Recent Scientific Journal Publications

‘Radial forearm free flap reconstruction in a 3-month-old patient with undifferentiated pharyngeal sarcoma’

                  Lam T, Wilks D, Levi E, Alexander W.  Microsurgery (Accepted for publication February 2024)

 

‘Swan neck correction by FDS tenodesis and dynamic lateral band volar relocation, in the setting of cerebral palsy’

      Alexander W, Thomas D, Atkins S, Johnstone B. The Journal of Hand Surgery (Asian-Pacific Volume) 2023 Aug;28(4):48

 

‘Diagnostic and Management Considerations in Paediatric Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans’

                  Reilly D, Loo Y, Alexander W, Wilks D, MacGregor D, Coombs C. Annals Plastic Surg 2022 March: 88(5):319-322

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‘Designing a Better Incision for Proximal Tibial Osteosarcoma Resection and Reconstruction - A reminder of the skin's vascular anatomy’

                  Alexander W, McCombe D, Coombs C. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2022 Jan; 92(1-2):13-16

 

‘Pedicled fibular transfer for biologic knee extensor tendon re-insertion following  proximal tibial resection in paediatric osteosarcoma- Long term outcomes’

                  Alexander W, Overland J, Thomason P, O’Sullivan M, Donnan L, Coombs C. Microsurgery 2021 Nov;41(8):753-761

 

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‘A Systematic Review of intra-abdominal Tissue Expansion for the Treatment of Exomphalos Major, and a case report describing a refinement of the technique’

                  Alexander W, Nightingale M, Penington A, Coombs C. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2021 Nov 1;87(5)

 

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‘The Role  of Scar Massage after Cleft Lip Surgery’

                  Cordova L, Alexander W, Chong D. Australia's J Plast Surg. 2021;4(2):63-68

 

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‘Ulnar and Median Fascicular Transfers for Elbow Flexion Reconstruction- Predicting Outcomes in a Heterogenous Patient Group and Implications for Surgical Planning’

                  Ferris S, Alexander W. Frontiers in Surgery. 2020 Dec; 7:567602

 

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‘An Update on the Management of Nerve Gaps’

                  Alexander W, Coombs C.  Australas J Plast Surg. 2020; 3(1):3–7.

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‘Scalp Coordinate System’: A new tool to accurately describe cutaneous lesions on the scalp: A Pilot Study

                  Alexander W, Miller G, Alexander P, Henderson M, Webb A. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2019 Apr;89(4)

 

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Acute Lumbar Paraspinal Compartment Syndrome - A Systematic Review

                   Alexander W, Low N, Pratt G. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2018 Sep;88(9):854-859

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Presentations

Spasticity Surgery for the Paediatric Flexed Wrist 

            2024 American and Australian Hand Society Combined meeting- Maui, Hawaii, United States

 

Amputation versus Reconstruction in Paediatric Limb Trauma

            2024 Royal Children’s Hospital- Trauma Review Meeting

 

Evolving Concepts in Cerebral Palsy Spasticity Surgery

            2023 Victorian Hand Surgery Society Meeting

 

A Novel Technique for Swan Neck Reconstruction in Cerebral Palsy

            2023 Australian Hand Surgery Society National Meeting- Sydney, Australia

 

Management of Giant Exomphalos with intra-abdominal tissue expansion

            2023 Worldwide online forum- The Hendren Project- Online (UK Based Society)

 

Surgical options in Upper limb spasticity in Cerebral Palsy

            2022 InterPlast Online Meeting

 

Nerve Transfers for Elbow Flexion Reconstruction

            2019 Victorian Hand Surgery Society Annual Meeting

 

      Policy Impact / Collaboration:

Royal Children's Hospital-RCH Hand Fracture Guidelines

            https://www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/fractures/#

            Lead author

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