Stuart Clark (ENT)

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.

Latest Contribution

COVID-19 tracheostomies

3 March 2021 | | COVID-19, Head and Neck | COVID-19, ICU, resource management, tracheostomy

This is a review of tracheostomies completed by an OMFS Unit in London from 10 March to 18 May 2020. A total of 176 COVID-19 patients were admitted to intensive care, 72 of which required tracheostomy due to prolonged respiratory...

TMJ arthrocentesis

3 March 2021 | | Head and Neck | temporomandibular joint, temporomandibular joint arthrocentesis, temporomandibular joint disorders

This is a paper from Brazil where they attempted to clarify the volume required for an arthrocentesis to the temporomandibular joint. Nineteen cadavers had methylene blue injected into the upper joint space. Conventional arthrocentesis was then conducted with 300ml of...

Brown classification of a maxillary defect and prognosis

2 November 2020 | | Head and Neck | Brown classification system, maxillary SCC, maxillectomy defects, prognosis

This is a retrospective study from Peking over the 10-year period, 2000-2010, for 137 patients with maxillary squamous cell carcinoma assessed. The overall survival rate was comparable with other studies at 64.8%. The most common Brown maxillary defect was 2b...