Gait Adaptation in the Context of the Agonist-Antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI)
Tyler R Clites, PhD¹; Matthew J. Carty, MD²; Matthew E Carney, MS¹; Shriya S Srinivasan, BS¹; Hugh Herr, PhD^1
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, ²Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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Local FK506 Dose-Dependent Study Using a Novel Three-Dimensional Organotypic Assay
Kasra Tajdaran, MASc, PhD^1,2; Katelyn Chan, B.Eng BioSci^1,2; Jennifer J Zhang, MD, PhD³; Tessa Gordon, PhD, DSc³; Gregory H. Borschel, MD, FAAP, FACS^1,2
1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Revitalizing the Common Peroneal Index for Assessing Functional Recovery Following Nerve Injury
Calder Fontaine,MD¹; Eric A Yeager, MS¹; Michael Sledziona, B.S.¹; Hyun Woo Joo, MD¹; Amanda K Jones, PhD²; Tim P Moore, B.S.¹; Jonathan Cheetham, VetMB, PhD, DACVS¹;
¹Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, ²University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO

Regeneration After Peripheral Nerve Repair With Nerbridge® In Segmental Sciatic Nerve Defects In Rats
Shunsuke Nishimoto, MD, PhD¹; Hiroyuki Tanaka, MD, PhD²; Tsuyoshi Murase, MD, PhD²; Hideki Yoshikawa, MD, PhD^2
1Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, ²Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Opioids and Neuropathic Pain Medication Use in Patients with Brachial Plexus Injuries
Christopher Dy, MD, MPH; Kate Peacock, BS; Margaret A Olsen, PhD, MPH; Wilson Z Ray, MD; David M Brogan, MD, MSc
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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Follistatin Concentrations following Two Novel Recombinant Delivery Methods in Chronically Denervated Muscle
Satya Mallu, MD; Mark Feger, PhD; Gaurangkumar Patel, BS; Mary Shall, PhD; Jonathan Isaacs, MD
Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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Decellularized Vascularized Nerve Scaffolds For The Repair Of Peripheral Nerves
Tsering Wütrich, MSc¹; Ioana Lese, MD²; Jérôme Duisit, MD³; Louis Maistriaux, MD³; Ekkehard Hewer, MD, PhD¹; Cedric Zubler, cand med¹; Ruslan Hluschchuk, MD, PhD¹; Pierre Gianello, MD³; Benoit Lengele, MD, PhD³; Esther Voegelin, MD⁴; Robert Rieben, PhD¹; Radu Olariu, MD²; Adriano Taddeo, PhD^1
1University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ²Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ³Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium, ⁴Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Human Schwann Cell Derivation From Small Skin Biopsies
Tak Ho Chu, PhD¹; Tanmay Mishra, BSc¹; Jo Stratton, PhD²; Jeff Biernaskie, PhD³; Rajiv Midha, MD, MSc, FRCS(C)^4
1University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Neuroscience, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Surgical Pain Management in Amputees: Clinical Case Series at a Single Academic Medical Institution
Brendan J MacKay, MD; Joash R Suryavanshi, BA; Bradley Osemwengie, BA; Nancy E Swinford, R.T. (R)(ARRT), CCRC; Desirae McKee, MD
Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, TX
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Human Epineural Sheath Conduits Supported with Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhances Nerve Regeneration in Rat Experimental Model
Marcin Strojny, MD; Joanna Cwykiel, MS; Maria Siemionow, MD PhD DSc
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Sensory Percepts Elicited by Macrosieve Stimulation of the Rat Sciatic Nerve
Nikhil S Chandra, MS; Weston M McCarron, BS; Harold Burton, PhD; Leonard S Green, PhD; Daniel W Moran, PhD; Wilson Z Ray, MD; Matthew R MacEwan, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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Age And Time Dependent Effects On The Functional Outcome After Median Nerve Injury And Repair
Thomas Hansson, MD, PhD
Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand Surgery and Burns, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

Engineering a Core-Shell Electrospun Nerve Wrap For The Controlled Release Of FK506
Katelyn Chan, B.Eng BioSci^1,2; Marina Manoraj,^1,2; Kasra Tajdaran, MASc, PhD^1,2; Tessa Gordon, PhD^2,3; Gregory H. Borschel, MD, FAAP, FACS^1,2,3
1Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Feasibility Study for Clinical Trial for Electric Stimulation in Idiopathic Facial Paralysis with Poor prognosis
Myriam D Loyo, MD¹; Michelle U Cameron, MD, PT²; Inaki Martinez-Creel, BA^1
1Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ²Portland Vetereans Administration Hospital, Portland, OR
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Identification of Complementary versus Comprehensive Baseline Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in an Adult Peripheral Nerve Pain Specialty Clinic for Prospective Data Collection
Kate Wan-Chu Chang, MA, MS¹; Shawn Brown, CMA¹; Lynda Yang, MD, PhD¹; David L. Brown, MD²; Srinivas Chiravuri, MD^1
1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Section of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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An Evaluation of the Effect of Corneal Neurotization on Corneal Epithelial Thickness in a Rat Model of Neurotrophic Keratopathy
Kira Antonyshyn, BSc^1,2; Joseph Catapano, MD, PhD¹; Jennifer J Zhang, MD, PhD¹; Tessa Gordon, PhD³; Gregory H. Borschel, MD, FAAP, FACS^4
1The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Neurosurgery/Spine Center, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Joint Denervation to Manage Painful Wrist and Trapezio-Metacarpal Arthritis in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Andreas Gohritz, MD
Swiss Paraplegia Center, Nottwil, Nottwil, Switzerland
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Indirect Cost of Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries in the United States
Christopher Dy, MD, MPH¹; Thomas Hong, MS, MD¹; Andrea Tian, MD¹; Ryan Sachar, BS¹; Wilson Z Ray, MD¹; David M Brogan, MD, MSc^2
1Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ²Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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Post Trigeminal Allograft Repair MRN Analysis
John Randall Zuniga, DMD, MS, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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Intrafacial Nerve Transfer for Facial Synkinesis: An Anatomical Feasibility Study
David Jensson, MD¹; Wolfgang Johann Weninger, MD²; Chieh-Han John Tzou, MD, PhD³; Lars Jonsson, MD, Phd¹; Stefan Meng, MD⁴; Andrés Rodriguez-Lorenzo, MD, PhD^5
1Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, ²Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of Divine Savior, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Center for Anatomy and cell biology, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Targeted Muscle Reinnervation as a Treatment For Amputee-Related Pain
Lauren Mioton, MD¹; Gregory A Dumanian, MD²; Benjamin K Potter, MD³; Jennifer E. Cheesborough, MD⁴; Jason M. Souza, MD³; Sumanas W Jordan, MD, PhD⁵; George P. Nanos, MD⁶; Scott M Tintle, MD⁷; William J Ertl, MD, PhD⁸; Ian L. Valerio, MD, MS, MBA⁹; Vania Apkarian, PhD¹⁰; Jason H Ko, MD^11
1Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Division of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁶Department of Orthopaedics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ⁷Walter Reed National Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ⁸University of Oklahoma Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁹Department of Plastic Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, (¹⁰)Northwestern Unviersity, chicago, IL, (¹¹)Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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Strategy For The Implementation Of Agonist-Antagonist Myoneural Interfaces In Amputated Residua
Shriya S Srinivasan, BS¹; Maurizio Diaz,¹; Matthew J. Carty, MD²; Hugh Herr, PhD¹;
¹Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, ²Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Modulation of the Acute Inflammatory Process with Processed Umbilical Cord Membrane: Potential Applications for Management of Post-Traumatic Inflammation Mediated Neuritis
Kiri Hamaker, MS; Jason Park, MS; Mindy E Sadik, PhD; Ivica Ducic, MD PhD; Anne Engemann, PhD; Erick DeVinney, BS
AxoGen, Alachua, FL

A Clinical Multi-Center Registry Study On Digital Nerve Repair Using A Biodegradable Nerve Conduit Of PGA With External And Internal Collagen Scafoldding
Hirohisa Kusuhara, Md, Phd; Yu Sueyoshi, Md; Noritaka Isogai, Md, Phd
Kindai University, Osaka-Sayama, Japan
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Reciprocal Nerve Staining (RNS) Allows the Concurrent Detection of Myelin Basic Protein and Choline Acetyltransferase on Paraffin-embedded Sections
Antonio Merolli, MD FBSE¹; Pedro Louro, MBA¹; Cristiana Carvalho, PhD²; Joachim Kohn, PhD FBSE^1
1Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, ²University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal
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Evaluation of Neural Tissue Regeneration Mediated by a Functional Peptide, Ln2-P3
Sang Wha Kim, MD, PhD
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul national University hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); Youn Hwan Kim, MD, PhD; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
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Educational Material Preferences in Adult Patients with Peripheral Nerve and Spine Injury
Kate Wan-Chu Chang, MA, MS; Shawn Brown, CMA; Brandon W Smith, MD, MS; Claire Minji Kim, BS; Lynda Yang, MD, PhD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Diagnostic Criteria for Symptomatic Neuroma
Denise Arnold, BA; Suzanne Caroline Wilkens, MD; Neal C Chen, MD; Ivica Ducic, MD, PhD; Kyle R Eberlin, MD;
Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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An Alternative Surgical Architecture to Broaden Accessibility of the Agonist-antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI)
Tyler R Clites, PhD¹; Matthew J. Carty, MD²; Shriya S Srinivasan, BS¹; Hugh Herr, PhD¹;
¹Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, ²Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Brachial Plexus Injury : Prioritization Improves Outcome at High Volume Centers
Sunil Gaba, MS, MCh
PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
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Peripheral Nerve Matrix Hydrogel Promotes Recovery by Modulation of Macrophage Phenotype
Jonathan Cheetham, VetMB, PhD, DACV¹; Megan Bernard, MS, DVM²; Travis Prest, MS³; Tim P. Moore, BS²; Lorenzo Soletti, PhD, MBA, MS⁴; Brown Bryan, PhD^3
1Department of Clinical Sciences, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY, ²Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY, ³McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Renerva LLC, Pittsburgh, PA

Trends in Electric Stimulation for Facial Paralysis: Electronic Survey of Physical Therapists in Oregon and Rapid Review of the Evidence
Allison U Munn, MD¹; Michelle U Cameron, MD, PT^1,2; Myriam D Loyo, MD^1
1Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ²Portland Vetereans Administration Hospital, Portland, OR
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"Isolated Long Thoracic Nerve Palsy": More Than Meets The Eye
Andrés A. Maldonado, MD, PhD^1,2; Scott Zuckerman, MD³; B. Matthew Howe, MD⁴; Michelle Mauermann, MD²; Robert J. Spinner, MD^5
1BG Unfallklinik, Frankfurt, Germany, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

A Comprehensive Protocol for the Study of Sciatic Nerve Regeneration in the Rabbit
Antonio Merolli, MD FBSE; Lauren Bright, VMD PhD; Wei Chang, PhD; Joachim Kohn, PhD FBSE
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ
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Decompression of the Lateral Sural Cutaneous Nerve to Relief Chronic Exertional Lower Leg Pain After More Than 30 Years - Rare or often Overlooked ?
Andreas Gohritz, MD; Dirk J Schaefer, MD
University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Tropism Regeneration of Peripheral Nerves: A Novel Direction of the Treatment of the Severe Nerve Injuries
Peixun Zhang, Ph.D China; Na Han, PhD
Peking University, Beijing, China

Vascularized Sural Nerve Flap for Complex Peripheral Nerve Injuries Using Perforator to Perforator Techniques
Mohammed Hassan El Fahar, MD Ph.D EBOPRAS
Mansoura Univeristy, Mansoura, Egypt

Using the Scratch Collapse Test To Detect Clinical Or Subclinical Peroneal Palsy In The Hospitalized Patient In Order To Prevent Falls
Isaac Fernandez, BS; Jessica Avila, BS; Vincent Battafarano, BA; Gilberto Agustin Gonzalez Trevizo, MD
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX
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Limb Loss as Salvage: Reinventing Extremity Amputation for the 21st Century
Matthew J. Carty, MD¹; Hugh Herr, PhD²; Tyler R Clites, PhD³; Shriya S Srinivasan, BS²; Simon G. Talbot, MD⁴; Gregory A. Dumanian, MD⁵; Paul S. Cederna, MD^6
1Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, ³MIT, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Division of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁶Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Primary Shoulder Surgery As A Possible Complete Treatment For Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy
Leahthan Faye Domeshek, MD¹; Kristin Davidge, MD, MSc, FRCSC¹; Karen Klar, BScPT²; Alison Anthony, BScPT²; Sevan Hopyan, MD³; Howard Clarke, MD, PhD, FRCSC^4
1The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Ontario, ON, Canada
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Greater Occipital Nerve Block For The Treatment Of Chronic Migraine Headaches: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis
Orr D. Shauly, MS; Daniel Joseph Gould, MD PhD; Ketan M. Patel, MD
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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Super-Resolution Microscopy in the Study of Peripheral Nerve Regneration
Ivan Coto Hernandez, PhD; Suresh Mohan, MD; Nate Jowett, MD
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Effect of a Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (Bfgf) Slow-Release System Combined With Biodegradable Nerve Conduit For Nerve Regeneration
Japan Sueyoshi, MD; Hirohisa Kusuhara, MD, PhD; Tomokazu Fukuda, MD, PhD; Noritaka Isogai, MD, PhD
Kindai University, Osaka-Sayama, Japan
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Small-molecule SB216763-Loaded Microspheres Repair Peripheral Nerve Injury In Small Gap Tubulization
Peixun Zhang, Ph.D
Peking University, Beijing, China

Chronic Large Symptomatic Mass Mimicking And Compressing Peripheral Nerve Tumor: Venous Vascular Malformation
Line Jacques, MD; Beata Durcanova, medical student; Joseph MD Osorio, MD; Cynthia Chin, MD; Andrew Bollen, MD
UCSF, San Francisco, CA
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Determining the Potential of Fibrin to Facilitate Schwann Cell Transplant to Acellular Nerve Allografts
Jerry Tsung-Kai Lin, MD^1,2; Deng Pan, BS¹; Xueping Ee, MD¹; Johnny Chuieng - Yi Lu, MD^3,4; Matthew Wood, PhD¹; Susan E. Mackinnon, MD^5
1Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ²Department of Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ³Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ⁴Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ⁵Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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Degree Of Sensory Loss Predicts Risk For Ulceration In Diabetic Patients
Willem D. Rinkel, MD^1,2; Erwin Birnie, PhD²; Manuel Castro Cabezas, MD, PhD²; J Henk Coert, MD, PhD^1,2
1Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, Netherlands

New Persistent Opioid Use Among Patients Undergoing Common Peripheral Nerve Procedures
Katherine Santosa, MD, MS¹; Hsou-Mei Hu, PhD, MBA, MHS²; Susan E. Mackinnon, MD³; Amy M Moore, MD³; Alison K. Snyder-Warwick, MD⁴; Jennifer F. Waljee, MD, MPH, MS^5
1Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ⁵Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Endogenous Expression Levels of Repressor Element-1 Silencing Transcription Factor (REST) in Peripheral Multipotent Progenitor Cells
Marvin E Dingle, MD¹; Stephen Fernicola, MD¹; Alexandra Yaszemski, MBA²; Sonia Zicaria, PhD²; Edmund C Nesti, PhD³; Leon J. Nesti, MD, PhD^4
1Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ²Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, ³Alcamena Stem Cell Therapeutics, Spencerville, MD, ⁴Orthopaedic Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

The Implications Of Intradural Extension In Paraspinal Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors: Effects On Central Nervous System Metastases And Overall Survival
Hannah Gilder, MD; Ross Puffer, MD; Mohamad Bydon, MD; Robert J. Spinner, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Analysis of Nerve Stretch Injury Compared to Crush, Transection with Primary Repair, Transection with Secondary Repair Injuries, and Transection with No Repair
Ilyas Eli, MD¹; Stewart Yeoh, PhD¹; Wesley Warner, BS¹; Mark A. Mahan, MD^2
1University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Etiology and Outcomes of Surgically Treated Sural Neuromas
Linda Gamo, Bsc¹; Jonathan Lans, MD²; Niek Wolvetang, MD²; Verhiel Svenna, MD²; Neal C Chen, MD³; Kyle R Eberlin, MD^4
1Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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Nerve Diameter of the Hand: A Cadaveric Study
Ricardo Ortiz, BSc; Ritsaart F Westenberg, MD; Christopher Langhammer, MD, PhD; William J Knaus, MD; Neal C Chen, MD; Kyle R Eberlin, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Magnetic Resonance Neurography To Detect Occipital Nerve Compression In Migraines
Kyle Sanniec, MD¹; Lyahn Hwang, MD²; Avneesh Chhabra, MD³; Ronnie Pezeshk, MD²; Bardia Amirlak, MD^4
1University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ³University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁴Plastic Surgery, University of Texas at Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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Accessory Nerves of the Forehead: A Newly Discovered Frontotemporal Neurovascular Bundle and Its Implications in the Treatment of Frontal Headache, Migraine Surgery, and Cosmetic Temple Filler Injection
Kyle Sanniec, MD; Michael Chung, BS; Ronnie Pezeshk, MD; Bardia Amirlak, MD;
University of Texas at Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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Peripheral Nerve Surgical Competence of Senior Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery Residents
Curtis Budden, MD MEd¹; Andrew Jack, MD MSc FRCSC²; Jaret Olson, MD³; Vivek Mehta, MD MSc FRCSC^2
1Plastic Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Return to work for double and isolated major nerve injuries in volar forearm lacerations
Ryan B Bucknam, MD; Gilberto Agustin Gonzalez Trevizo, MD; Isaac Fernandez, BS
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX
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Treatment Disparities in Traumatic Upper Extremity Nerve Injuries
Abbas Peymani, MD MS; Anna Rose Johnson, MPH; Arriyan Samandar Dowlatshahi, MD; Samuel J Lin, MD, MBA, FACS
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Myth Revisited: Predegenerated Isografts does not Improve Nerve Regeneration Across Nerve Gaps
Johnny Chuieng - Yi Lu, MD^1,2; Tsung-Kai Lin, MD³; Lauren Schellhardt, BS⁴; Daniel A. Hunter, RA⁴; Xueping Ee, MD⁴; Alison K. Snyder-Warwick, MD⁵; Susan E. Mackinnon, MD⁶; Matthew Wood, PhD^4
1Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ²Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ³Chang Gung University and Medical College, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ⁴Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ⁵Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ⁶Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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Trends and Outcomes Between Direct Nerve Repair and Nerve Graft for the Treatment of Upper Extremity Peripheral Nerve Injury: Nationwide Analysis from 2002 to 2014
Neill Yun Li, MD; Justin E Kleiner, BS; Christopher J Got, MD
Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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The Extent of Brachial Plexus Injury: A Forgotten Factor in Suprascapular to Spinal Accessory Nerve Outcomes
Kevin T Rezzadeh, BA¹; David Daar, MD²; Jacques H. Hacquebord, MD¹; Ajul Shah, MD^3
1New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, ³Section of Plastic Surgery, New York University, New York, NY
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Too Much or Too Little?: A Systematic Review of Post-Paretic Synkinesis Treatment
Jodi B Lapidus, MPHS; Johnny Chuieng-Yi Lu, MD; Katherine Bernadette Santosa, MD, MS; Alison K. Snyder-Warwick, MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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The Impact Of The Local Neuroma Environment On The Development Of Pain
Alexandra E Halevi, MD¹; Deng Pan, BS¹; Jesse Hu, BS²; Susan E. Mackinnon, MD³; Matthew Wood, PhD¹; Amy M Moore, MD^4
1Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ²Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ³Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ⁴Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
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Clinical Outcome for Surgical Treatment of Traumatic neuroma with a Processed Nerve Allograft: Results of a Small Prospective Case Series
Anne Bolleboom, BSc; Godard De Ruiter, MD;
The Hague, Netherlands; Karin Boer, Hand & Pols Centrum Den haag, Den Haag, Netherlands
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The Impact of Brachial Plexus Injury on Quality of Life
Gabriella Margaret Brown, BS; Chapel Hill, NC; Carrie Bettlach, FNP; Susan E. Mackinnon, MD; Amy M Moore, MD
Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO

Epidemiology Of Brachial Plexus Injuries In A Multi-Trauma Population: A 10 Year Retrospective Analysis Of A Single Level I Trauma Center
Adnan Prsic, MD; David C Ludwig, DMD; Shane D Morrison, MD; Dennis Kao, MD; Grant O'Keefe, MD
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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A TARGET Approach to Neuroma Pain - A Review of Latest Neuroma Treatment Options
Manuel A. Medina, MD; Ian L. Valerio, MD, MS, MBA
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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Utilizing Processed Nerve Allograft in Large Gap Peripheral Nerve Reconstruction in a Military Population
Marvin E Dingle, MD; Michael D Baird, MD; John Dunn, MD; Patricia E Mckay, MD; Leon J. Nesti, MD
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
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Posterior Interosseous Nerve Graft: Utilizing A Ratio Of Surface Anatomy To Predict Length For Digital Nerve Reconstruction
Brad Vivace, BS¹; Swapnil D Kachare, MD¹; Luke Meredith, BS¹; Christina Kapsalis, BS¹; Milind D Kachare, MD²; Bradon Wilhelmi, MD^1
1University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, ²Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
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Gender Imbalance at Academic Plastic Surgery Meetings
Katherine Santosa, MD, MS¹; Ellen Larson, B.S.²; Bianca Vannucci, BA³; Jodi B Lapidus, MPHS⁴; Katherine M Gast, MD, MS⁵; Erika D Sears, MD, MS⁶; Jennifer F. Waljee, MD, MPH, MS⁷; Amy M Suiter, MS, MLS³; Cathy C Sarli, MLS³; Susan E. Mackinnon, MD⁸; Alison K. Snyder-Warwick, MD^4
1Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, ³Washington University, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, ⁵University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁶Section of Plastic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
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Pain After Aesthetic Surgery
Karan Chopra, MD¹; Benjamin R Slavin, BS²; Georgios Kokosis, MD¹; Robin Yang, MD, DDS¹; Eric Williams, MD¹; A. Lee Dellon, MD, PhD^3
1Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Plastic Surgery, Baltimore, MD, ²University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, ³Dellon Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Towson, MD
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The DeCompression (DECO) Trial: A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial Studying The (Cost) Effectiveness Of Lower Extremity Nerve Decompression
Willem D. Rinkel, MD^1,2; Erwin Birnie, PhD¹; Manuel Castro Cabezas, MD, PhD¹; J Henk Coert, MD, PhD^2
1Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Utrecht University Medical Center, Utrecht, Netherlands

Transplanted Tissue Engineered Axonal "Living Scaffolds" Preserve Regenerative Capacity for Muscle Re-innervation Following Peripheral Nerve Injury
Zarina S. Ali, MD; Kevin D. Browne, BS; Kritika S. Katiyar, BS; Justin C Burrell, MS; Franco A. Laimo, MD; C. Joseph Maggiore, MD; Foteini Mourkioti, MD; D. Kacy Cullen, PhD
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Nipple Sparing Mastectomy With Immediate Neurosensitization Of The Nipple Areola Complex
Xiaoti Xu, MD¹, Jaime Flores, MD¹, Cindy Rodriguez, BS¹, Manuel Torres-Salichs, MD², Jodi Schaefer, RN¹, Barbara Ponce, PA¹ and Ediledis Tarrio, ARNP^3
1Flores Plastic Surgery, Miami, FL, ²Breast Care Center of Miami, Miami, FL, ³Breast Care Center, Miami, FL
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Smile reconstruction in flaccid facial paralysis – optimization of oral symmetry by combining static and dynamic techniques
Jurij Kiefer, M.D.¹, G. Bjoern Stark, M.D.² and Steffen U. Eisenhardt, M.D.^2
1Department of Hand-, Plastic- and Reconstructive Surgery, Burn/Trauma Center, Plastic-and Hand Surgery University of Heidelberg, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ²Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Nipple Sparing Mastectomy With Immediate Neurosensitization Of The Nipple Areola Complex
Sravan Dhulipala, MD¹, Gary Lourie, MD², Debbie Neubauer, MS³, Anne Engemann, PhD³, Erick DeVinney, BS³ and Curt Deister, PhD^3
1Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, ²The Hand and Upper Extremity Center of Georgia, Atlanta, GA, ³AxoGen, Alachua, FL
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