Advanced Practice Providers in Pediatric Surgery: A 10-Year Analysis of Clinical Productivity.

Introduction: Advanced practice providers (APPs) are integral to nonsurgical and surgical fields. In surgical settings, APPs work autonomously alongside surgeons to enhance continuity of care. While small-scale studies across various surgical specialties have explored APP utilization, literature specific to the pediatric population is limited.

The Utility of an Open-Access Surgical Simulator to Enhance Surgeon Training.

Background: Smile Train, an international children's charity committed to improving cleft care around the world, empowers local medical professionals in developing countries to provide quality comprehensive cleft care in their own communities. As part of their sustainable model, Smile Train developed a web-based, interactive virtual simulator to improve surgical training of cleft procedures for surgeons around the world, replicating the anatomical and technical steps involved in cleft surgery. This study evaluated the simulator as a tool for enhancing surgical training.

Making women whole again: a review of breast reconstruction.

Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in American women. Fewer than 25% of women diagnosed with breast cancer are aware of all of their reconstructive options. This article reviews options for breast reconstruction and the team approach that can help women feel whole again after breast cancer surgery.

A Prospective Study of Strut versus Miniplate for Fractures of Mandibular Angle.

This prospective randomized clinical trial compared the treatment outcomes of strut plate and Champy miniplate in fixation of mandibular angle fractures. Patients with mandibular angle fracture were consented and enrolled into this study. Exclusion criteria include patients with severely comminuted fractures.