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Plastic surgery and specialty creep: an analysis of publication trends

  • Mackenzie, Ethan L.;Larson, Jeffrey D.;Poore, Samuel O.
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.48 no.6
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    • pp.651-659
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    • 2021

  • Background Many surgical specialties have had pioneering influences from plastic surgeons. However, many of these areas of practice have evolved to include surgeons from diverse training backgrounds. This raises the question as to whether the prominence of other specialties in clinical practice translates to greater research productivity in these areas. The objective of this paper is to investigate the publication volumes of plastic surgeons in selected areas of practice compared to surgeons from other disciplines. Methods PubMed was used to examine publication trends in areas associated with plastic surgery. Searches for the following topics were performed: head and neck reconstruction, hand surgery, breast reconstruction, ventral hernia repair, abdominal component separation, brachial plexus injury, craniofacial surgery, and aesthetic surgery. Affiliation tags were used to examine contributions from nine specialties. Web of Science was used to identify the top cited articles for the last 10 years in each area. Results Articles by non-plastic surgeons comprise the majority of the literature for all areas of practice studied except for breast reconstruction and aesthetic surgery. Despite this, plastic surgeons contributed the greatest number of top cited articles over the last 10 years for five of the areas of practice. Conclusions While plastic surgeons do not contribute the greatest proportion of articles published each year in several of the selected areas of practice, they do publish a larger number of articles that are the most cited. Plastic surgeons remain the dominant academic force in terms of volume and citations for both breast and aesthetic surgery.

  • https://doi.org/10.5999/aps.2021.00745 인용 PDF KSCI

Sternal defect reconstruction using a double-barrel vascularized free fibula flap: a case report

  • Gravina, Paula Rocha;Chang, Daniel K.;Mentz, James A.;Dibbs, Rami Paul;Maricevich, Marco
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.48 no.5
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    • pp.498-502
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    • 2021

  • Total and subtotal sternectomy oncological defects can result in large deficits in the chest wall, disrupting the biomechanics of respiration. Reviewing the current literature involving respiratory function and rib motion after sternectomy, autologous rigid reconstruction was determined to provide the optimal reconstructive option. We describe a novel technique for sternal defect reconstruction utilizing a double-barrel, longitudinally oriented, vascularized free fibula flap associated with rib titanium plates fixation. Our reconstructive approach was able to deliver a physiological reconstruction, providing rigid support and protection while allowing articulation with adjacent ribs and preservation of chest wall mechanics.

  • https://doi.org/10.5999/aps.2021.00682 인용 PDF KSCI