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  1. Protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of the use of prophylactic antibiotics in hand trauma surgery

    Article • February 2024, Research Square

    Justin Wormald

  2. Acute Hand Injury in Surfing: A Case Report

    Article • Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, January 2024, SAGE Publications

    Justin Wormald

  3. Outcomes of flap reconstruction for diabetic foot ulcers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of Clinical Studies

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, December 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Justin Wormald

  4. The Hand and Wrist: AntImicrobials and Infection (HAWAII) trial

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, September 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Justin Wormald

  5. RSTN COVID Hand: Hand trauma in the United Kingdom and Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, September 2023, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  6. Plate fixation versus flexible intramedullary nails for management of closed femoral shaft fractures in the pediatric population: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the adverse outcomes

    Article • Journal of Children s Orthopaedics, August 2023, SAGE Publications

    Justin Wormald

  7. Surgical site infection following surgery for hand trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), August 2023, SAGE Publications

    Justin Wormald

  8. Research in hand surgery: types of study design

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), July 2023, SAGE Publications

    Justin Wormald

  9. Surgical excision methods for skin cancer involving the nail unit: a systematic review

    Article • June 2023, Authorea, Inc.

    Justin Wormald

  10. The management of partial extensor tendon lacerations of the hand and forearm: A systematic review

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, June 2023, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  11. Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, April 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Antonio Simone Laganà, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Muhammad Umar Younis, Mr Ahmad Ozair, Prof. Dr. Mahmoud ElFiky, Dr alberto maria saibene, Alfie J Kavalakat, Prof Marcello Migliore, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Justin Wormald

  12. Cost-effectiveness of replacing versus discarding the nail in children with nail bed injury

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, April 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Joshua Totty, Justin Wormald

  13. Effectiveness of nail bed repair in children with or without replacing the fingernail: NINJA multicentre randomized clinical trial

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, March 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Joshua Totty, Justin Wormald

  14. Remote symptom monitoring with Ecological Momentary Computerized Adaptive Testing (EMCAT): a platform for frequent, low-burden and personalized patient-reported outcome measures (Preprint)

    Article • March 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Justin Wormald

  15. Remote symptom monitoring with Ecological Momentary Computerized Adaptive Testing (EMCAT): pilot cohort study of a platform for frequent, low-burden and personalized patient-reported outcome measures (Preprint)

    Article • Journal of Medical Internet Research, March 2023, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Justin Wormald

  16. Hand and Wrist Trauma: Antimicrobials and Infection (HAWAII)

    Article • Bone & Joint Open, July 2022, Bone & Joint

    Justin Wormald

  17. Outcomes of Free Flap Reconstruction for Chronic Venous Ulceration in the Lower Limb

    Article • Annals of Plastic Surgery, June 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Justin Wormald

  18. From the Cochrane Library: Hydrosurgical Debridement Versus Conventional Surgical Debridement for Acute Partial-Thickness Burns

    Article • JMIR Dermatology, May 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Justin Wormald

  19. Global overview of the management of acute cholecystitis during the COVID-19 pandemic (CHOLECOVID study)

    Article • BJS Open, May 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Muhammad Umar Younis, Ademola Adeyeye , Prof Marcello Migliore, Catherine Fullwood, Justin Wormald

  20. Primary Treatment of Type B Post-Axial Ulnar Polydactyly: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • JPRAS Open, May 2022, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  21. Computerized adaptive testing of symptom severity: a registry-based study of 924 patients with trapeziometacarpal arthritis

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), March 2022, SAGE Publications

    Justin Wormald

  22. From the Cochrane Library: Hydrosurgical Debridement Versus Conventional Surgical Debridement for Acute Partial-Thickness Burns (Preprint)

    Article • February 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Justin Wormald

  23. The HAND-Q: Psychometrics of a New Patient-reported Outcome Measure for Clinical and Research Applications

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, January 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Justin Wormald

  24. RSTNCOVID Burns A multi-centre service evaluation and stakeholder survey of the impact of COVID-19 on Burns Care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, November 2021, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  25. Chlorhexidine versus povidone–iodine skin antisepsis before upper limb surgery (CIPHUR): an international multicentre prospective cohort study

    Article • BJS Open, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Justin Wormald, Joshua Totty

  26. Adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of UK and European hand surgery units

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, November 2021, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  27. Focused Solutions for Medical Student Engagement in Plastic Surgery

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, October 2021, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  28. Adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of UK and European hand surgery units

    Article • September 2021, Research Square

    Justin Wormald

  29. Outcome measurement in adult flexor tendon injury: A systematic review

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, September 2021, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  30. SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study

    Article • Anaesthesia, August 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Francesco Di Marzo, Mr Ahmad Ozair, Justin Wormald, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Ronald Flumignan, Dr. Musbahu Sani Kurawa, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Shameel Musthafa, MD Aleksandar Bogdanovic, Assia HAIF, Alfie J Kavalakat, Prof Marcello Migliore, Joshua Totty, Martin Karamanliev, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Professor Dr Osama Farouk

  31. Effects of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study

    Article • Anaesthesia, August 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Francesco Di Marzo, Mr Ahmad Ozair, Justin Wormald, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Fernando Cordera, Ronald Flumignan, Dr. Musbahu Sani Kurawa, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Shameel Musthafa, MD Aleksandar Bogdanovic, Assia HAIF, Alfie J Kavalakat, funlayo odejinmi, Ademola Adeyeye , Joshua Totty, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Prof. Saleh S. Baeesa, Professor Dr Osama Farouk, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives

  32. Automated conversational agents for post-intervention follow-up: a systematic review

    Article • BJS Open, July 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Justin Wormald

  33. Risk of surgical site infection in hand trauma, and the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A cohort study

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, July 2021, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  34. The Wire Study—a protocol for a multi-stage feasibility study evaluating K-wire fixation of hand fractures in the UK

    Article • Pilot and Feasibility Studies, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Justin Wormald

  35. P59 How COVID-19 influenced UK Burns Services: a national multicentred audit

    Article • BJS Open, April 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Justin Wormald

  36. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, March 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Badr Eldin Mostafa, Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Roberto Colasanti, Justin Wormald, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Francesco Di Marzo, Mr Ahmad Ozair, Ronald Flumignan, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Shameel Musthafa, Dr kehinde sharafadeen okunade, MD Aleksandar Bogdanovic, Assia HAIF, Alfie J Kavalakat, funlayo odejinmi, Joshua Totty, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Prof. Saleh S. Baeesa, Ahmad Ramzi Yusoff, Professor Dr Osama Farouk

  37. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection

    Article • Anaesthesia, March 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Mahmoud A. Ebada, Professor Badr Eldin Mostafa, Professor shahnoor islam, Professor Dr. Ashrarur Rahman Mitul, Dimitrios Magouliotis, Roberto Colasanti, Justin Wormald, Dr. Josep M Muñoz Vives, Francesco Di Marzo, Mr Ahmad Ozair, Stênio Zequi, Ronald Flumignan, Dr. Musbahu Sani Kurawa, Vittoria Bellato, Dr Shameel Musthafa, Dr kehinde sharafadeen okunade, MD Aleksandar Bogdanovic, Assia HAIF, Alfie J Kavalakat, Ademola Adeyeye , Joshua Totty, Professor Gianluca Franceschini, Prof NDUBUISI ONYEMAECHI, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Professor Calvin S.H. Ng, Prof. Saleh S. Baeesa, Ahmad Ramzi Yusoff, Professor Dr Osama Farouk

  38. Incomplete surgical excision of keratinocyte skin cancers: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

    Article • British Journal of Dermatology, December 2020, Wiley

    Justin Wormald, Joshua Totty

  39. Patient-Reported Outcomes after Syndactyly Reconstruction

    Article • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, October 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Justin Wormald

  40. Hydrosurgical debridement versus conventional surgical debridement for acute partial-thickness burns

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, September 2020, Wiley

    Justin Wormald

  41. Surgical intervention for paediatric infusion-related extravasation injury: a systematic review

    Article • BMJ Open, August 2020, BMJ

    Justin Wormald

  42. Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study

    Article • The Lancet, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Vin Shen Ban, Justin Wormald, Dr Salomone Di Saverio, Fernando Cordera, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Prof Marcello Migliore, Joshua Totty

  43. Letter to the editor: Healthcare sustainability: The bigger picture

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, July 2020, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  44. Non-operative versus operative management of open fractures in the paediatric population: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the adverse outcomes

    Article • Injury, July 2020, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  45. Preoperative skin antisepsis in hand surgery: a nationwide survey

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), June 2020, SAGE Publications

    Justin Wormald

  46. Plastic surgery training in the UK: Results from a national survey of trainee experiences

    Article • JPRAS Open, June 2020, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  47. Comment on: Effect of delay between nuclear medicine scanning and sentinel node biopsy on outcome in patients with cutaneous melanoma

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, May 2020, Wiley

    Justin Wormald

  48. Global incidence of incomplete surgical excision in adult patients with non-melanoma skin cancer: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

    Article • Systematic Reviews, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Justin Wormald, Joshua Totty

  49. Meta-analysis of venous anastomosis techniques in free flap reconstruction

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, November 2019, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  50. Surgical Intervention for Paediatric Infusion-Related Extravasation Injury: A Systematic Review

    Article • October 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Justin Wormald

  51. MRI for Detecting Root Avulsions in Traumatic Adult Brachial Plexus Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy

    Article • Radiology, August 2019, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

    Justin Wormald

  52. Digital nerve repair

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), July 2019, SAGE Publications

    Gordon McArthur, Justin Wormald

  53. To repair or not repair a single digital nerve in adults?

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), June 2019, SAGE Publications

    Justin Wormald

  54. Management of extra-articular fractures of the fifth metacarpal: Operative vs. Non-opeRaTive TrEatment (FORTE) – A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • JPRAS Open, June 2019, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  55. A 24-month cost and outcome analysis comparing traditional fronto-orbital advancment and remodeling with endoscopic strip craniectomy and molding helmet in the management of unicoronal craniosynostosis: A retrospective bi-institutional review

    Article • JPRAS Open, June 2019, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  56. Surgical intervention for chronic migraine headache: A systematic review

    Article • JPRAS Open, June 2019, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  57. Central slip extensor tendon injuries: a systematic review of treatments

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), May 2019, SAGE Publications

    Justin Wormald

  58. Site-specific Patient-reported Outcome Measures for Hand Conditions

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, May 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Justin Wormald

  59. Contemporary communication in a clinical trial

    Article • BMJ evidence-based medicine, April 2019, BMJ

    Justin Wormald

  60. Response to Letter Comments on “Absorbable Sutures for Carpal Tunnel Decompression: A Cochrane Review Summary”

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, April 2019, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  61. Outcome of surgical repair of adult digital nerve injury: a systematic review

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2019, BMJ

    Justin Wormald

  62. Rhinological interventions for obstructive sleep apnoea – a systematic review and descriptive meta-analysis

    Article • The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, February 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Justin Wormald

  63. The changing shape of hand trauma: an analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics in England

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), February 2019, SAGE Publications

    Justin Wormald

  64. Systematic review of fibrin glue in burn wound reconstruction

    Article • British Journal of Surgery, February 2019, Wiley

    Justin Wormald

  65. What is optimal wound management to prevent infection in non-hand mammalian bite Injuries? A systematic review

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, January 2019, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  66. Protocol for a systematic review of venous coupler devices versus hand-sewn anastomosis for microsurgical free flap reconstruction

    Article • Systematic Reviews, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Justin Wormald

  67. The ‘gladiator’ paediatric dressing protector

    Article • Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, November 2018, Royal College of Surgeons of England

    Justin Wormald

  68. Lip lacerations after a fall

    Article • BMJ, October 2018, BMJ

    Justin Wormald

  69. An Eco-conscious Alternative Material for Splinting in Hand Surgery

    Article • Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, October 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Justin Wormald

  70. Sport-related hand injury: a new perspective of e-sports

    Article • Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), September 2018, SAGE Publications

    Justin Wormald

  71. Absorbable sutures for skin closure after carpal tunnel decompression: A Cochrane review summary

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, August 2018, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  72. A critical review of melanoma self-screening tools on YouTube – A missed opportunity?

    Article • International Journal of Surgery, July 2018, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  73. Therapeutic interventions for acute complete ruptures of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb: a systematic review

    Article • F1000Research, June 2018, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Benjamin Dean, Justin Wormald

  74. A critical review of melanoma self-screening tools on YouTube – A missed opportunity?

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, June 2018, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  75. Magnetic resonance imaging for detecting root avulsions in traumatic adult brachial plexus injuries: protocol for a systematic review of diagnostic accuracy

    Article • Systematic Reviews, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Justin Wormald

  76. Buried Versus Exposed Kirschner Wires Following Fixation of Hand Fractures

    Article • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, April 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Justin Wormald

  77. Perforator mapping reduces the operative time of DIEP flap breast reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of preoperative ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, April 2018, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  78. Outcome measurement in plastic surgery

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, March 2018, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  79. Absorbable versus non-absorbable sutures for skin closure after carpal tunnel decompression surgery

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, February 2018, Wiley

    Ryckie Wade, Justin Wormald

  80. A systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse outcomes following non-buried versus buried Kirschner wires for paediatric lateral condyle elbow fractures

    Article • Journal of Children s Orthopaedics, December 2017, Bone & Joint

    Justin Wormald

  81. Correction to: Reply to ‘‘Complications in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy for Breast Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Unilateral Versus Bilateral Reconstructions”

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ryckie Wade, Justin Wormald

  82. Reply to “Complications in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy for Breast Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Unilateral Versus Bilateral Reconstructions”

    Article • Annals of Surgical Oncology, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ryckie Wade, Justin Wormald

  83. Hydrosurgical debridement versus conventional surgical debridement for acute partial-thickness burns

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2017, Wiley

    Ryckie Wade, Justin Wormald

  84. Perioperative Blood Loss and Transfusion in Craniosynostosis Surgery

    Article • Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, October 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Justin Wormald

  85. A systematic review of the influence of burying or not burying Kirschner wires on infection rates following fixation of upper extremity fractures

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, September 2017, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  86. A difference in outcomes for diabetic patients with burns to their feet

    Article • Burns, September 2017, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  87. Migraine: A look down the nose

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, July 2017, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  88. Is sentinel lymph node biopsy warranted for desmoplastic melanoma? A systematic review

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, February 2017, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  89. Implementation of national body contouring surgery guidelines following massive weight loss: A national cross-sectional survey of commissioning in England

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, January 2017, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  90. Adult necrotising enterocolitis—pig-bel disease: a Pacific disease in London

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, October 2016, BMJ

    Justin Wormald

  91. The importance of the unit of analysis

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, September 2016, Elsevier

    Ryckie Wade, Justin Wormald

  92. Aorto-esophageal fistula: the multi-disciplinary team approach to management

    Article • Clinical Case Reports, July 2016, Wiley

    Justin Wormald

  93. Regenerative medicine in otorhinolaryngology

    Article • The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, June 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Justin Wormald

  94. Absorbable versus non-absorbable sutures for carpal tunnel release

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, June 2015, Wiley

    Ryckie Wade, Justin Wormald

  95. Does the site of anastomosis for esophagectomy affect long-term quality of life?

    Article • Diseases of the Esophagus, December 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Justin Wormald

  96. Operating RegenMed: development of better in-theater strategies for handling tissue-engineered organs and tissues

    Article • Regenerative Medicine, November 2014, Future Medicine

    Justin Wormald

  97. Treatment of severe hidradenitis suppurativa of the axilla: Thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap versus split skin graft

    Article • International Journal of Surgery, November 2014, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  98. Surgical treatments for esophageal cancers

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, September 2014, Wiley

    Justin Wormald

  99. Surgical treatment of severe hidradenitis suppurativa of the axilla: Thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap versus split skin graft

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, August 2014, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  100. The increased risk of adverse outcomes in bilateral deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap breast reconstruction compared to unilateral reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, February 2014, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  101. 788 Long-Term Quality of Life After Oesophagectomy for Cancer - Comparison of Cervical Versus Mediastinal Anastomoses

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2013, Elsevier

    Justin Wormald

  102. An unusual suspect causing behavioural problems and pituitary failure in a child

    Article • BMJ Case Reports, December 2012, BMJ

    Justin Wormald