A Systematic Review of Local Flaps Utilized for External Auditory Canal Defects.

Study Design: Systematic review of the literature.

Objective: The goal of this study is to review and summarize current literature on local flap reconstruction of external auditory canal (EAC) defects.

Methods: PubMed and Ovid databases were queried utilizing search term combinations of "external auditory canal," "defects," "flaps," "local," and "reconstruction.

Complications of Mandibular Fracture Repair.

Mandible fracture management has evolved dramatically. Therefore, the variety of surgical complications associated with mandibular fractures, and their incidences, have continued to change as well. This article aims to assess the most common and most concerning complications that can occur secondary to management of mandibular fractures by examining categories of complication types.

Intimate Partner Violence-Related Fractures in the United States: An 8 Year Review.

Background: Fractures associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) are devastating injuries that can have lifelong implications. With exception to the facial region, there are very limited epidemiological reports describing the types and location of IPV-related fractures. The objective of this study is to review a national database and describe trends associated with IPV-related fractures.

Management of orbital fractures: challenges and solutions.

Many specialists encounter and treat orbital fractures. The management of these fractures is often challenging due to the impact that they can have on vision. Acute treatment involves a thorough clinical examination and management of concomitant ocular injuries.

Facial fractures in children.

Facial trauma in children differs from adults. The growing facial skeleton presents several challenges to the reconstructive surgeon. A thorough understanding of the patterns of facial growth and development is needed to form an individualized treatment strategy.

African American rhinoplasty.

Rhinoplasty in patients of African descent requires a patient-specific approach, because the goals and ideal proportions differ from the white nose. This article discusses approaches to surgical correction of common anatomic variations. In addition, common pitfalls are outlined.

Prospective quality of life assessment in congenital laryngomalacia.

Purpose Of Study: Disturbances in breathing or feeding may profoundly affect parental perceptions of a newborn's health. Previous research into quality of life for patients with laryngomalacia is limited to retrospective analysis. The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate the quality of life of families of infants with laryngomalacia and the impact of surgical and non-surgical treatments.

What is the role of positron emission tomography in osteonecrosis of the jaws?

Purpose: Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BP-ONJ) has become an associated side effect of BP therapy and several imaging modalities have been studied to show an ability to detect clinical disease. Because most patients at the authors' university hospital who develop BP-ONJ also undergo concurrent positron emission tomographic (PET) scanning, the authors investigated the utility of PET scans for diagnosis of BP-ONJ.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed of patients whose PET scans were acquired within 1 year of their BP-ONJ diagnosis (1998 through 2006).

Selectin blockade decreases postischemic recruitment of bone marrow stromal cells.

Objectives/hypothesis: Investigate the localization mechanisms of bone marrow stromal cells following transient ischemia-reperfusion injury in a murine flap model.

Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.

Methods: A cutaneous flap based on the inferior epigastric artery was elevated, and transient ischemia of 3.

Cervicofacial advancement-rotation flap in midface reconstruction: forward or reverse?

Objective: To present the authors' experience and outcomes in the reconstruction of midfacial defects using cervicofacial advancement-rotation flaps (CARFs) based on a method of determining forward or reverse design in relation to the proportions of the defect.

Study Design: Case series with retrospective chart review.

Setting: Tertiary care academic medical center.

The etiology of recurrent chordoma presenting as a neck mass: metastasis vs. surgical pathway seeding.

Chordomas are rare tumors of notochordal origin that arise along the vertebral axis. These slowly growing yet highly destructive tumors are associated with an alarming rate of recurrence, although surgical resection followed by proton, proton/photon, or conventional radiotherapy has been somewhat successful in terms of recurrence-free survival. Still, recurrent disease as a result of metastasis or surgical pathway seeding does occur.

Bisphosphonates and jaw osteonecrosis: the UAMS experience.

Background: Over the past year at least 10 case series and several case reports on osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) have been published with most found in the oral surgery literature. This clinical entity is largely unknown to head and neck surgeons.

Methods: Retrospective chart review.