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Prosthesis salvage in breast reconstruction patients with periprosthetic infection and exposure.
[BACKGROUND] Breast prosthesis reconstruction continues to be the most common form of breast reconstruction, and infection and exposure remain major concerns for patients and surgeons. [METHODS] A retrospective review was performed of pati…
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Drug abuse in plastic surgery patients: optimizing detection and minimizing complications.
Drugs of abuse present numerous challenges to plastic surgeons, and detection remains difficult. With rates of drug abuse and misuse on the rise, clinicians must remain especially attentive to drug abusers' verbal and nonverbal cues, and be…
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Outcomes in breast reduction surgery.
Previous studies have established that patients with macromastia rate their physical and emotional health as substantially poorer than a control population. The aim of the current study was to confirm this discrepancy, and to evaluate the h…
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- Resident education--a casualty of managed care?
- A matter of industry.
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Outcomes research: a primer for plastic surgeons.
The growing emphasis on cost-effectiveness in the United States health care industry has highlighted the need for comprehensive outcomes research in a variety of medical specialties. Currently, there is a relative paucity of reliable data c…
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Reconstruction of burns of the trunk and breast.
This article discusses the pathogenesis and reconstruction of hypertrophic scarring of the burned trunk. General reconstruction schemata are provided. Reconstruction of specific problems of the chest, abdominal wall, breasts, and perineum a…
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Determining undergraduate curriculum content in plastic surgery.
The purpose of this study was to determine the cognitive knowledge and clinical skills related to plastic surgery that are essential for inclusion in an undergraduate curriculum. A questionnaire was distributed to surgical clerkship directo…
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Statistical analysis and study design in plastic and reconstructive surgical research.
Appropriate study design and proper statistical analysis are necessary ingredients for improving the quality and reliability of the information in journal articles. General surgery and plastic surgery articles were compared for principal au…