Top of the TOCs November 2011

Selected articles from JPRAS, PRS, J Hand Surgery and others that caught my eye. . . . 

 
Ball, C et al. Validation of a one-stop carpal tunnel clinic including nerve conduction studies and hand therapy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2011; 93(8):634-638. One example of efficiency in the NHS . . .

Shores JT et al. The current state of hand transplantation. J Hand Surg 2011; 36(11): 1862-1867.

Suissa, D et al. Negative-pressure therapy versus standard wound care: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Plast Recontr Surg 2011; 128(5):498e–503e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31822b675c.

Berry, MG et al. Breast augmentation: Part III–preoperative considerations and planning. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2011; 64(11):1401-1409. See also: Berry MG, Davies DM. Breast augmentation: part I - a review of the silicone prosthesis. J Plast Reconstr Aesth Surg 2010;63:1761-1768. and Berry MG, Cucchiara V. Davies DM.Breast augmentation: part II - adverse capsular contracture. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg;2010 Jun 23 [Epub ahead of print].