2023
Changing Faces: Factors Associated with the Intention to Pursue Plastic Surgery and Practice in Underserved Areas
Nguyen M, Kaminaka A, Brutus N, Gonzalez L, Ratanpal A, Alperovich M, Jeffe D, Ata A, Mason H, Butler P. Changing Faces: Factors Associated with the Intention to Pursue Plastic Surgery and Practice in Underserved Areas. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2023, 11: e5177. PMID: 37577250, PMCID: PMC10419697, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000005177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlastic surgeryUnderserved areasPlastic surgery serviceUnderserved communitiesSurgery serviceReconstructive surgerySurgeryUS medical school graduatesMultivariate analysisReconstructive surgeonMedical CollegeHealth equitySurgical specialtiesMedical school graduatesUS medical studentsFuture practice intentionsMedical traineesNon-Hispanic white studentsPractice intentionsMedical studentsMedical students' intentionsPatientsCohortAmerican Medical CollegesSurgeons
2017
Medical Modeling for Precision Ulna Reconstruction Using a Microvascular Fibula Free Flap
Alperovich M, Bekisz JM, Thanik VD. Medical Modeling for Precision Ulna Reconstruction Using a Microvascular Fibula Free Flap. Hand 2017, 12: np104-np108. PMID: 28718319, PMCID: PMC5684940, DOI: 10.1177/1558944716688531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrovascular fibula free flapFibula free flapFree flapUlna reconstructionMotor vehicle accidentsLag screw placementForearm soft tissuesMedical modelingContralateral forearmLower extremitiesContralateral ulnaMuscle lossExtremity reconstructionFibula flapNative ulnaAnatomic lengthOsseous healingVehicle accidentsScrew placementAdditional fixationSegmental lossSurgical specialtiesRight radiusSoft tissueUlna length