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Intramedullary Fixation for Metacarpal Fractures: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Outcomes Study Open

Michael B. Gehring, Brandon Wolfe, Riley Kahan, Stephanie D. Malliaris, Kia M. Washington , et al. · 2024

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Allograft Nerve Repair of a Transected Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve With Voice and Singing Recovery Open

Ariel C. Johnson, Elena M. Esch, Elliot Le, Daniel S. Fink, Matthew L. Iorio · 2024

Recurrent laryngeal nerve injuries can occur during thyroid and neck procedures or similar interventions. Immediate nerve repair when possible is preferred to both faciliate the repair and allow timely recovery of the muscle. Here, we repo…

Intraneural Topography and Branching Patterns of the Common Peroneal Nerve: Studying the Feasibility of Distal Nerve Transfers Open

Elliot Le, Taylor Allenby, Marlie H. Fisher, Ryan S. Constantine, Colin T. McNamara , et al. · 2024

Background: Common peroneal nerve (CPN) disruption is the most common lower extremity nerve injury and results in gait disturbances and sensory paresthesias. The goal of this study is to describe branching patterns and the intraneural topo…

Targeted muscle reinnervation in upper extremity amputations Open

Elliot Le, Matthew L. Iorio, Mark A. Greyson · 2023

Purpose Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) is a relatively recent surgical innovation that involves the coaptation of major peripheral nerves to a recipient motor branch that innervates an expendable muscle target. The original indication…

Histologic Comparison of the Fascicular Area of Processed Nerve Allograft Versus Cabled Sural Nerve Autograft Open

Fraser J. Leversedge, Bauback Safa, Walter C. Lin, Matthew L. Iorio, Orlando Merced-O’Neill , et al. · 2023

Background: The use of multiple cables of sural nerve autograft is common for peripheral nerve reconstruction when injured nerve caliber exceeds the nerve graft caliber. Although the optimal matching of neural to nonneural elements and its…

Ulnar Nerve Compression at the Elbow Secondary to Intramuscular Lipoma of the Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Open

Krystle R. Tuaño, Marlie H. Fisher, Demitri V. Franzoni, Matthew L. Iorio · 2023

Case: A 62-year-old right-hand-dominant woman presented with 1 year of persistent radiating pain, weakness, and paresthesias in her left forearm and hand. Electromyography findings were significant for ulnar neuropathy distal to the branch…

Analysis of a National Database Investigating Development of Trigger Finger after Treatment of Dupuytren Disease Open

Michael B. Gehring, Ryan S. Constantine, Elliot Le, Brandon Wolfe, Mark A. Greyson , et al. · 2023

Background: Dupuytren disease is associated with inflammation and myofibroblast overgrowth, as is stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger). Both are linked with fibroblast proliferation, but a potential associative link between the disease…

Plastic Surgery Training: Trends in Hand Surgery Fellowship in the Setting of a Pandemic Open

Krystle R. Tuaño, Marlie H. Fisher, Jhade D. Woodall, Matthew L. Iorio · 2023

Background: Given the diminishing presence of hand surgeons trained in plastic surgery, we evaluated the associated trends in annual hand meeting educational content and postgraduate job offerings, and analyzed the effect of the coronaviru…

Analysis of Postoperative Distal Radius Fracture Outcomes in the Setting of Osteopenia and Osteoporosis for Patients with Comorbid Conditions Open

Krystle R. Tuaño, Marlie H. Fisher, Nayun Lee, Neil J. Khatter, Elliot Le , et al. · 2023

Concepts in soft-tissue reconstruction of the contracted hand and upper extremity after burn injury Open

Colin T. McNamara, Matthew L. Iorio, Mark A. Greyson · 2023

Burns and their subsequent contracture result in devastating functional and aesthetic consequences which disproportionally affect the upper extremity. By focusing on reconstruction with analogous tissue and utilizing the reconstructive ele…

Patterns of Opioid Demand after Operative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures Open

Nayun Lee, Elliot Le, Ryan S. Constantine, Matthew L. Iorio · 2023

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate opioid demand after open reduction and internal fixation of distal radius fractures in patients with and without a diagnosis of cannabis use. Methods: The PearlDiver database was querie…

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Brent Toronto, Ryan P. Calfee, St Louis, Jennifer F. Waljee, Ann Arbor , et al. · 2023

D41. Patterns of Postoperative Complications Related to Cannabis and Tobacco Usage in Patients Undergoing Facial Fracture Surgeries Open

YooJin Yoon, Nayun Lee, Anna Lee, Michael B. Gehring, Ryan Constantine , et al. · 2023

PURPOSE: Cannabis is the third most used controlled substance in the world. Despite its widespread use, there is minimal research investigating cannabis usage in patients undergoing facial fracture (FF) surgeries. The purpose of this study…

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Brent Toronto, Ryan P. Calfee, St Louis, Jennifer F. Waljee, Ann Arbor , et al. · 2023

Comorbid Conditions and Complications in Body Contouring Surgery: A Retrospective Review Open

Kassra Garoosi, Leela S. Mundra, Kayvon Jabbari, Julian Winocour, Matthew L. Iorio , et al. · 2023

Background Body contouring procedures have significantly increased in popularity in the United States. Objectives The authors sought to understand, categorize, and classify patients’ experiences with postoperative complications following c…

An Evaluation of the Impact of Mental Illness on Postoperative Breast Reconstruction Revision Surgery Open

Jessica Saifee, Elliot Le, Ryan S. Constantine, Jonathan E. Layne, Christodoulos Kaoutzanis , et al. · 2023

Background: Breast cancer impacts millions of people yearly affecting various aspects of their lives—including but not limited to mental health. Patients with a known psychiatric history, specifically generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and…

Macromastia and Reduction Mammoplasty: Analysis of Total Cost of Care and Opioid Consumption at 10 Years Postoperatively Open

Kayvon Jabbari, Michael B. Gehring, Matthew L. Iorio, David W. Mathes, Christodoulos Kaoutzanis · 2022

Background: Reduction mammaplasty is commonly performed with over 100,000 procedures annually. Despite a persistent number of patients with macromastia desiring reduction mammaplasty, insurance companies are less willing to pay for the ope…

Hemipelvectomy and hemicorporectomy for decubitus ulcers Open

Colin T. McNamara, Corrine Wong, Frederic W.‐B. Deleyiannis, Tae W. Chong, David W. Mathes , et al. · 2022

Background Focal soft-tissue and bony injuries secondary to pressure can result in significant morbidity, including sepsis and in some cases, death. In the setting of severe wounds or recalcitrant infection, an infrequent modality of treat…

Risk factors for conversion of forefoot or midfoot amputations to below knee amputation Open

Ryan S. Constantine, Elliot Le, Michael B. Gehring, Rene Kafka, G. K. G. Moore , et al. · 2022

Background This study aims to identify risk factors as well as proper indications for forefoot or midfoot amputations at the transmetatarsal, Lisfranc or Chopart level as a potential avenue for distal limb salvage and avoid below knee ampu…

125. Extended Vs Standard Duration Venous Thromboembolism Chemoprophylaxis Following Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Venous Thromboembolism Events Open

Elliot Le, Jessica Saifee, Ryan S. Constantine, Krystle R. Tuaño, Jerry H. Yang , et al. · 2022

Purpose: Microsurgical breast reconstruction following mastectomy represents a high-risk patient group for venous thromboembolism (VTE), but there is limited consensus on postoperative prophylaxis. The aim of this study was to identify the…

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Brent Toronto, Ryan P. Calfee, St Louis, Jennifer F. Waljee, Ann Arbor , et al. · 2022

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Brent Toronto, Ryan P. Calfee, St Louis, Jennifer F. Waljee, Ann Arbor , et al. · 2022

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Brent Toronto, Ryan P. Calfee, St Louis, Jennifer F. Waljee, Ann Arbor , et al. · 2022

Risk Factors for Infection After Distal Radius Fracture Fixation: Analysis of Impact on Cost of Care Open

Ryan S. Constantine, Elliot Le, Michael B. Gehring, Lucas B. Ohmes, Matthew L. Iorio · 2022

A review of pain outcomes following targeted muscle reinnervation in lower extremity limb pain Open

Elliot Le, Mark A. Greyson, Ryan S. Constantine, Matthew L. Iorio · 2022

Approximately 75% experience phantom (PLP), residual (RLP), or general (GLP) limb pain following lower extremity amputation. Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) is a peripheral nerve transfer that reroutes amputated nerves to motor endplat…

Perioperative Blocks for Decreasing Postoperative Narcotics in Breast Reconstruction Open

Ariel C. Johnson, Salih Colakoğlu, Angela Reddy, Clara M. Kerwin, Roland Flores , et al. · 2020

Context: High rates of mortality and chemical dependence occur following the overuse of narcotic medications, and the prescription of these medications has become a central discussion in health care. Efforts to curtail opioid prescribing i…

Wound Complications in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: An Analysis of ACS-NSQIP Open

Leela S. Mundra, Matthew L. Iorio · 2020

Introduction: Wound complications in patients undergoing revision total knee arthroplasty (RTKA) can be attributed to intraoperative, postoperative and patient- specific factors. Purpose was to evaluate rates wound complications and associ…

Evaluation of Primary and Secondary Free Flap Desyndactylization Techniques in Hand and Digit Reconstruction: A Systematic Review Open

Michael B. Gehring, Matthew L. Iorio · 2020

Objective Injuries of the hand often require free flap reconstruction. To minimize flap loss, evidence exists to surgically syndactylize digits when repairing multiple injuries, with delayed flap division, or desyndactylization. However, e…

Introduction of special issue “Advances in Microsurgery for Upper and Lower Extremity Reconstruction and Limb Preservation” Open

Matthew L. Iorio · 2020

A Systematic Review and Analysis of Palmer Type I Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex Injuries: Outcomes of Treatment Open

Colin T. McNamara, Salih Colakoğlu, Matthew L. Iorio · 2020

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