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Articles in journals

• Spear, S. "The breast implant story." Annals of Plastic Surgery 56.5 (2006): 573-83.
• Spear, SL., Ducic, I., Cuoco, F., & Hannan, C. "Safety and risk factors for breast reconstruction with pedicled transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flaps: a 10-year analysis." Annals of Plastic Surgery 55.6 (2005): 559-64.
• Spear, SL., Ducic, I., Cuoco, F., & Hannan, C. "The effect of smoking on flap and donor-site complications in pedicled TRAM breast reconstruction." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 116.7 (2005): 1873-80.
• Spear, S., & Rohrich, RJ. "Hurricane Katrina, plastic surgery, and you: the art of giving back." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 116.5 (2005): 1548-9.
• Spear, SL., Wilson, HB., & Lockwood, MD. "Fat injection to correct contour deformities in the reconstructed breast." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 116.5 (2005): 1300-5.
• Spear, SL. "Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons keynote lecture." Annals of Plastic Surgery 55.1 (2005): 1-7.
• Spear, SL., & Hess, CL. "A review of the biomechanical and functional changes in the shoulder following transfer of the latissimus dorsi muscles." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 115.7 (2005): 2070-3.
• Spear, SL., Rohrich, RJ., Cunningham, BL., & Jewell, ML. "Teenage breast augmentation: validating outcome data and statistics in plastic surgery." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 115.3 (2005): 943-4.
• Spear, SL., Carter, ME., Schwartz, K. "Prophylactic mastectomy: indications, options, and reconstructive alternatives." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 115.3 (2005): 891-909.
• Spear, SL., Ducic, I., Low, M., & Cuoco, F. "The effect of radiation on pedicled TRAM flap breast reconstruction: outcomes and implications." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 115.1 (2005): 84-95.