Research Cluster

Kappos, Elisabeth A. et al. (2025) ‘Vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) versus lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) for chronic breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL): a retrospective cohort study of effectiveness over time’, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 10.12.2024, 210, pp. 319–327. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-024-07567-5.

Imiolczyk, J.-P. et al. (2025) ‘Clinical and radiological results of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty with or without lateralization as revision procedure for failed arthroplasty’, JSES International, 9(2), pp. 477–485. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2024.10.014.

Oetliker-Contin, Sofia et al. (2025) ‘Functional soft palate reconstruction’, JPRAS Open, 43, pp. 293–308. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2024.11.016.

Perrin, Marie et al. (2025) ‘From Aesthetic Breast Augmentation to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Escaping Death: Why Plastic Surgery Specialty Training and an Ideal Setting Matter’, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, 13(3), p. e6592. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000006592.

Selman, F. et al. (2025) ‘The impact of biceps tenotomy/tenodesis on Popeye sign incidence and functional outcome’, JSES International, 9(2), pp. 373–379. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2024.10.015.

Kappos, Elisabeth A et al. (2025) ‘The LYMPH trial: comparing microsurgical with conservative treatment for chronic breast cancer-associated lymphoedema – study protocol of a pragmatic randomised international multicentre superiority trial’, BMJ Open, 15(2), p. e090662. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090662.

Nyffeler, Ramon et al. (2025) ‘Fracture-related infections of the lower extremity – Analysis of costs and their drivers’, Injury, 56(2), p. 112138. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2024.112138.

Haas, Yvonne et al. (2025) ‘Microsurgical versus complex physical decongestive therapy for chronic breast cancer-related lymphoedema’, The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2(2), p. CD016019. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD016019.

Jonczy,Malgorzata Lea et al. (2025) ‘Epidemiology, clinical manifestation, diagnosis,and treatment of bursitis iliopectinea: A systematic review’, SAGE Open Medicine. 03.02.2025, 13. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121251317899.

Stocker, Roman et al. (2025) ‘Hip Abductor Muscle Strength in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis’, Journal of Arthroplasty [Preprint]. 30.11.2024. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2024.11.057.

Ismailidis, Petros et al. (2024) ‘Simultaneous patellar tendon and anterior cruciate ligament rupture: a systematic review, meta-analysis and algorithmic approach’, Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 145(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-024-05676-w.

Walde, Melissa, Schaefer, Dirk Johannes and Kaempfen, Alexandre (2024) ‘Treatment Outcome of 2nd to 5th Metacarpal Fractures: Kirschner Wires Versus Intramedullary Screws’, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(24), p. 7626. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13247626.

Brune, Daniela et al. (2024) ‘Understanding preoperative health-related quality of life in rotator cuff tear patients: role of patients’ characteristics’, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 25(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-08099-1.

Seidenstuecker, Katrin et al. (2024) ‘Improving quality of life after breast cancer: a comparison of two microsurgical treatment options for breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL)’, Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 23.04.2024, 24(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-024-01344-w.

Zünti, Iris et al. (2024) ‘Exploring the real-world management of catheter-associated urinary tract infections by Swiss general practitioners and urologists: insights from an online survey’, Swiss Medical Weekly, 154(11). Available at: https://doi.org/10.57187/s.3933.

Griessbach, Alexandra et al. (2024) ‘Design and rationale for an empirical investigation of the resource use and costs of investigator-initiated randomized trials in Switzerland, the UK, and Germany’, Trials, 25(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08505-y.

Kaiser, Benedict et al. (2024) ‘Engineered autologous nasal cartilage for repair of nasal septal perforations: a case series’, International Journal of Surgery, 110(10), pp. 6573–6580. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1097/js9.0000000000001843.

Msallem, Bilal et al. (2024) ‘Dimensional Accuracy in 3D Printed Medical Models: A Follow-Up Study on SLA and SLS Technology’, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(19), p. 5848. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13195848.

Speck, Nicole E. et al. (2024) ‘The Importance of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in Oncological Vulvoperineal Defect Reconstruction: A Systematic Review’, Current Oncology. 25.10.2024, 31(10), pp. 6300–6313. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31100470.

Kouba, Loraine et al. (2024) ‘The value of perforator flap reconstruction in painful soft tissue calcifications’, Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 24(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-024-01421-0.

Kappos, Elisabeth A et al. (2024) ‘Rekonstruktion onkologischer Defekte im Becken-Perinealbereich – Bericht zum Konsensus-Workshop im Rahmen der 44. Jahrestagung der DAM 2023 in Bern, CH’, Handchirurgie · Mikrochirurgie · Plastische Chirurgie, 56(04), pp. 269–278. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2358-1479.

Speck, Nicole E. et al. (2024) ‘Neurotized profunda artery perforator flap for subtotal tongue reconstruction – Prospective case series’, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 95, pp. 35–42. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2024.05.028.

König, David et al. (2024) ‘Melanoma Clonal Heterogeneity Leads to Secondary Resistance after Adoptive Cell Therapy with Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes’, Cancer Immunology Research, 12(7), pp. 814–821. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1158/2326-6066.cir-23-0757.

Müller, Seraina L. C. et al. (2024) ‘The myocutaneous gastrocnemius flap for periprosthetic joint infection of the knee’, Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 11(3). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/jeo2.12089.

Wendelspiess, Séverin et al. (2024) ‘Perforator versus Non-Perforator Flap-Based Vulvoperineal Reconstruction—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis’, Cancers, 16(12), p. 2213. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16122213.

Msallem, Bilal et al. (2024) ‘Evaluation of the Dimensional Accuracy of Robot-Guided Laser Osteotomy in Reconstruction with Patient-Specific Implants—An Accuracy Study of Digital High-Tech Procedures’, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(12). Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13123594.

Haumer, Alexander et al. (2024) ‘Free Flaps in Patients with Advanced Arteriosclerosis of the Tibial Vessels: Mini Vein Graft to the Peroneal Artery’, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open, 12(5), p. e5814. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000005814.

Griessbach, Alexandra et al. (2024) ‘Characteristics, Progression, and Output of Randomized Platform Trials’, JAMA Network Open, 7(3), p. e243109. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.3109.

Aghlmandi, Soheila et al. (2024) ‘Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic prescribing in high-prescribing primary care physicians in Switzerland’, Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 30(3), pp. 353–359. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2023.11.010.

Brune, D. et al. (2024) ‘Factors Associated With Preoperative Quality of Life in Patients With Rotator Cuff Injury’. Research Square Platform LLC. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3982051/v1.

Baum, Cornelia et al. (2024) ‘Functional and Radiologic Outcomes of Degenerative Versus Traumatic Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Involving the Supraspinatus Tendon’, American Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(2), pp. 441–450. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465231219253.

D’Amico, Rosalinda et al. (2024) ‘Vascular access challenges in hemodialysis patients with superior vena cava syndrome’, Journal of Vascular Access. 05.02.2024, p. Online ahead of print. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/11297298241227549.

Kasteler, Rahel et al. (2024) ‘Longitudinal assessment of lung function in Swiss childhood cancer survivors—A multicenter cohort study’, Pediatric Pulmonology, 59(1), pp. 169–180. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.26738.

Mandelli, Filippo et al. (2024) ‘Gait function assessed using 3D gait analysis in patients with cervical spinal myelopathy before and after surgical decompression: a systematic review and meta-analysis’, Spine Journal, 24, pp. 406–416. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2023.09.030.

Neopoulos, G. et al. (2024) ‘Evidence-based Management of Concurrent Patellar Tendon and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures: Insights from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis’, in 2024 German Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology DKOU. Berlin, Germany (2024 German Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology DKOU).

Schaller, Romain et al. (2024) ‘Engineered phalangeal grafts for children with symbrachydactyly: A proof of concept’, Journal of Tissue Engineering, 15. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/20417314241257352.

Schwager, Juan M. et al. (2024) ‘Semaphorin 3A promotes the long-term persistence of human SVF-derived microvascular networks in engineered grafts’, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 12. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2024.1396450.

Stocker, R. et al. (2024) ‘Looking beyond the index joint: hip abductor muscle strength in patients after TKA’, in 2024 German Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology DKOU. Berlin, Germany (2024 German Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology DKOU).

Stojanov, T. et al. (2023) ‘Development and internal validation of a model predicting patient-reported shoulder function after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in a Swiss setting’, Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, 7(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41512-023-00156-y.

Aghlmandi, Soheila et al. (2023) ‘Effect of Antibiotic Prescription Audit and Feedback on Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial’, JAMA Internal Medicine, 183(3), pp. 213–220. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6529.

Wollkopf, Andreas D. P. et al. (2023) ‘Diametaphyseal Distal Forearm Fractures in Children: A STROBE Compliant Comparison of Outcomes of Different Stabilization Techniques Regarding Complications’, Children, 10(2), p. 374. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/children10020374.

Stocker, R. et al. (2023) ‘Hip abductor muscle strength in patients receiving total or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for knee osteoarthritis or avascular necrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis’, in 82nd Annual Congress of swiss orthopaedics. St. Gallen, Switzerland (82nd Annual Congress of swiss orthopaedics).

Zhang, Yuancheng et al. (2023) ‘Is Age a Risk Factor for Early Postoperative Cage Subsidence After Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion? A Retrospective Study in 170 Patients’, Global Spine Journal, null. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/21925682231217692.