Risk factors for flap dehiscence and/or necrosis following standard rotational flap in cranial vault osteomyelitis without intracranial involvement: A retrospective study.

Objectives: The study aimed to estimate the incidence of flap dehiscence and/or necrosis (FD/N) following standard rotational flap (SRF) surgery for cranial vault osteomyelitis without intracranial involvement (CVO) and to identify factors associated with these complications.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using chart reviews of patients who underwent SRF to cover CVO defects over a 10-year period. Twenty-one predictor variables were analysed, categorised into demographic, health status, anatomic, and surgical factors.

Complications of preseptal versus retroseptal transconjunctival approach for isolated orbital floor fracture repair: A double-blind, non-inferiority, randomized, split-face controlled trial.

Introduction: Effective surgical access to the orbital floor facilitates surgery and mitigates postoperative complications (PC). The aim of this study was to compare PC between the preseptal and retroseptal transconjunctival approaches (PS-TCA/RS-TCA) for isolated orbital floor fracture (OFF).

Materials And Methods: Using a double-blind, non-inferiority, randomized, split-face study design, patients aged ≥ 18 years with bilateral isolated OFF were enrolled.

Does Training Background Influence Outcomes after Coronal Scalp Incision for Treating Craniomaxillofacial Injuries?: A German Pilot Study.

Objectives: To examine outcomes of the coronal scalp approach to craniomaxillofacial (CMF) fractures performed by oral-maxillofacial or craniofacial plastic surgery residents (OMFS/CFPS-Rs) trauma surgery residents (TS-Rs), and to determine differences in treatment outcomes between both operator groups.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study enrolled a sample of CMF fracture adult patients treated via the coronal approach in a German level one trauma center during a two-year interval. The predictor variable was training background (OMFS/CFPS-Rs TS-Rs; each  = 5).

To drain or not to drain following posttraumatic ear reconstruction with Dieffenbach's postauricular flap in patients with antithrombotic therapy.

Purpose: To measure the association between drainage use and postoperative complications (POCs) after posttraumatic ear reconstruction (PTER) with Dieffenbach's postauricular flap (DPF) in patients with antithrombotic therapy (ATT).

Methods: This was a retrospective double-cohort study of patients undergoing posttraumatic DRF with vs. without drainage in 4 maxillofacial units during a 7-year interval.

Length of hospital stay and complications of mini-facelift versus modified Blair incision for parotid abscess drainage.

Purpose: To compare the length of hospital stay (LHS) and complications between minifacelift (MFL) and modified Blair incisions (MBI) for adult patients undergoing parotid abscess drainage (PAD).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cohort study design was utilized comprising 2 groups of healthy adult patients (American Society of Anesthesiology [ASA] status I-II) who underwent PAD during a 7-year interval. The primary predictor variable was incision type (MFL vs.

Factors associated with complications of submental intubation in 339 patients with facial fractures: A German retrospective cohort study.

Purpose: For nearly four decades, submental intubation (SI) has been introduced and employed to avoid tracheostomy in facial trauma cases where nasal/oral intubation is infeasible or associated with possible risks. The purposes of this study were to estimate the frequency and to identify variables associated with complications of SI (CSI).

Methods: The authors organised a retrospective cohort study and enrolled a group of patients with facial trauma and SI during a seven-year interval at two German level one trauma centres where SI has routinely been used in complex facial trauma cases.

Dental Screening Including Panoramic Radiograph for Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome in Patients With Multiple Basal Cell Carcinomas.

Purpose: To answer the following clinical research question: "Among patients with multiple basal cell carcinomas (mBCCs), can panoramic radiograph (PaR) facilitate the diagnosis of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome (GGS)?"

Methods: This retrospective study enrolled mBCCs subjects who presented to a German tertiary care center between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2021. The primary predictor was presence of syndromic mBCCs, and the main outcomes were jaw cysts and odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs). Descriptive, bi- and multivariate statistics, diagnostic test evaluation, and number needed to screen (NNS) were computed at α = 95%.

Is orbital wall fracture associated with SARS-CoV-2 ocular surface contamination in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients?

Objectives: To assess the relationship between orbital wall fractures connecting to  paranasal sinuses (OWF-PNS) and SARS-CoV-2 ocular surface contamination (SARS-CoV-2-OSC) in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.

Methods: This was a prospective case-control study enrolling two asymptomatic COVID-19 patient cohorts with vs. without OWF-PNS in the case-control ratio of 1:4.

COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown increase the frequency and severity of periorbital dog bite injuries in children.

Objective: To determine whether the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown increase the risk of head, neck, and face (HNF) dog bite injuries in children.

Methods: Using a retrospective cohort study design, the investigators enrolled a sample of children presenting with HNF dog bite injuries during 22 weeks before and 22 weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic in a German level 1 trauma center. The predictor variables were COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown.

Assessing effectiveness of endoscope-assisted medial orbital wall fracture repair vs. no surgery using benefit-risk metrics and literature review.

Purposes: To evaluate clinical usefulness of endoscope-assisted medial orbital wall fracture repair via the retrocaruncular approach (rc-EAMOWFR) vs. no surgery (NS), and to perform a narrative review of relevant literature.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study enrolling isolated medial orbital wall fracture (IMOWF) eyes presented to two German level 1 trauma centers during a 7-year interval.

Benefit-risk appraisal of lip-split mandibular "swing" vs. transoral approaches to posterior oral/oropharyngeal carcinomas using number needed to treat, to harm, and likelihood to be helped or harmed.

Purpose: s: To evaluate benefit-risk profiles of lip-split mandibular "swing" vs. transoral approaches (LS-MSA; TOA) to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage I-III posterior oral/oropharyngeal carcinomas (PO/OPC).

Methods: Using a retrospective double-cohort study design, we enrolled stage I-III PO/OPC patients treated in two German medical centers during a 4-year interval.

Asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients with craniomaxillofacial injuries have an increased risk of surgical site infection.

The aim of this paper was to evaluate the association between 'asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic' severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (AS/MS-COVID) and surgical site infection (SSI) after repair of craniomaxillofacial injury (CMFI). Using a case-control study design with a match ratio of 1:4, we enrolled a cohort of AS/MS-COVID cases with immediately treated CMFI during a one-year period. The main predictor variable was SARS-CoV-2 infection (yes/no), and the outcome of interest was SSI (yes/no).

What factors predict craniomandibular disorders in severe COVID-19 survivors after prolonged intubation?

Purposes: To estimate and identify predictors of craniomandibular disorders (CMDs) in severe COVID-19 survivors after prolonged intubation ≥ 1 week (SCOVIDS-PI).

Methods: This retrospective study enrolled two cohorts of SCOVIDS-PIs with vs. without CMD during a one-year period.

Prostate cancer awareness among transgender women after gender-affirming surgery.

Background: The prostate gland remains unresected during gender-affirming surgery (GAS) for transgender women (TGW), and may develop malignancies in later life. We sought to evaluate prostate cancer awareness (PCA) among post-GAS TGW.

Methods: The investigators implemented a cross-sectional study and enrolled a sample of Thai post-GAS TGW without medical background.

Prolonged viral shedding identified from external splints and intranasal packings in immediately cured COVID-19 patients with nasal fractures: A retrospective study.

Background: Our aim was to measure and compare prolonged viral shedding (PVS) identified from external splints (ES) and intranasal packings (IP) for isolated nasal fracture (INF) repair in immediately cured asymptomatic vs. mildly symptomatic COVID-19 patients (AS-COVID vs. MS-COVID).

A retrospective cohort study on predictors associated with skull base invasion of maxillary ameloblastomas.

Purpose: To identify factors associated with skull base involvement (SBI) of maxillary ameloblastomas (MA).

Methods: This retrospective cohort study was composed of MA patients treated during a 7-year period. Demographic, radiographic, and nine immunohistopathologic predictor variables were included.

Inanimate surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 during midfacial fracture repair in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.

Purposes: To evaluate inanimate surface contamination of SARS-CoV-2 during midfacial fracture repair (MFR) and to identify relevant aggregating factors.

Methods: Using a prospective non-randomised comparative study design, we enrolled a cohort of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients undergoing MFR. The predictor variables were osteofixation system (conventional titanium plates [CTiP] vs.

Factors associated with epiphora following orbital-sparing maxillectomy via modified Weber-Ferguson incision with lower blepharoplasty.

Purpose: The aims of the study were to estimate the frequency of epiphora and to identify factors associated with epiphora after orbital-sparing maxillectomy via modified Weber-Ferguson incision with lower blepharoplasty (OSOSM-MWFILB).

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study enrolling a sample derived from the patient population undergoing OSM-MWFILB over a 7-year period. The predictor variables were grouped into demographic, related health status, anatomic, tumor-specific, and therapeutic categories.