Color Match following Free Flap Surgery in Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Colorimetric and Aesthetic Analysis.

Background: Many options for free tissue transfer have been described for head and neck reconstruction. Although functional outcomes remain paramount, aesthetic considerations such as color match can be equally consequential for patient quality of life. It is important to understand differences in color match based on flap donor site for head and neck reconstruction.

The submental island flap in head and neck reconstruction: A 10-year experience examining application, oncologic safety, and role of comorbidity.

Background: We present our experience on reconstructive versatility and risk of nodal transfer with the submental island flap (SIF). We also examine the role of comorbidity as a predictor of complications.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of patients undergoing SIF over 10-year period.

Preoperative Criteria Predict Operative Time Variability Within Tympanoplasty Procedures.

Objective: To identify preoperative patient and surgical parameters that predict operative time variability within tympanoplasty current procedural terminology (CPT) codes.

Study Design: Retrospective.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

A System for Characterizing Intraoperative Force Distribution During Operative Laryngoscopy.

Objective: This study aimed to create and validate an integrated data acquisition system for gauging the force distribution between a laryngoscope and soft-tissue during trans-oral surgery.

Methods: Sixteen piezoresistive force sensors were interfaced to a laryngoscope and custom maxillary tooth guard. A protocol for calibrating the laryngoscope and maxilla sensors was developed using a motor-controlled linear stage and force measurements were validated against a digital scale.

Multi-modal Framework for Image-guided Trans-oral Surgery with Intraoperative Imaging and Deformation Modeling.

Treatment of throat cancers have improved due to minimally-invasive trans-oral approaches. Surgeons rely on preoperative imaging to guide their resection; however, large tissue deformations occur during trans-oral procedures due to placement of necessary retractors and laryngoscopes which hinders the surgeon's ability to accurately assess tumor extent and location of critical structures. We propose an image-guided framework utilizing intraoperative imaging and deformation modeling to improve surgeon accuracy and confidence.

Orbital Floor Reconstruction: A Comparison of Outcomes between Absorbable and Permanent Implant Systems.

There are distinct advantages and disadvantages between bioresorbable and permanent implants in orbital floor reconstruction. Our aim was to compare the outcomes and complications of resorbable implants and permanent implants in orbital floor fracture repair. A retrospective chart review was performed on all patients who underwent orbital floor fracture repair at a rural, tertiary care center from 2011 through 2016.

Improving target localization during trans-oral surgery with use of intraoperative imaging.

Purpose: Trans-oral surgery provides a less invasive means for the surgical management of upper aerodigestive tract malignancies but is limited in its ability to readily assess submucosal tumor extent and location of critical structures intraoperatively. We sought to determine surgeons' baseline target localization accuracy during operative laryngoscopy with preoperative imaging alone and then assess for improvement in localization accuracy when presented with intraoperative CT imaging capturing soft tissue deformation.

Methods: Fiducial beads were placed submucosally in four cadaver heads.

Prognostic Factors for Success After Irrigation and Debridement With Modular Component Exchange for Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: Irrigation and debridement with modular component exchange (IDMCE) can treat prosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Compared to 2-stage revision, IDMCE is associated with lower morbidity but may carry higher infection recurrence rates. We aimed to identify prognostic factors associated with successful IDMCE in patients with PJI.