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A Tale of Two Health-Care Systems: Cost-Utility Analysis of Open Carpal Tunnel Release in Canada and the United States.

scientific article published in February 2017

A brief history of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and the contributions of Dr David Sackett.

scientific article published on 9 July 2015

A comparison of complication rates in large and small inferior pedicle reduction mammaplasty.

scientific article

A comparison of the superficial inferior epigastric artery flap and deep inferior epigastric perforator flap in postmastectomy reconstruction: A cost-effectiveness analysis.

scientific article published on January 2008

A cosmesis outcome substudy in a prospective, randomized trial comparing radioguided seed localization with standard wire localization for nonpalpable, invasive, and in situ breast carcinomas

scientific article published on 5 August 2014

A methodological guide to performing a cost-utility study comparing surgical techniques

scientific article published on January 2004

A review of hydrofluoric acid burn management

scientific article

A systematic review of anterolateral thigh flap donor site morbidity.

scientific article published in January 2012

A systematic review of power and sample size reporting in randomized controlled trials within plastic surgery

scientific article published on July 2012

A systematic review of rehabilitation protocols after surgical repair of the extensor tendons in zones V-VIII of the hand.

scientific article published on September 2011

A systematic review of reviews comparing the effectiveness of endoscopic and open carpal tunnel decompression.

scientific article published on April 2004

A systematic review of utilities in hand surgery literature.

scientific article published on 11 March 2015

A systematic review of utility measurements in the surgical literature.

scientific article

ACP Journal Club. Methylprednisolone injections reduced carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms at 10 weeks and surgery at 1 year

scientific article published on 01 January 2014

Abductor digiti minimi involvement in Dupuytren's contracture of the small finger.

scientific article published on May 2004

Abstract: An Expertise-Based Prospective Feasibility Study Comparing Trapeziectomy with Ligament Reconstruction and Tendon Interposition (T+LRTI) Versus Partial Trapeziectomy and Tendon Interposition Arthroplasty (PT) in Patients with Basal Thumb Jo

scientific article published in September 2017

Abstract: Pyoderma Gangrenosum of the Hand: a Case Series and Literature Review of Clinical Presentation and Management.

scientific article published on 16 September 2016

Accuracy and completeness of electronic medical records obtained from referring physicians in a Hamilton, Ontario, plastic surgery practice: A prospective feasibility study.

scientific article

Achieving the optimal epinephrine effect in wide awake hand surgery using local anesthesia without a tourniquet.

scientific article

An Evaluation of h-Index as a Measure of Research Productivity Among Canadian Academic Plastic Surgeons.

scientific article published on 9 January 2018

Analysis of reporting return to work in studies comparing open with endoscopic carpal tunnel release: A review of randomized controlled trials.

scientific article published on January 2005

Anterior intramuscular transposition with ulnar nerve decompression at the elbow

scientific article published on 01 June 2001

Antibiotic Irrigation of Pocket for Implant-Based Breast Augmentation to Prevent Capsular Contracture: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 18 January 2018

Application of the CONSORT statement to randomized controlled trials comparing endoscopic and open carpal tunnel release.

scientific article published on January 2006

Assessing patient safety in Canadian ambulatory surgery facilities: A national survey.

scientific article

Book Reviews

Breast implant rupture due to gunshot injury

scientific article published on 01 November 1994

Challenges and strategies for determining workforce requirements in plastic surgery.

scientific article

Challenges in creating a good randomized controlled trial in hand surgery.

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Changes Experienced in Quality of Life for Skull Base Surgical Patients: A Qualitative Case Study

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Churg-Strauss syndrome and revascularization of the hand: a case report

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Comparison of the deep inferior epigastric perforator flap and free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap in postmastectomy reconstruction: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

scientific article published on May 2004

Complications of browlift techniques: a systematic review.

scientific article

Composite tissue allotransplantation of the face: Decision analysis model.

scientific article published on January 2007

Compression neuropathies of the lower extremity.

scientific article

Cost-effectiveness analysis parallel to a randomized controlled trial comparing vertical scar reduction and inverted T-shaped reduction mammaplasty

scientific article

Cost-utility analysis comparing free and pedicled TRAM flap for breast reconstruction.

scientific article published in January 2003

Decompression of the common peroneal nerve: experience with 20 consecutive cases

scientific article published on 01 April 2002

Development of a disease-specific quality-of-life questionnaire for anterior and central skull base pathology--the skull base inventory

scientific article published on 09 July 2012

Diagnosis of finger flexor pulley injury in rock climbers: A systematic review.

scientific article published on January 2006

Dupuytren's contracture and handwork: A case-control study

scientific article published on August 2017

EBM Hub Challenge

scientific article published on May 2016

Enhanced neovascularization of pedicle flaps with low perfusion.

scientific article published in October 1991

Erratum to “Erratum to “The SCARE guidelines: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines” [Int. J. Surg. 34 (2016) 180–186]” [Int. J. Surg. 36 (2016) 396]

scholarly article published in International Journal of Surgery

Erratum to “The SCARE guidelines: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines” [Int. J. Surg. 34 (2016) 180–186]

scholarly article published in International Journal of Surgery

Establishing Content Validity of the CLEFT-Q: A New Patient-reported Outcome Instrument for Cleft Lip/Palate.

scientific article

Estimation of health-related-quality of life depends on which utility measure is selected for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

scientific article published on 14 December 2016

Evidence in the aesthetic surgical literature over the past decade: how far have we come?

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Forming the research question.

scientific article published on April 2008

Gynecomastia Classification for Surgical Management: A Systematic Review and Novel Classification System.

scientific article

Health outcome and economic measurement in breast cancer surgery: challenges and opportunities.

scientific article published on October 2010

Health services research: impact of quality of life instruments on craniofacial surgery

scientific article published in January 2012

Health-related quality of life in patients undergoing palmar fasciectomy for Dupuytren's disease

scientific article published on June 2014

How to become a successful clinical investigator.

scientific article published on April 2008

Inhibition of microsurgical thrombosis by the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonist SR121566A

scientific article published on 01 July 2003

Introduction to the EBM Hub in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal

scientific article published in January 2015

Involvement of the Interosseous and Lumbrical Muscle-Tendon Units in the Lateral and Spiral Cords in Dupuytren's Disease of the Middle Fingers.

scientific article

Ischemia of the hand secondary to radial artery thrombosis: A report of three cases.

scientific article published on January 2003

Ketorolac May Increase Hematoma Risk in Reduction Mammaplasty: A Case-control Study.

scientific article

Level of evidence of plastic surgery clinical research in Saudi Arabia

scientific article

Local anesthetics for skin grafting and local flaps.

scientific article published on October 2013

Long-term outcomes of major upper extremity replantations.

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Management of digital tendon avulsion at the musculotendinous junction of the forearm: a systematic review

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Measuring utilities of severe facial disfigurement and composite tissue allotransplantation of the face in patients with severe face and neck burns from the perspectives of the general public, medical experts and patients.

scientific article published on 8 June 2015

Methodologic Quality of Systematic Reviews Published in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Literature: A Systematic Review.

scientific article published on January 2016

Methodologic issues in the comparison of microsurgical flaps/techniques in head and neck reconstruction.

scientific article

Methodological guide to adopting new aesthetic surgical innovations

scientific article

Microsurgical reconstruction of the through-and-through defect in head and neck cancer: is it worth it?

scientific article published on August 1999

Microsurgical tongue revascularization following oromandibular cancer resection

scientific article published on 01 July 2001

Microvascular treatment of impotence

scientific article published on 01 January 1993

Obstetrical brachial plexus injury (OBPI): Canada's national clinical practice guideline.

scientific article published on 27 January 2017

Obstetrical brachial plexus injury: burden in a publicly funded, universal healthcare system.

scientific article published on 23 October 2015

Optimal time delay between epinephrine injection and incision to minimize bleeding.

scientific article

Oromandibular reconstruction after cancer resection.

scientific article

Partial Versus Total Trapeziectomy Thumb Arthroplasty: An Expertise-based Feasibility Study.

scientific article

Perichondrial arthroplasty in a canine elbow model: comparison of vascularized and nonvascularized techniques

scientific article published on 01 February 1993

Perioperative Corticosteroids Reduce Short-Term Edema and Ecchymosis in Rhinoplasty: A Meta-Analysis.

scientific article

Persistent spontaneous synovial drainage from digital flexor sheath in proliferative tenosynovitis: Two case reports and a review of the literature.

scientific article

Physical morbidity by surgical approach and tumor location in skull base surgery

scientific article published on 11 May 2012

Plastic surgeons' self-reported operative infection rates at a Canadian academic hospital

scientific article

Plastic surgery wait times in Ontario: A potential surrogate for workforce demand

scientific article published on January 2012

Practical tips for surgical research: how to optimize patient recruitment.

scientific article

Preservation of denervated muscle by sensory protection in rats

scientific article published on 01 July 1997

Primary Nerve Repair for Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Injury: A Meta-Analysis.

scientific article published on 15 June 2015

Proximal Phalanx Osteoid Osteoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.

scientific article

Psychometric properties of health-related quality of life instruments in patients undergoing palmar fasciectomy for dupuytren's disease: a prospective study.

scientific article

Psychometrics: Essential for Valid, Reliable, and Responsive Measurement in the Development of Patient-reported Outcome Instruments in Plastic Surgery

scientific article

Quality of life instruments for skull base pathology: systematic review and methodologic appraisal

scientific article published on 18 September 2012

Quality-adjusted life-year as a surgical outcome measure: a primer for plastic surgeons

scientific article published on 01 April 2010

Randomized controlled trial comparing health-related quality of life in patients undergoing vertical scar versus inverted T-shaped reduction mammaplasty

scientific article

Randomized controlled trial comparing health-related quality of life in patients undergoing vertical scar versus inverted T-shaped reduction mammaplasty

scientific article published on 01 October 2014

Randomized controlled trials of surgical interventions

scientific article

Reply: A Systematic Review of Surgical Randomized Controlled Trials.

scientific article published in February 2017

Reply: Cost-effectiveness analysis parallel to a randomized controlled trial comparing vertical scar reduction and inverted T-shaped reduction mammaplasty

scientific article published in June 2015

Reply: Gynecomastia Classification for Surgical Management: A Systematic Review and Novel Classification System

scientific article published on 01 October 2017

Reporting the level of evidence in the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery: Why is it important?

scientific article published in January 2012

Response to "Level 2 Observational Studies: A Practical Alternative to Randomized Trials in Plastic Surgery"

scientific article published on 15 September 2015

Safety of tissue expander/implant versus autologous abdominal tissue breast reconstruction in postmastectomy breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on February 2014

Schwannoma of the hand and wrist

scientific article published on 01 March 2003

Some Random(ized) Thoughts.

scientific article published on July 2015

Spontaneous thrombosis of the ulnar artery from midforearm to common digital arteries: a case report

scientific article published on March 1, 1992

Storage of a free forearm flap for 55 hours

scientific article published on 01 July 1986

Study design and hierarchy of evidence for surgical decision making.

scientific article published on April 2008

Surgical treatment of osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb: a systematic review.

scientific article published in August 2004

Synovial chondromatosis of the hand: Three case reports and literature review

scientific article published on January 2003

Systematic review of economic evaluations in plastic surgery.

scientific article

Systematic review of flexor tendon rehabilitation protocols in zone II of the hand.

scientific article published on April 2011

Systematic review on the patient-reported outcomes of tissue-expander/implant vs autologous abdominal tissue breast reconstruction in postmastectomy breast cancer patients.

scientific article published on 19 February 2014

The BODY-Q: A Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Weight Loss and Body Contouring Treatments

scientific article published on 13 April 2016

The Pros and Cons of the PROs

scientific article published on 01 February 2018

The SCARE Statement: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines

The extended free scapular flap

scientific article published on 01 November 1990

The fate of the osteotomized free radial forearm osteocutaneous flap in mandible reconstruction

scientific article published on 01 May 1995

The free vascularized anterior rib graft

scientific article published on 01 August 1988

The performance and publication of cost-utility analyses in plastic surgery: Making our specialty relevant.

scientific article

The superficial ulnar artery "trap" and the free forearm flap

scientific article published on 01 April 1992

The use of cost-effectiveness analysis in plastic surgery clinical research.

scientific article published on April 2008

The use of economic evaluation in hand surgery

scientific article published on 01 February 2009

The utility of hand transplantation in hand amputee patients

scientific article published on 01 January 2015

To Get the Best Outcome, Choose the Best Outcome

scientific article published on 01 June 2017

Translation and cultural adaptation of the CLEFT-Q for use in Colombia, Chile, and Spain.

scientific article published on 28 November 2017

Two-technique reconstruction following traumatic scalp avulsion: replantation and composite graft

scientific article published on 01 April 2010

Users' Guide to the Surgical Literature. Understanding confidence intervals.

scientific article published on June 2012

Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to assess a noninferiority trial.

scientific article published in December 2017

Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to assess a qualitative study.

scientific article

Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to assess an article about harm in surgery

scientific article published on September 2016

Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to assess an article using surrogate end points

scientific article published on August 2017

Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to evaluate clinical practice guidelines.

scientific article published on August 2014

Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to perform a high-quality literature search

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Users' guide to the surgical literature: how to use a decision analysis.

scientific article published on October 2007

Using the BODY-Q to Understand Impact of Weight Loss, Excess Skin, and the Need for Body Contouring following Bariatric Surgery

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Vascular complications in reconstructive surgery of the foot

scientific article published on 01 May 1992

What is Wrong With Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: If You Want the Right Answer, Ask the Right Question!

scientific article

Yes, Size Does Matter!

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

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