2024
A comprehensive review of the educational, clinical and rehabilitative applications of 3D printing technology in hand surgery
Allam O, Kammien A, Baker R, Adamczyk P, Prsic A. A comprehensive review of the educational, clinical and rehabilitative applications of 3D printing technology in hand surgery. Plastic And Aesthetic Research 2024, 11: n/a-n/a. DOI: 10.20517/2347-9264.2024.15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical outcomesHand surgeryLong-term clinical outcomesHigher patient comfortComprehensive preoperative planningImprove surgical accuracyPatient-specific modelsReduced operative timeImprove functional outcomesCost-effective implantSurgical techniqueSurgical accuracyFunctional outcomesOperative timePreoperative planningPatient comfortSurgeryCutting guidesPatient anatomyRadiation exposurePerioperative settingSurgical skillsImprove compliancePatient educationPreliminary dataSmooth versus Textured Tissue Expanders: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications in 536 Implants
Allam O, Dinis J, Almeida M, Junn A, Mozaffari M, Shah R, Chong L, Olawoyin O, Mehta S, Park K, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Smooth versus Textured Tissue Expanders: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications in 536 Implants. Archives Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 51: 042-051. PMID: 38425846, PMCID: PMC10901592, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1775592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTextured tissue expandersPain scoresTissue expanderTwo-stage breast reconstructionTextured surface implantsExpander fill volumeStudy evaluated outcomesAssociated with ageComparison of outcomesRegression analysisBilateral reconstructionPrepectoral placementComplication rateTextured implantsNo significant differenceBreast reconstructionPerioperative informationSurface implantsOperative timeTE exchangeComplicationsLinear regression analysisSignificant differencePainChi-square
2020
Does Surgical Specialty Impact Mandibular Fracture Outcomes?
Sun A, Nguyen K, Mehta SK, Allam O, Park KE, Alperovich M. Does Surgical Specialty Impact Mandibular Fracture Outcomes? Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2020, 32: 855-858. PMID: 32941216, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReoperation rateReadmission ratesFracture managementInfection rateNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramHigher ASA class patientsSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramComparable perioperative outcomesLength of staySignificant differencesQuality Improvement ProgramHigh ratePRS patientsPerioperative outcomesPatient agePatient demographicsFracture outcomesOperative timeENT patientsAdverse outcomesClass patientsMaxillofacial traumaPractice patternsPatientsPRS group