Publications by authors named "R Courtemanche"
As scientific publishing has transitioned online, open access and predatory publishers have surged. This study describes the frequency of publications in potentially predatory and open access journals among applicants to a Canadian plastic surgery residency program, and explores applicant characteristics associated with open access and predatory publishing. A retrospective review of plastic surgery resident applicants' curriculum vitae (CVs) from 2015 to 2018 was performed.
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- Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are utilized to gather feedback from patients, particularly focusing on adolescents after gynecomastia surgery to understand their quality of life.
- The study involved adolescent patients at British Columbia Children's Hospital, analyzing their responses to the Body Contouring Questionnaire (BODY-Q) and comparing their scores to normative data.
- Results showed that patients who had surgery had significantly higher satisfaction with chest appearance and psychological well-being than their peers, highlighting the positive impact of gynecomastia surgery and its potential to reduce stigma.
A suture enlocation (SE) approach is proposed to manage comminuted intra-articular mandibular condyle fractures not amenable to open reduction internal fixation approaches. The SE approach is an effective operative option for the treatment of condylar fractures with the combination of fracture dislocation, malocclusion, comminution, and inadequate surface area for open fixation techniques. This study describes the SE approach, outcomes, and complications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Social determinants of health (SDoH) influence overall health, although little is known about the SDoH for pediatric patients requiring surgical services. This study aims to describe SDoH for pediatric surgical patients attending out-patient, community, and outreach clinics, as well as demonstrate the feasibility of identifying and addressing SDoH and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) when appropriate.
Methods: A cross-sectional study using surveys evaluating SDoH that were distributed to families attending pediatric surgical clinics over a two-year period.
Social media platforms can serve as a readily accessible tool for burn education, potentially reducing the incidence and severity of burn injuries. Previous studies have investigated the quality of online burn education videos on platforms such as YouTube. Here, we review the quality of such videos on TikTok, a newer and rapidly growing platform.
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