2017
Experience With Patient Referrals for Upper Extremity Transplantation at a U.S. Academic Medical Center
Kiwanuka H, Aycart M, Bueno E, Pomahac B, Talbot S. Experience With Patient Referrals for Upper Extremity Transplantation at a U.S. Academic Medical Center. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2017, 42: 751.e1-751.e6. PMID: 28648330, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper extremity transplantationMode of referralPhysician referralExtremity transplantationDemographic dataSelf-referred individualsSTUDY/LEVELInjury-related characteristicsPopulation of patientsU.S. academic medical centersUpper extremity disabilityClinical trial outcomesFisher's exact testAcademic medical centerChi-square testCommon indicationInjury characteristicsReferral patternsPatient referralTreatment modalitiesExtremity disabilityScreening practicesInstitutional experienceImmediate exclusionLevel IV
2012
Predictors for Major Wound Complications Following Preoperative Radiotherapy and Surgery for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremities and Trunk: Importance of Tumor Proximity to Skin Surface
Baldini E, Lapidus M, Wang Q, Manola J, Orgill D, Pomahac B, Marcus K, Bertagnolli M, Devlin P, George S, Abraham J, Ferrone M, Ready J, Raut C. Predictors for Major Wound Complications Following Preoperative Radiotherapy and Surgery for Soft-Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremities and Trunk: Importance of Tumor Proximity to Skin Surface. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 20: 1494-1499. PMID: 23242820, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2797-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDiabetes ComplicationsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansLower ExtremityMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostoperative ComplicationsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSarcomaSkinSkin TransplantationSoft Tissue NeoplasmsSurgical FlapsTorsoUpper ExtremityWound HealingYoung AdultConceptsMajor wound complicationsSoft tissue sarcomasSplit-thickness skin graftPreoperative radiotherapyWound complicationsPostoperative radiotherapyMultivariable analysisTumor proximityExact testResultsMedian tumor sizeSimilar local controlOverall survival rateLong-term fibrosisSignificant predictorsFisher's exact testHigh rateNonoperative managementIndependent predictorsRadical resectionTumor sizeSkin surfaceUnivariate analysisSkin graftsComplicationsLocal control