Patient-reported Outcome Measures following Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Outcomes after traumatic major lower extremity amputation (MLEA) have focused on surgical complications, despite the life-altering impact on patients. With advances in the surgical management of MLEA, a heightened need for consistent reporting of patient-centered outcomes (PCO) remains. This meta-analysis assesses articles for the prevalence and methods of PCO reporting among traumatic MLEA studies.

Simultaneous Zygomatic Osteotomies With Reduction Mandibuloplasty - An Approach to Mid- and Lower-Facial Feminization in the Transfeminine Patient.

Background: Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is effective at treating gender dysphoria associated with anthropometrically masculine facial features. For many transgender women, FFS is a crucial component of the gender transition process. The purpose of this study is to report our experience with a pragmatic technique for simultaneous mid- and lower-face feminization by zygomatic osteotomy malarplasty and reduction mandibuloplasty.

Successful Back Contouring With Elimination of Back Rolls Using Ultrasound-Assisted Liposuction and Helium-Activated Radiofrequency.

Background: Patients are routinely consulted regarding dislike of their upper and middle back contour and associated back rolls that stick out of their bras. Although patients only associate this fullness with excess fat, on examination it becomes evident that back rolls are due to a combination of excess fat as well as skin redundancy. To date, treatment of both excess skin and fat in back rolls has required consideration of excisional surgery such as an upper body lift.

Masculinized Male Chest Contouring: Creating the Armor Plate.

Male patients are routinely consulted regarding dislike of their chest appearance. To date, majority of patients have desired elimination of their feminine-appearing breast, termed gynecomastia. These patients have associated their overweight body image, with the femininity of their breasts as presented by fullness and roundedness of their breasts and subsequently have desired maximal flattening of their breast.

Atomistic aspects of ductile responses of cubic silicon carbide during nanometric cutting.

Cubic silicon carbide (SiC) is an extremely hard and brittle material having unique blend of material properties which makes it suitable candidate for microelectromechanical systems and nanoelectromechanical systems applications. Although, SiC can be machined in ductile regime at nanoscale through single-point diamond turning process, the root cause of the ductile response of SiC has not been understood yet which impedes significant exploitation of this ceramic material. In this paper, molecular dynamics simulation has been carried out to investigate the atomistic aspects of ductile response of SiC during nanometric cutting process.