tendon Repair: A Nationwide Analysis Of Postoperative Events And Reimbursement. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 56-57. PMCID: PMC11041225, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001015432.88340.95.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInformed Consent and Digit Replantation: Current State and Recommendations for Ethical Patient Care
Gudbranson E, Prsic A, Pistorio A, Colen D. Informed Consent and Digit Replantation: Current State and Recommendations for Ethical Patient Care. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2024, 49: 789-793. PMID: 38639682, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2024.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsent discussionsPatient's best interestEthical patient carePatient education materialsConsentDecision-makingMedical decisionsPatient careRevision amputationLong-term riskEducational materialsDigital replantationBenefits of surgeryDecisionAmputationDigital amputationDiscussionHand surgeryCurrent statePatientsRiskRecommendationsEthicsInterestCare
2023
Ultrasonic bone scalpel for long bone resections in limb reconstruction: Device description and case series
Kaszuba S, Amick M, Colen D, Frumberg D. Ultrasonic bone scalpel for long bone resections in limb reconstruction: Device description and case series. Orthoplastic Surgery 2023, 14: 23-28. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2023.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUltrasonic bone scalpelCase seriesSite nonunionBone resectionBone scalpelLimb reconstructionDead space infectionsPost-operative coursePin tract infectionTime of resectionLower extremity traumaSpace infectionTract infectionsBlood lossMedian ageNeurovascular injuryRetrospective reviewSurgical durationExtremity traumaResection zoneResection sizeBony resectionSpinal surgeryReconstructive proceduresTibial resectionVascularized Composite Allograft Versus Prosthetic for Reconstruction After Facial and Hand Trauma
Noel O, Dumbrava M, Daoud D, Kammien A, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B, Colen D. Vascularized Composite Allograft Versus Prosthetic for Reconstruction After Facial and Hand Trauma. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 92: 100-105. PMID: 37962243, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHand traumaHand/upper extremityLong-term outcomesUpper extremity traumaDifferent reconstructive optionsUse of prosthesesExtremity traumaBenefit profileUpper extremityReconstructive optionsComposite allotransplantationFace traumaHand reconstructionTraumaClinical realityPrimary optionProsthesisPatientsVCAWide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States: Trends in Volume and Reimbursement by Operative Setting
Kammien A, Kim S, Mookerjee V, Williams M, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide-Awake Carpal Tunnel Release in the United States: Trends in Volume and Reimbursement by Operative Setting. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 154: 143-149. PMID: 37535704, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical site infectionOffice-based surgeryCarpal tunnel releaseNarcotic prescriptionsOffice surgeryPhysician reimbursementOperating roomPercent of surgeriesWide-awake surgeryEmergency department visitsNational administrative databaseFinancial burdenComorbidity burdenPrimary endpointAdverse eventsED visitsDepartment visitsSite infectionLinear regression modelingSimilar incidenceAdministrative databasesOffice patientsSurgerySurgical settingCommercial insuranceWide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States
Mookerjee V, Kammien A, Prsic A, Grauer J, Colen D. Wide Awake Trigger Finger Releases Performed in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 91: 220-224. PMID: 37489963, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigger finger releaseSurgical site infectionNarcotic prescriptionsED visitsOffice procedureFinger releaseOperating roomPostoperative ED visitsEmergency department visitsDay of surgeryElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPhysician reimbursementOutpatient operating roomComorbidity indexPatient characteristicsPostoperative recordsSite infectionDepartment visitsInpatient surgeryHand surgeryExclusion criteriaSurgeryTotal reimbursementVisitsLower ratesPostoperative 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
2022
The malnourished consult: A quiet prevalence in complex musculoskeletal patients
Lewis K, Islam S, Carney M, Junn A, Schneble C, Colen D, Prsic A. The malnourished consult: A quiet prevalence in complex musculoskeletal patients. Orthoplastic Surgery 2022, 10: 57-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2022.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal fusion patientsPatient risk factorsPlastic surgery consultationWound infectionFusion patientsSurgery consultationKnee arthroplastyRisk factorsHip arthroplastyEarly plastic surgeryResults Ninety patientsMajor perioperative complicationsWound-related complicationsRetrospective chart reviewHigh-risk surgerySingle academic centerLogistic regression modelsBackground MalnutritionNinety patientsPerioperative complicationsChart reviewPatient demographicsWound dehiscenceSurgical outcomesMusculoskeletal patientsExpanding the criteria for targeted muscle reinnervation: A national assessment of eligibility
Junn A, Dinis J, Reategui A, Liu S, Colen D, Prsic A. Expanding the criteria for targeted muscle reinnervation: A national assessment of eligibility. Orthoplastic Surgery 2022, 7: 7-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2021.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeripheral vascular diseaseVascular diseaseMuscle reinnervationKnee amputationLower extremitiesICD-9 diagnosis codesNational Inpatient Sample databaseHospital-level factorsLower extremity amputationLowest income quartileOlder patientsYounger patientsBlack patientsExtremity amputationPatient populationDiagnosis codesHigh prevalenceInclusion criteriaLE amputationEighth decadePatientsAmputationOverall populationIncome quartileStudy periodThe evolution of lower extremity reconstruction
Evans, B.G. and Colen, D.L., 2022. The evolution of lower extremity reconstruction. Plastic and Aesthetic Research, 9(5), p.34.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Minimally invasive medial gastrocnemius flap harvesting technique: A case report
Beeram I, Colen D, Dowlatshahi A. Minimally invasive medial gastrocnemius flap harvesting technique: A case report. Orthoplastic Surgery 2021, 6: 15-18. DOI: 10.1016/j.orthop.2021.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGastrocnemius muscle flapMuscle flapInvasive techniquesAdditional incisionMedial gastrocnemius muscle flapFlap harvesting techniqueLower extremity reconstructionDonor site morbidityCosmetic deformityCase reportMuscle harvestEndoscopic techniquesExtremity reconstructionFlap harvestSite morbidityClinical casesFlapMorbidityIncisionThe 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 criteriaExpanding the Criteria for Targeted Muscle Reinnervation: A National Assessment of Eligibility.
Junn A, Dinis J, Reategui A, Liu S, Colen DL, Prsic, A, 2021. Expanding the Criteria for Targeted Muscle Reinnervation: A National Assessment of Eligibility. Orthoplastic Surgery.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimally Invasive Medial Gastrocnemius Flap Harvesting Technique
Bereem I, Colen DL, Dowlatshahi S. Minimally Invasive Medial Gastrocnemius Flap Harvesting Technique: A Case Report. Orthoplastic Surgery. 2021 Jul 15.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes