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ArticleArchives of plastic surgery2022

Tissue Expanders in Staged Calvarial Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.

Andrea Y Lo, Roy P Yu, Anjali C Raghuram, Michael N Cooper, Holly J Thompson, Charles Y Liu, Alex K Wong

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Article in Archives of plastic surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea Y LoDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of South California, Los Angeles, California.
Roy P YuDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of South California, Los Angeles, California.
Anjali C RaghuramDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of South California, Los Angeles, California.
Michael N CooperDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of South California, Los Angeles, California.
Holly J ThompsonWilson Dental Library, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of University of South California, Los Angeles, California.
Charles Y LiuDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of South California, Los Angeles, California.
Alex K WongDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of South California, Los Angeles, California.ORCID 0000-0002-4068-5230
City Of Hope National Medical Center · USNeurological Surgery · US

Funding

Mentored Career DevelopmentKL2TR001854 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Elizabeth Rhea Erwin Burner, Amy Elizabeth West · 2016 to 2026
$9.0M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001854
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cranioplasties are common procedures in plastic surgery. The use of tissue expansion (TE) in staged cranioplasties is less common. We present two cases of cranioplasties with TE and systematically review literature describing the use of TE in staged cranioplasties and postoperative outcomes. A systematic review was performed by querying multiple databases. Eligible articles include published case series, retrospective reviews, and systematic reviews that described use of TE for staged bony cranioplasty. Data regarding study size, patient demographics, preoperative characteristics, staged procedure characteristics, and postoperative outcomes were collected. Of 755 identified publications, 26 met inclusion criteria. 85 patients underwent a staged cranioplasty with TE. Average defect size was 122 cm

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calvariumcranioplastyplastic surgerytissue expander

Identifiers

PMID36523916
PMCPMC9747287
OpenAlexW4311354964

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