2023
From bench to bedside – current clinical and translational challenges in fibula free flap reconstruction
Baecher H, Hoch C, Knoedler S, Maheta B, Kauke-Navarro M, Safi A, Alfertshofer M, Knoedler L. From bench to bedside – current clinical and translational challenges in fibula free flap reconstruction. Frontiers In Medicine 2023, 10: 1246690. PMID: 37886365, PMCID: PMC10598714, DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1246690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFibula free flapFibula free flap reconstructionAdequate bone lengthPostoperative patient managementMinimal donor site morbidityDual blood supplyFree flap reconstructionClinical research effortsDonor site morbidityTranslational challengesVirtual surgical planningPatient outcomesPreoperative phaseFlap reconstructionPatient managementBlood supplyPaucity of studiesMicrosurgical techniquesFree flapReconstructive scenariosSite morbiditySurgical templateMandible reconstructionNovel flapMaxillary defects
2020
Mucosa and Rejection in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Systematic Review.
Kauke M, Safi AF, Zhegibe A, Haug V, Kollar B, Nelms L, Palmer WJ, Tchiloemba B, Lian CG, Murphy GF, Pomahac B. Mucosa and Rejection in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Systematic Review. Transplantation 2020, 104: 2616-2624. PMID: 32053572, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal rejectionSystematic reviewRejection gradeMucosal biopsiesPatient managementComposite allotransplantationDiagnosis of rejectionFunction of patientsFacial Vascularized Composite AllotransplantationMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesMEDLINE/PubMedPreferred Reporting ItemsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationPosttransplant periodBiopsy gradeSkin rejectionMucosa biopsiesAllograft skinAnimal studiesReporting ItemsBiopsyRejection processFacial allotransplantsMucosaTarget tissues