Stuart Clark (PMFA)

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.

JOURNAL REVIEWED: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Latest Contribution

Core or fine needle assessment in lymphadenopathy and salivary gland tumours

1 March 2019 | | ENTA-Head & Neck | cervical lymphadenopathy, core-needle biopsy, salivary gland tumour

This paper from the Republic of Korea analyses 278 patients retrospectively, 112 of which underwent fine need aspiration and 166 core needle biopsies. Eleven patients had indeterminate fine needle aspiration cytology, six of whom had an additional core biopsy. The...

Maxillomandibular advancement for sleep apnoea

1 March 2019 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Epworth Sleepiness Scale, apnoea–hypopnoea index, lowest oxygen saturation, maxillomandibular advancement, obstructive sleep apnoea, obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea, respiratory disturbance index

This is a meta-analysis compiled from India. Of the initial 103 publications, 20 were analysed. Surgical cure was defined as postsurgical AHI of fewer than five events per hour. Of the 251 patients assessed for AHI, 12 were considered normal,...

Cycle helmets protective against facial injuries?

1 January 2019 | | bicycle, fracture, helmet, prevention

This is a meta-analysis completed by a maxillofacial unit on the South Coast of England. Nine studies from an initial literature review of 102 were included in the analysis. Cycling has been reported as the cause of 3-20% of facial...