2019
Vein Graft Interposition: A Training Model Using Gradually Thawed Cryopreserved Vessels.
Safi AF, Safi S, Tayeh M, Gojowy D, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Kauke M. Vein Graft Interposition: A Training Model Using Gradually Thawed Cryopreserved Vessels. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: e213-e216. PMID: 30845093, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005197.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
A novel microsurgical anastomosis training model using gradually thawed cryopreserved microvessels of rat cadavers
Safi AF, Safi S, Tayeh M, Timmer M, Goldbrunner R, Kauke M. A novel microsurgical anastomosis training model using gradually thawed cryopreserved microvessels of rat cadavers. Journal Of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2018, 46: 1126-1131. PMID: 29802058, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon carotid arteryExternal jugular veinFemoral vesselsVenous anastomosisLocal ethics committeePatency failurePatency ratesFemoral arteryVein anastomosisCarotid arteryJugular veinMicrovessel anastomosesNeck anatomyCadaveric studyAnastomosisPrior microsurgical experienceSurgical anatomyMicrosurgical experienceAnatomical dissectionEthics CommitteeOperation timeNovel training modelAverage timeArteryCadaveric vesselsClinical Evaluation of Standardized Fronto-Orbital Advancement for Correction of Isolated Trigonocephaly
Safi AF, Kreppel M, Grandoch A, Kauke M, Nickenig HJ, Zöller J. Clinical Evaluation of Standardized Fronto-Orbital Advancement for Correction of Isolated Trigonocephaly. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2018, 29: 72-75. PMID: 29040150, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFronto-orbital advancementClinical outcomesPatient cohortWhitaker scoreLow complication rateMean operation timeTreatment-naive childrenPostoperative complicationsComplication rateMajor complicationsCorrective surgeryDural tearRetrospective studySubdural hematomaMean ageClinical evaluationInclusion criteriaFronto-orbital advancement proceduresClinical successFrontoorbital advancementPatientsMorphological outcomesTrigonocephalyOperation timeAdvancement procedure