Outcomes of Dermal Regeneration Templates in Irradiated and Nonirradiated Scalp Defects.

Objectives: Dermal regeneration templates (DRTs) are frequently used to treat scalp defects. The aim was to compare the time course of healing for DRTs in scalp defects with and without preoperative radiation.

Methods: The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study of DRT-based scalp reconstruction at 2 academic medical centers between 2013 and 2022.

Trauma-related Invasive Fungal Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient.

The majority of invasive fungal infections arise in immunocompromised patients; however, there exist many clinical interventions and physiologic phenomena in the setting of traumatic injury that induce immunosuppressant states. Enhanced clinical suspicion and early detection of invasive fungal infections has played an increasingly pertinent role in clinical management of patients admitted for traumatic injury, given its substantial morbidity and mortality rates. In this case report, we discuss a case of trauma-related invasive fungal infection by a rare pathogen in a previously immunocompetent patient.

Weighing In on the Controversy: Preoperative Imaging in Unicoronal Craniosynostosis Leads to Strategic Changes in Surgical Care.

Background: Clinical findings in children with unilateral coronal craniosynostosis are characteristic, and therefore clinicians have questioned the need for confirmatory imaging. Preoperative computed tomographic imaging is a powerful tool for diagnosing associated anomalies that can alter treatment management and surgical planning. The authors' aim was to determine whether and how routine preoperative imaging affected treatment management in unilateral coronal craniosynostosis patients within their institution.