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Benefits of robotic-assisted lymphatic microsurgery in deep anatomical planes

JPRAS Open, 2023
Summary: Micro- and supermicrosurgeries have become standard techniques for lymphatic reconstruction. As increasingly smaller vessels are being targeted, robotic-assisted surgery has emerged as a new approach to push reconstructive limits owing to its ...
Andrea Weinzierl, Carlotta Barbon, Epameinondas Gousopoulos, Donata von Reibnitz, Pietro Giovanoli, Lisanne Grünherz, Nicole Lindenblatt   +6 more
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Does pediatric hand transplantation undermine a child's right to an open future?

, 2021
To date, pediatric hand transplantations have only been performed twice. The ethical issue most often discussed in the literature on this surgery concerns the risks of immunosuppression.
Sassu, Paolo,, Selvaggi, Gennaro,, MacKenzie, J.   +2 more
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MRI shows a high incidence of carpal fractures in children with posttraumatic radial-sided wrist tenderness

Acta Orthopaedica, 2016
Background and purpose — The epidemiology and optimal diagnostics of wrist injuries in children are not knotwn. We describe fractures revealed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a prospective population of children and adolescents with posttraumatic ...
Peter Jørgsholm, Niels Thomsen, Jack Besjakov, Sven Abrahamsson, Anders Björkman   +4 more
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Stronger relation between impairment and manual capacity in the non-dominant hand than the dominant hand in congenital hand differences; Implications for surgical and therapeutic interventions [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives To evaluate manual activity capacity (i.e. activity capacity to perform hand activities) and its relation with body functions of the hand and forearm in children with congenital hand differences (CHD) Methods We assessed 10-14 year-old ...
Selles, R., Roebroeck, M., Roebroeck, Marij, Ardon, Monique, Janssen, W., H. Stam, M. Ardon, Stam, H.J. (Henk), Murawska, M. (Magdalena), Janssen, W.G.M. (Wim), Hovius, Steven, M. Roebroeck, Stam, Henk, Roebroeck, Marij; id_orcid, S. Hovius, Murawska, Magdalena, Ardon, M., Stam, H., R. Selles, W. Janssen, Selles, R.W. (Ruud), Hovius, S.E.R. (Steven), Selles, Ruud, Hovius, S., Ardon, M.S. (Monique ), Roebroeck, M.E. (Marij), Janssen, Wim, Selles, Ruud; id_orcid   +27 more
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Leadership Trends at Hand Surgery Fellowships

, 2022
Background: Fellowship directors (FDs) influence the future of trainees in the field of hand surgery. Currently, there are no studies that analyze the demographic background, institutional training, and academic experience of hand surgery FDs. This study
Benjamin I. Schachner, Schachner, Benjamin I., Schiller, Nicholas C., Andrew J. Sama, Donnally, Chester J., Dodds, Seth D., Sama, Andrew J., Chester J. Donnally, Nicholas C. Schiller, Seth D. Dodds, Amanda F. Spielman, Spielman, Amanda F.   +11 more
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Collaborative hand surgery clinical research without sharing individual patient data; proof of principle study [PDF]

, 2022
High-quality research in hand surgery is increasingly important. A vital component is national and international multicenter collaborative research because of better generalizability and larger sample sizes.
Duraku, Liron S., Hoogendam, Lisa, Zuidam, Jelle M., Power, Dominic M., Rajaratnam, Vaikunthan, Feitz, Reinier, Slijper, Harm P., Duraku, L.S., Slijper, H.P., Hundepool, Caroline A., Selles, Ruud W., Zuidam, J.M., Selles, Ruud W.; id_orcid, Feitz, R., Feitz, Reinier; id_orcid, Hundepool, Caroline Anna   +15 more
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Addition of admission lactate levels to Baux score improves mortality prediction in severe burns

Scientific Reports, 2021
Risk adjustment and mortality prediction models are central in optimising care and for benchmarking purposes. In the burn setting, the Baux score and its derivatives have been the mainstay for predictions of mortality from burns.
Ingrid Steinvall, Moustafa Elmasry, Islam Abdelrahman, Ahmed El-Serafi, Folke Sjöberg   +4 more
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Cerclage performance analysis – a biomechanical comparison of different techniques and materials

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2022
Background Wire cerclages play a fundamental role in fracture fixation. With an increasing variety of designs being commercially available the question arises which cerclage should be used. This study investigates the biomechanical properties of metallic
L. M. Hägerich, F. G. E. Dyrna, J. C. Katthagen, P. A. Michel, L. F. Heilmann, A. Frank, M. J. Raschke, B. Schliemann, O. Riesenbeck   +8 more
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Hand Surgery Resources Exceed American Health Literacy

, 2017
Background: The National Institutes of Health, American Medical Association, and US National Library of Medicine recommend that educational material for patients be written at a sixth-grade reading level.
Julia A. Cook, Sunil S. Tholpady, Cook, Julia A., Michael W. Chu, Tholpady, Sunil S., Chu, Michael W., Sarah E. Sasor, Arash Momeni, Sasor, Sarah E., Momeni, Arash   +9 more
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Brachial Plexus Nerve Transfer Under Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Summary:. Brachial plexus injuries commonly require nerve transfers, traditionally performed under general anesthesia. We propose the wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) technique, utilizing lidocaine with epinephrine to achieve anesthesia
J. Terrence Jose Jerome, MBBS, FRCS(G) DNB, FNB (Hand & Microsurgery), European Diploma Hand Surgery, FICS
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