Characterizing the Timing of Surgical Repair of Congenital Hand Differences in the United States.

Suggested timing of reconstruction of congenital hand differences varies widely. The goal of timely intervention is to achieve near-normal appearance and function. We evaluated national trends in surgical timing of congenital hand differences to determine whether interventions align with the literature.

Crystalline keratopathy following long-term netarsudil therapy.

Purpose: This case report highlights a possible association between netarsudil use and crystalline keratopathy.

Observations: Presented here is the case of a 72-year-old woman with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) who developed corneal crystalline keratopathy after taking netarsudil for 24 months. The patient's medical history was significant for dry eye syndrome, bilateral ptosis with surgical repair, and atopy (including asthma and various ocular and systemic allergies).

Conversion Rate of Abstracts Presented at Plastic Surgery The Meeting From 2010 to 2019: A 10-Year Analysis of Factors for Success.

Background: Presentations are an important means of knowledge generation. Publication of these studies is important for dissemination of findings beyond meeting attendees. We analyzed a 10-year sample of presented abstracts at Plastic Surgery The Meeting and describe factors that improve rate and speed of conversion to peer-reviewed publication.

Molecular Detection and Typing of in Non-Ocular Samples from Patients with Ocular Syphilis.

Introduction: Ocular syphilis is a rare but potentially sight-threatening manifestation of infection with the spirochete subspecies . Molecular strain typing of clinical specimens obtained from patients with syphilis can provide useful epidemiological and clinical information. In this study, we assess the utility of non-ocular clinical samples in strain typing for patients with diagnosed ocular syphilis.

Substance Use and Performance of Toxicology Screens in the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Stroke Study.

Background: Though stroke risk factors such as substance use may vary with age, less is known about trends in substance use over time or about performance of toxicology screens in young adults with stroke.

Methods: Using the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Stroke Study, a population-based study in a 5-county region comprising 1.3 million people, we reported the frequency of documented substance use (cocaine/marijuana/opiates/other) obtained from electronic medical record review, overall and by race/gender subgroups among physician-adjudicated stroke events (ischemic and hemorrhagic) in adults 20 to 54 years of age.