What is the Functional Difference Between Sagittal With Metopic and Isolated Sagittal Craniosynotosis?
Cabrejo R, Lacadie C, Chuang C, Yang J, Sun A, Brooks E, Beckett J, Eilbott J, Gabrick K, Steinbacher D, Alperovich M, Pelphrey K, Ventola P, Constable T, Persing JA. What is the Functional Difference Between Sagittal With Metopic and Isolated Sagittal Craniosynotosis? Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: 968-973. PMID: 30882572, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffusion tensor imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingISC groupInfant patientsFunctional brain connectivityMagnetic resonance imagingResting-state functional connectivity MRI dataDTI dataWhite matter microstructureCerebrospinal fluidFMRIB Software LibraryResonance imagingSagittal synostosisSagittal craniosynostosisMetopic synostosisPatientsTensor imagingBrain connectivityMetopic craniosynostosisSMC groupFMRI imagingSignificant differencesSynostosisSagittalMRI dataImpact of advanced age on microvascular reconstruction of the lower facial third: An American College of Surgeons NSQIP study
Torabi SJ, Chouairi F, Dinis J, Alperovich M. Impact of advanced age on microvascular reconstruction of the lower facial third: An American College of Surgeons NSQIP study. Microsurgery 2019, 39: 487-496. PMID: 30945351, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrovascular reconstructionOperative timeNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysisOlder populationStandard of careImpact of ageLocal flap reconstructionLonger LOHSMore comorbiditiesNSQIP StudyHospital stayComplication rateOlder patientsPerioperative safetySubgroup analysisAdvanced ageMicrovascular flapsFlap reconstructionProcedure typeRetrospective natureAblative proceduresComparable outcomesAmerican CollegeElderly populationNeck reconstruction