2021
Abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness as a substitute for BMI in predicting complications in abdominally‐based autologous breast reconstruction
Dinis J, Junn A, Shah R, Allam O, Mehta S, Mozaffari MA, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness as a substitute for BMI in predicting complications in abdominally‐based autologous breast reconstruction. Microsurgery 2021, 41: 341-347. PMID: 33720454, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal subcutaneous fat thicknessBody mass indexRecipient site complicationsBreast reconstructionFat necrosisMinor complicationsSite complicationsComputed tomographyMicrovascular free flap breast reconstructionMultivariable logistic regression analysisFree flap breast reconstructionSubcutaneous fat thicknessFlap fat necrosisL4-L5 spaceAutologous breast reconstructionFlap breast reconstructionPreoperative computed tomographyPostmastectomy breast reconstructionLogistic regression analysisMultivariable regression modelsAutologous tissue transferPatient selectionRetrospective reviewMass indexPreoperative imaging
2020
Orthognathic Surgery in Cleidocranial Dysplasia
Pourtaheri N, Allam O, Chandler L, Steinbacher DM. Orthognathic Surgery in Cleidocranial Dysplasia. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2020, 32: e290-e292. PMID: 33181614, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000007205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirtual surgical planningCleidocranial dysplasiaComputed tomographyOrthognathic surgeryBilateral sagittal split osteotomyOptimal surgical correctionUse of VSPPostoperative CT measurementsSagittal split osteotomyInterpositional bone graftPostoperative examinationFat redistributionFibula graftFunctional symptomsFacial fat graftingSurgical correctionBone graftingDentofacial harmonySubmental lipectomyCraniofacial manifestationsBone graftMaxillary expansionFat graftingSkeletal expansionSurgical planning