2024
A 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 likelihood
2023
Vascularized 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 optionProsthesisPatientsVCA