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BACKGROUND: Fat transfer is an increasingly popular method for refining postmastectomy breast reconstructions. However, concern persists that fat transfer may promote disease recurrence. Adipocytes are derived from adipose-derived stem cells and express adipocytokines that can facilitate active breast cancer cells in laboratory models. The authors sought to evaluate the association between fat transfer to the reconstructed breast and cancer recurrence in patients diagnosed with local or regional invasive breast cancers. METHODS: A multicenter, case-cohort study was performed. Eligible patients from four centers (Memorial Sloan Kettering, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, and the University of Chicago) were identified by each site's institutional tumor registry or cancer data warehouse. Eligibility criteria were as follows: mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction between 2006 and 2011, age older than 21 years, female sex, and incident diagnosis of invasive ductal carcinoma (stage I, II, or III). Cases consisted of all recurrences during the study period, and controls consisted of a 30 percent random sample of the study population. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to evaluate for association between fat transfer and time to recurrence in bivariate and multivariate models. RESULTS: The time to disease recurrence unadjusted hazard ratio for fat transfer was 0.99 (95 percent CI, 0.56 to 1.7). After adjustment for age, body mass index, stage, HER2/Neu receptor status, and estrogen receptor status, the hazard ratio was 0.97 (95 percent CI, 0.54 to 1.8). CONCLUSION: In this population of breast cancer patients who had mastectomy with immediate reconstruction, fat transfer was not associated with a higher risk of cancer recurrence. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, III.

BACKGROUND: Tongue-lip adhesion (TLA), mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO), and subperiosteal release of the floor of the mouth (SPRFM) are the most commonly performed surgical procedures to treat severe airway obstruction in infants born with Pierre Robin sequence (PRS). OBJECTIVES: To determine the rate of failure of each type of procedure, in terms of mortality and the need for tracheostomy, and to determine what proportion of infants have significant airway obstruction postoperatively as determined by polysomnography (PSG) and compare the data by procedure type. METHOD: A comprehensive literature search (1981 through June 2015) was done of the National Library of Medicine database using PubMed. Extracted data included diagnosis, type of surgery, and outcome including mortality, need for postoperative tracheostomy and details of PSG. Persistence of significant airway obstruction was defined as an apnea-hypopnea index >15 events/h on PSG. RESULTS: Both mortality rate and need for tracheostomy were low for all procedures. Many studies lacked sufficient detail to identify significant airway obstruction postoperatively. In studies with sufficient data, MDO was associated with the lowest percentage of significant airway obstruction postprocedure (3.6%) compared to 50% for infants who underwent TLA. Insufficient PSG data was available for patients who were treated with SPRFM. CONCLUSIONS: There is a paucity of objective PSG data to definitively assess postoperative airway outcomes for PRS. MDO appears to be the most effective technique based on the available PSG data. Standardized use of PSG may lead to better identification and treatment of patients at risk for suboptimal airway outcomes postoperatively.

PURPOSE: De Quervain syndrome or tenosynovitis is a common wrist pathology caused by stenosing tenosynovitis of the first dorsal compartment. Multiple studies have demonstrated significant anatomic variation within the first extensor compartment. METHODS: The terms "De Quervain's tenosynovitis" and "first extensor compartment anatomy" were comprehensively searched using the PubMed, MEDLINE, and Cochrane database. The presence of a septum within the first dorsal compartment, the number of APL (abductor pollicis longus), and EPB (extensor pollicis brevis) tendon slips were identified. RESULTS: A total of 574 articles were identified on initial search, of which 21 met inclusion criteria. There were 1901 normal cadaver specimens and 470 surgically treated De Quervain disease patients, whose data were available. A septum was present in 43.7% of normal cadavers versus 62.2% De Quervain patients with 58.5% (327 of 559) of the septi characterized as incomplete. There was a difference in the number of APL tendons with a single APL tendon slip noted in 18.3% of normal cadavers (200/1096) versus 27.2% of De Quervain patients (87/230). There was a difference in the number of EPB tendons between the normal cadavers and De Quervain's wrists with 2 or more EPB tendinous slips observed in 5.9% of normal cadavers compared with 2.9% of De Quervain patients. CONCLUSION: Significant anatomic variability exists within the first extensor compartment. Patients with De Quervain disease were more likely to have a septum dividing the compartment and a single slip of APL. These variations are clinically relevant in the pathophysiology and treatment of De Quervain's tenosynovitis. TYPE OF STUDY: Prognostic studies. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III.

In select patients with advanced disease resulting in large composite tissue defects, consideration is often given to multiple flap reconstruction. The authors propose an alternative option. Using virtual surgical planning the authors demonstrate how modest sacrifice in projection translates into a substantial decrease in the volume and surface area of soft tissue needed, in turn maximizing soft tissue coverage with a single fibula free flap. The authors used 3-dimensional virtual surgery to simulate angle-to-angle reconstructions using free fibula flaps. The reference 3-segment reconstruction was done using symphyseal projection to the plane perpendicular to the anterior nasal spine, a customary landmark. Additional simulations were then performed using recessed projections 0.5 mm, 1 cm, 1.5 cm, and 2 cm posterior to anterior nasal spine plane. Program analytics were used to calculate the surface area and volume of the floor of mouth. With projection recessed by 1 cm, surface area decreased 22% to 14 cm. With projection recessed by 2 cm, surface area decreased 44% to 10 cm. With a 3-segment construct converted to a 2-segment construct, surface area decreased 22% to 14 cm. This demonstrates for the first time an official analysis of an intraoperative modification that sacrifices little and gains a lot. Ultimately, 1 compound flap can be used in extensive reconstructions with increased confidence that it will not be overly stressed.

The increasing interest in the use of brushite and monetite as resorbable calcium phosphate cements or graft materials is related to the fact of these phases being metastable under physiological environment, with higher solubility than hydroxyapatite phase. In this study, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy with field emission gun (FEG-SEM) analyses were performed in order to assess the temperature influence on the production of calcium phosphate coatings by a chemical deposition method. Titanium substrates were successfully coated with brushite and monetite by a chemical deposition method and a brushite-monetite transformation was assessed with the increasing temperature. Brushite deposition was kinetically favored at low temperatures, whereas monetite was the major phase at higher temperatures

Nowadays, bioactive coatings or modifications on titanium surface have been tested in vitro and in vivo. In this study, two types of calcium phosphate coatings were produced by a chemical deposition method and their bioactivity assay in cell culture medium were investigated. The calcium phosphate coatings were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy with field emission gun (FEG-SEM) analyses. Titanium substrate was successfully coated with brushite using chemical deposition method and, after a second step of conversion, the hydroxyapatite coating was obtained. The hydroxyapatite coating showed a bioactivity property after 14 days' incubation in McCoy medium culture

Purpose: Facial composite defects resulting from trauma can cause devastating and life limiting deformities. Full face transplants have been restoring the oral cavity and the upper airway in a single stage procedure. Literature on face transplants mostly consists of detailed surgical techniques and allograft selection, but do not constitute a compilation of data on postoperative outcomes such as swallow function. This is the first reported case of systematic review of the swallowing rehabilitation course post-facial transplantation. Method(s): Fourty one-year old male with oropharyngeal dysphagia after full face vascularized allotransplant is presented. Videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) was conducted prior to surgery and at 8 time points post-operatively (day 13, 26, 48, 63, 77, 105, 6 months and 9 months) to assess swallow function. Outcome measures included Penetration Aspiration Scale (PAS) and ordinal ratings of residue in the valleculae and pyriform sinuses for 3 and 5 ml thin liquid boluses. Worst PAS scores categorized subject as unsafe (>=3) or safe (<=2). Result(s): Despite rigorous daily swallow treatment, the patient's liquid dysphagia did not imrpove. Unsafe PAS (>=3) were present in the first 7 VFSS post-operatively for 3 ml and 5 ml thin liquid boluses. Worse residue was noted in pyriform sinuses vs. valleculae in all VFSS. Conclusions (Including Clinical Relevance): Early swallow treatment is crucial for safety and successful oral intake of thin liquid postfull facial transplantation. Future analyses will examine the relationship between post-operatively edema and residue with the longterm goal of maximizing therapeutic protocols

Introduction No evidence-based guidelines exist for preventive dental care before ra-diation therapy (RT) in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. An ongoing multi-center, prospective cohort study, Clinical Registry of Dental Outcomes in HNC patients (OraRad) (1U01DE022939-01), is addressing this knowledge gap. Objectives Evaluate dental disease and associated factors pre-RT. Methods OraRad enrolls patients at six U.S. clinical centers pre-RT; follows them every 6 months for 2 years post-RT with primary outcome of tooth loss. Calibrated examiners assess caries and periodontal disease using validated scales and standardized procedures. Results Baseline measures were reported for 356 participants with mean (SD) age 59.9 (11.0) years; 77% male. Pre-RT dental disease parameters (means) include: number of teeth 22.9; decayed, missing, filled surfaces (DMFS) 33.3 with 1.6 decayed surfaces; clinical attachment level 1.8mm; and probing depth 2.4 mm with 13.5% of tooth sites >=4mm. Participants with at least a high school diploma had more teeth and fewer tooth sites with PD >=4mm compared to those with less education. Patients who received routine dental care had more total teeth pre-RT vs. those without (24.0 vs. 19.8, respectively). We found 37.2% of patients had at least 1 decayed surface and 47.4% had a least one tooth with a probing depth >4mm. Conclusions A high proportion of patients have dental disease at the start of RT for HNC. Observing dental outcomes post-RT, OraRad has the potential to determine the risk of dental disease at the start of RT and determine the best treatment recommendations for HNC patients pre-and post-RT