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Management of Concomitant Severe Thermal Injury and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Open
Acute coronary thrombosis is a known, but rare, contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients with thermal and electrical injuries. The overall incidence of myocardial infarction among burn patients is 1%, with an in-hospital post-inf…
<i>Physiology and Clinical Manifestations of Pathologic Cranial Suture Widening</i> Open
Cranial sutures are complex structures integrating mechanical forces with osteogenesis which are often affected in craniofacial syndromes. While premature fusion is frequently described, rare pathological widening of cranial sutures is a c…
Peri-Operative Outcomes Comparison of General Anaesthesia and Brachial Plexus Block for Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Metacarpal Fractures Open
Introduction: Brachial plexus blockade (BPB) is a procedure of growing popularity amongst surgeons and anaesthesiologists involved with upper limb surgery. The safety and benefit in hand surgery is unclear. Methods: A retrospective chart r…
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Mechanical and morphological properties of parietal bone in patients with sagittal craniosynostosis Open
Limited information is available on the effect of sagittal craniosynostosis (CS) on morphological and material properties of the parietal bone. Understanding these properties would not only provide an insight into bone response to surgical…
The Impact of COVID-19 on Plastic Surgery Training in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia—A Cross-Sectional Study Open
Background Surgical trainees worldwide have been thrust into a period of uncertainty, with respect to the implications COVID-19 pandemic will have on their roles, training, and future career prospects. It is currently unclear how plastic s…
Intestinal Self Inoculation of Botulism in the ICU: Case Study and Literature Review of Intestinal Botulism with Emphasis on Dosing of Antitoxin Open
Introduction:
\nBotulism is a rare neuroparalytic disease requiring rapid identification and treatment. Foodborne toxaemia is well described but intestinal toxaemia is rare. Gastrointestinal (GI) abnormalities allow Clostridium botulinum t…
116 Initial UK series of endoscopic suturectomy with post-operative helmet therapy for craniosynostosis: early report of peri-operative experience Open
Objective Endoscopic suturectomy for craniosynostosis with helmet therapy (ESCH) has emerged as a successful treatment for craniosynostosis initially in North America. We present early outcomes from the first cohort of ESCH patients treate…
The Utility and Efficiency of a Resident Hand Clinic for the Management of Acute Hand Trauma at the University of Alberta Open
Background: The University of Alberta established a resident-run hand clinic in 2005 to expeditiously manage the growing numbers of patients with traumatic hand injuries. The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical volume and typ…
Abstract: Osseointegrated Orbital Reconstruction: A 24-Year Experience Open
PURPOSE: Osseointegrated implants have been used for craniofacial prosthetic reconstruction since 1979.1 Since then, they have been used for prosthetic rehabilitation of a variety of facial defects. The authors sought to review long-term r…
Using the Ottawa Surgical Competency Operative Room Evaluation (O-SCORE) in a Canadian Plastic Surgery Program Open
Competency-based medical education has overtaken the traditional apprenticeship model of medical education. This shift toward competence-based training demands a higher number of assessments per trainee. Current assessment methods in Plast…