OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Seminars in Plastic Surgery is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
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Colonel (ret) Kerry P. Latham, MD, USAF	19
Surgical Planning of Ballistic Facial Injuries	18
Pediatric Burn Care	15
Benefits and Process of Providing Peer Support for Pediatric Burn Survivors and Caregivers during Inpatient and Outpatient Phases of Recovery	13
Facial Reconstruction: The Nuances of Managing Undesirable Results	12
Management of Osteoradionecrosis in Jaws	12
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: An Overview and Institutional Experience	12
Robotic Rectus Abdominis Harvest for Pelvic Reconstruction after Abdominoperineal Resection	12
Peripheral Nerve Surgery in Head and Neck Reconstruction: Motor Reanimation and Sensory Restoration in the Oncologic Setting	12
Michael Alperovich, MD	11
Approaches to Cheek Reconstruction following Mohs Surgery	11
Innovations in Reconstructive Microsurgery: A Series of Challenging Cases and Novel Techniques	11
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Congenital Pediatric Hand Surgery	10
Profunda Artery Perforator Flap for Autologous Breast Reconstruction: A Review of the Evidence and the Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Experience	9
Virtual Surgical Planning and 3D-Printed Surgical Guides in Facial Allotransplantation	9
Computer-Assisted Surgery in Mandible Reconstruction	9
Flap Debulking and Secondary Revisions in Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Systematic Review with Clinical Applications	9
Samir Mardini, MD, and Basel Sharaf, MD, DDS, FACS	9
Multidisciplinary Team Care in Plastic Surgery: Vascular Anomalies	9
Robotics in Implant-Based and Autologous Breast Reconstruction	8
Fu-Chan Wei, MD, FACS, and Chih-Hung Lin, MD	8
Engineering the Lymphatic Vasculature: Current Concepts and Challenges from Preclinical Strategies to Clinical Practice	8
From Limb to Brain: Lymphedema as a Systemic Disease with Metabolic, Immunological, and Neurodegenerative Consequences and the Disease-Modifying Potential of Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis—An Integrativ	8

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Perioperative Opioid-Related Harms: Opportunities to Minimize Risk	7
Chung-Kan Tsao, MD, and Huang-Kai Kao, MD	7
Pediatric Craniofacial Ballistic Injuries	7
Isolated Lower Extremity Specimens Enhance Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness in Cadaveric Flap Dissection Training for Clinical Practice—Chang Gung Experience	7
Aaron J. Berger, MD, PhD, Dan A. Zlotolow, MD, FAOA	7
Management of Palatal Defects after Free-Flap Reconstruction and Radiotherapy	7
Incorporating Lymphedema Reconstruction into Breast Reconstruction: Concepts, Approach, and Systematic Review	6
Updates in Robotic Head and Neck Reconstructive Surgery	6
Application of Computerized Surgical Planning in Craniosynostosis Surgery	6
The Philadelphia Shriners Hospital Approach to Brachial Plexus Birth Injury	6
Management of Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: The SickKids Experience	6
Congenital Forearm Deformities: Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Management	5
H Vessel Formation as a Marker for Enhanced Bone Healing in Irradiated Distraction Osteogenesis	5
Eyelid Reconstruction	5
Virtual Surgical Planning in Free Tissue Transfer for Orbito-Maxillary Reconstruction	5
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Stephen W.P. Kemp, PhD	4
Jessie Z. Yu, MD, and Jesse C. Selber, MD	4
Breast Neurotization: Techniques, Outcomes, and Future Directions	4
The Approach to Cranioorbital Gunshot Wounds	4
Hemodynamic and Geometric Factors in Flow-Through Chain-Linked Double Free Flap Reconstruction: A Critical Analysis	4
Tommy Nai-Jen Chang, MD, and Jung-Ju Huang, MD, FACS	4
Establishing a Point-of-Care Virtual Planning and 3D Printing Program	4
Microsurgical Chest Wall Reconstruction with Abdominal Flaps for Large Full-Thickness Oncologic Defects	3
Reconstruction of Small Nasal Defects	3
Innervated Muscle Transfer for Dynamic Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Principles, Techniques, and Outcomes	3
Advancement in Vascularized Toe PIP Joint Transfers: Technical Evolution and Current Practices	3
Soft Tissue Reconstruction in the Extremities: Principles, Techniques, and Outcomes	3
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Basic Research and Clinical Experience at Chang Gung	3
Common Pediatric Hand Anomalies	3
Workhorse Soft Tissue Free Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction: 40 Years of Chang Gung Experience	3
Multidisciplinary Care: Facial Reanimation in the Pediatric Population	3
Management of the Failing Flap	3
Robotic Plastic Surgery Education: Developing a Robotic Surgery Training Program Specific to Plastic Surgery Trainees	3
Financial Toxicity in Breast Reconstruction: The Role of the Surgeon-Patient Cost-of-Care Discussion	3
Management of Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries at British Columbia Children's Hospital	3
Management of Neuropathic Pain with Neurectomy Combined with Dermal Sensory Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (DS-RPNI)	3