Patient Outcomes after Fat Grafting to the Radiated Chest Wall before Delayed Two-stage Alloplastic Breast Reconstruction

Background:.Two-stage alloplastic breast reconstruction in patients having received mastectomy and radiation is associated with a high rate of complications.Fat grafting has been shown to mitigate the effects of radiation on the chest wall to allow for alloplastic reconstruction.In this study, we assess the outcomes (after a mean follow-up of 28 mo

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The Problem (and the Answer?) to the Limited Availability of Pain Psychologists: Can Clinical Social Workers Help?

Michael E Schatman,1,2 Matthew G Fortino1,3,4 1Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; 2Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, ALL Boston, MA, USA; 3Department of Clinical Psychology, William James College, Newton, MA, USA; 4Department of Anest

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