

PRS Journal Club
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
With every issue of the number-one medical journal in the field of plastic surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Editor-in-Chief and our annually-appointed Resident Ambassadors to the Editorial Board select three “Journal Club” articles. In the #PRSJournalClub podcast, the Resident Ambassadors and a special guest expert discuss the three Journal Club picks in the context of all relevant background material and with special emphasis on the new studies’ effects on current practice and understanding of the plastic surgery procedure or trend being discussed. They give a digest version of each paper and discuss its pearls and pitfalls, clinical relevance, and real-world implications.
Read the monthly PRS Journal Club picks, and related classic articles and videos, for free each month on PRSJournal.com. Join us monthly on Facebook.com/PRSJournal for a live Q&A with the authors.
Read the monthly PRS Journal Club picks, and related classic articles and videos, for free each month on PRSJournal.com. Join us monthly on Facebook.com/PRSJournal for a live Q&A with the authors.
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Oct 4, 2023 • 15min
“Topical TXA Breast Reconstruction” with Rebecca W. Knackstedt, MD, PhD - Oct. 2023 Journal Club
In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Rebecca W. Knackstedt, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the October 2023 issue: “Topical Tranexamic Acid in Breast Reconstruction: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial” by Safran, Vorstenbosch, Viezel-Mathieu, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/TopicalTXA Special guest Rebecca W. Knackstedt, MD, PhD, is a reconstructive microsurgeon at Duke University who specializes in breast reconstruction. She completed her residency training in the Cleveland Clinic followed by a microsurgery fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic as well. She’s currently an attendee physician of Plastic Surgery at Duke University. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content from the archives: https://bit.ly/JCOct23Collection #PRSJournalClub

Sep 20, 2023 • 14min
“Improving Operating Room Efficiency” with Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD - Sept. 2023 Journal Club
In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2023 issue: “Streamlining and Consistency in Surgery: Lean Six Sigma to Improve Operating Room Efficiency” Tanna, Clappier, Barnett, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/ImprovingOREfficiency Special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, who is a pediatric/craniofacial surgeon who completed her residency training at the University of Wisconsin, followed by Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship at the Boston Children’s Hospital. She is currently an Attending Physician within the Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery at Boston Children’s and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School who specializes in all areas of pediatric plastic surgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content from the archives: https://bit.ly/JCSept23Collection #PRSJournalClub

Sep 13, 2023 • 16min
“MIPS and Plastic Surgeons” with Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD - Sept. 2023 Journal Club
In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2023 issue: “Plastic Surgeons and Equity: Are Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Scores Impacted by Minority Patient Caseload?” by Byrd, Cichocki, and Chung. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/PSEquityMIPS Special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, who is a pediatric/craniofacial surgeon who completed her residency training at the University of Wisconsin, followed by Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship at the Boston Children’s Hospital. She is currently an Attending Physician within the Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery at Boston Children’s and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School who specializes in all areas of pediatric plastic surgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content from the archives: https://bit.ly/JCSept23Collection #PRSJournalClub

Sep 6, 2023 • 13min
“Monobloc Distraction: Shape Analysis” with Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD - Sept. 2023 Journal Club
In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, discuss the following articles from the September 2023 issue: “Comparison of Internal and External Distraction in Frontofacial Monobloc Advancement: A Three-Dimensional Quantification” by Rickart, van de Lande, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/MonoblocDistraction Special guest Carolyn R. Rogers-Vizena, MD, who is a pediatric/craniofacial surgeon who completed her residency training at the University of Wisconsin, followed by Craniofacial Surgery Fellowship at the Boston Children’s Hospital. She is currently an Attending Physician within the Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery at Boston Children’s and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School who specializes in all areas of pediatric plastic surgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content from the archives: https://bit.ly/JCSept23Collection #PRSJournalClub

Aug 16, 2023 • 13min
“Investigation of Reported Hospital Pricing” with Paige Fox, MD, PhD - Aug. 2023 Journal Club
In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Paige Fox, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the August 2023 issue: “Investigation of Hospital Pricing Information for Plastic Surgery Procedures Reveals Widespread Violation of the CMS Price Transparency Act” Askinas, Shih, Puyana, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/CMSPriceTransparencyAct Special guest Paige Fox, MD, PhD, who is a hand surgeon who has completed her residency training at Stanford University, followed by a Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. She currently is an Associate Professor at Stanford University who specializes in hand surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, and peripheral nerve surgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content from the archives: https://bit.ly/JCAug23Collection

Aug 9, 2023 • 17min
“Sensation Recovery in Perforator Flaps” with Paige Fox, MD, PhD - Aug. 2023 Journal Club
In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Paige Fox, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the August 2023 issue: “The Fate of Sensation in Noninnervated Perforator Free Flaps in the Lower Extremity” by Kim, Cho, Abdelfattah, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/FateSensationRecovery Special guest Paige Fox, MD, PhD, who is a hand surgeon who has completed her residency training at Stanford University, followed by a Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. She currently is an Associate Professor at Stanford University who specializes in hand surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, and peripheral nerve surgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content from the archives: https://bit.ly/JCAug23Collection

Aug 2, 2023 • 14min
“LRTI versus SSA” with Paige Fox, MD, PhD - Aug. 2023 Journal Club
In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Paige Fox, MD, PhD, discuss the following articles from the August 2023 issue: “Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Ligament Reconstruction with Tendon Interposition and Suture-Only Suspension Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Basal Joint Arthritis” by Suszynski, Fowler, Munsch, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/LRTIversusSSA Special guest Paige Fox, MD, PhD, who is a hand surgeon who has completed her residency training at Stanford University, followed by a Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. She currently is an Associate Professor at Stanford University who specializes in hand surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, and peripheral nerve surgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content from the archives: https://bit.ly/JCAug23Collection

Jul 19, 2023 • 14min
“Lymphatic Surgery Policy” with Suhail Mithani, MD - Jul. 2023 Journal Club
In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Suhail Mithani, MD, discuss the following articles from the July 2023 issue: “Creating a Policy for Coverage of Lymphatic Surgery: Addressing a Critical Unmet Need” Johnson, Otenti, Bates, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/LymphaticSurgeryPolicy Special guest Suhail Mithani, MD, is an Associate Professor of Plastic and Orthopedic Surgery at Duke University. He completed his residency training at Johns Hopkins followed by a hand fellowship at Duke. He currently specializes in all aspects of hand surgery and is an expert in reconstruction of the traumatic injury extremity. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content from the archives: https://bit.ly/JCJuly23Collection

Jul 12, 2023 • 17min
“EDS-Negative Cubital Tunnel Syndrome” with Suhail Mithani, MD - Jul. 2023 Journal Club
In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Suhail Mithani, MD, discuss the following articles from the July 2023 issue: “Functional Outcomes of Cubital Tunnel Release in Patients with Negative Electrodiagnostic Studies” by Townsend, Katt, Tawfik, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/FxnalCubitalTunnel Special guest Suhail Mithani, MD, is an Associate Professor of Plastic and Orthopedic Surgery at Duke University. He completed his residency training at Johns Hopkins followed by a hand fellowship at Duke. He currently specializes in all aspects of hand surgery and is an expert in reconstruction of the traumatic injury extremity. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content from the archives: https://bit.ly/JCJuly23Collection

Jul 5, 2023 • 19min
“Surgery with Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty” with Suhail Mithani, MD - Jul. 2023 Journal Club
In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2023 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Rami Kantar, Yoshi Toyoda, and Ronnie Shammas- and special guest Suhail Mithani, MD, discuss the following articles from the July 2023 issue: “Impact of Adding Carpal Tunnel Release or Trigger Finger Release to Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty on Postoperative Complications” by Trinh, Luan, Tawfik, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/AddingCarpalTunnel Special guest Suhail Mithani, MD, is an Associate Professor of Plastic and Orthopedic Surgery at Duke University. He completed his residency training at Johns Hopkins followed by a hand fellowship at Duke. He currently specializes in all aspects of hand surgery and is an expert in reconstruction of the traumatic injury extremity. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content from the archives: https://bit.ly/JCJuly23Collection