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Jaw-in-a Day: Process Improvement and Outcomes.
[OBJECTIVE] Describe the evolving institutional experience with Jaw-in-a-Day reconstruction and evaluate the functional, oncologic, and surgical outcomes of an efficient and reproducible model that can be used for both benign and malignant …
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Nomogram for Predicting Osteoradionecrosis After Fibula Free Flap for Mandibular Reconstruction.
[BACKGROUND] Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a severe complication following radiotherapy (RT), particularly after mandibular reconstruction with a fibula free flap. Risk prediction remains challenging due to limited data. [METHODS] We conduct…
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Association between microvascular free-flap arterial anastomosis caliber and risk for development of osteoradionecrosis.
[OBJECTIVES] Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) following radiation therapy (RT) is a serious complication for patients undergoing head and neck cancer treatment. Recent literature has found an association between ipsilateral external carotid artery …
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Surgical and functional outcomes after salvage oropharyngectomy.
[OBJECTIVES] Salvage oropharyngeal surgery with free-flap reconstruction after failed radiation therapy (RT) presents unique challenges and complications. The aim of this retrospective review is to examine surgical complications and functio…
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Head and Neck: A Summary of Uses and Application Techniques.
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has had an expanded role in the management of complex wounds including its increasing use for complex wounds in the head and neck region. Challenges for use in the head and neck region include variatio…
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The beavertail modified radial forearm free flap: Retrospective review of a versatile technique to increase flap bulk in the head and neck.
[OBJECTIVE] Utilization of free tissue transfers in head and neck reconstruction has greatly increased due to their dependability and reliability. Anterolateral thigh (ALT) and rectus abdominus (RA) free flaps may provide too much soft tiss…
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Osteoradionecrosis in osseous free flap reconstruction: Risk factors and treatment.
[OBJECTIVE] To determine the rate and risk factors for osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in osseous free flaps after postoperative radiation therapy (PORT). To describe the treatment of free flap ORN. [METHODS] Seventy-four patients undergoing osse…
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The Functional & Quality of Life Outcomes of Total Glossectomy with Laryngeal Preservation.
[BACKGROUND] The tongue is an essential organ for human interaction, communication and survival. To date, there is a paucity of objective functional, patient reported, or quality of life outcomes of patients undergoing a total glossectomy w…
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Fellowship training in microvascular surgery and post-fellowship practice patterns: a cross sectional survey of microvascular surgeons from facial plastic and reconstructive surgery programs.
[BACKGROUND] There is a lack of published literature on the training in microvascular reconstructive techniques in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery (FPRS) fellowships or of the extent these techniques are continued in practice. Thi…