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Long-Term Patient-Reported Outcomes of the Medial Femoral Trochlea Osteochondral Free Flap for Proximal Scaphoid Reconstruction.
[PURPOSE] The long-term outcomes of the medial femoral trochlea (MFT) osteochondral free flap for proximal pole scaphoid nonunion (SNU) reconstruction are unknown. The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the upper and lower extrem…
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Video-Based Assessment of Microsurgical Trainees: An Evaluation of Gender Bias.
[BACKGROUND] Gender bias in graduate medical evaluations remains a challenging issue. This study evaluates implicit gender bias in video-based evaluations of microsurgical technique, which has not previously been described in the literatur…
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Patient-Reported Lower Extremity Outcomes Following Fibula or Medial Femoral Condyle Free Flaps for Upper Extremity Defects.
[BACKGROUND] Free fibula flap (FFF) and medial femoral condyle (MFC) flap are commonly used for upper extremity osseous reconstruction, yet donor-site morbidity has never been systematically compared. [METHODS] Patients who underwent an FF…
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Decreasing Medicare Utilization, Reimbursement, and Reimbursement-to-Charge Ratio of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Procedures: 2010 to 2019.
[BACKGROUND] This study aimed to evaluate recent trends in utilization, reimbursement, and charges for reconstructive plastic surgery procedures billed to Medicare. [METHODS] We queried the Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary from the Cen…
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The Influence of Functional Shoulder Biomechanics as a Mediator of Patient-Reported Outcomes following Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction.
[BACKGROUND] Postmastectomy breast reconstruction techniques differentially influence patient-reported physical and psychosocial well-being. Objective measures of shoulder biomechanics, which are uniquely influenced by reconstruction techni…
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Relative Value Unit Compensation Rates for Hospital-Based Shoulder/Elbow Surgery Versus Hand Surgery.
Upper extremity surgeons perform diverse operations, including hand surgery, microsurgery, and shoulder/elbow arthroscopy and arthroplasty. Declining orthopedic reimbursement rates may encourage surgeons to adjust their case mix, favoring a…
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Long-Term Patency and Fluid Dynamics of Recipient Artery after End-to-Side Anastomosis for Free Tissue Transfer.
[BACKGROUND] End-to-end microvascular anastomoses sacrifice downstream inline perfusion of the recipient vessels. End-to-side anastomoses, in theory, maintain distal inline flow of the recipient vessel. The proposed benefit of the end-to-si…
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Outcomes of the Medial Femoral Trochlea Osteochondral Free Flap for Proximal Scaphoid Reconstruction.
[PURPOSE] To describe the radiographic, functional, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of medial femoral trochlea (MFT) osteochondral free flap reconstruction of the proximal scaphoid at approximately 2 years follow-up. [METHODS] Eleven …
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Preliminary Clinical, Radiographic, and Patient-Reported Outcomes of the Medial Femoral Trochlea Osteochondral Free Flap for Lunate Reconstruction in Advanced Kienböck Disease.
[PURPOSE] We aimed to describe the radiographic, functional, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of medial femoral trochlea osteochondral free flap reconstruction of the proximal lunate in stage IIIA and IIIB Kienböck disease. [METHODS] E…
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Plastic surgery practice models and research aims under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
As the health care landscape in the United States changes under the Affordable Care Act, providers are set to face numerous new challenges. Although concerns about practice sustainability with declining reimbursement have dominated the dial…
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Factors impacting successfully competing for research funding: an analysis of applications submitted to the Plastic Surgery Foundation.
[BACKGROUND] Federal research funding is decreasing, forcing specialty organizations to have an increasingly important position in developing and fostering research. As the research and innovation arm of the American Society of Plastic Surg…