Vincent Hentz

Clinical Focus

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
• Hand Surgery
• Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Pediatric
• Brachial plexus
• Obstetrical brachial plexus palsy
• Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
• Peripheral nerve injuries
• Dupuytren's Contracture

Professional Education

• Board Certification: Hand Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery (2002)
• Board Certification: Plastic Surgery, American Board of Plastic Surgery (1977)
• Roosevelt Hospital (1975) NY
• SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (1974) CA
• SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (1973) CA
• SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (1969) CA
• University of Florida (1968) FL

Research Interests

1. Nerve regeneration and repair, evaluation of repair methods, modalities to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration, development of improved methods to analyze nerve regeneration.

2. Implementation of functional neuromuscular stimulation to paralytic deformities.

3. Computer modeling of upper limb function.

Clinical Trials

• Auxilium 857-858 Clinical Trial of a Non-surgical Treatment of Dupuytrens Finger Contractures Completed

Publications

• The management of the upper limb in incomplete lesions of the cervical spinal cord. Hentz VR,  Leclercq C.  Hand Clin.  2008; 24 (2): 175-84, vi
• MOC-PS(SM) CME article: self-assessment and performance in practice: the carpal tunnel. Hentz VR,  Lalonde DH.  Plast Reconstr Surg.  2008; 121 (4 Suppl): 1-10
• Tumours of the hand. Hsu CS,  Hentz VR, Yao J.  Lancet Oncol.  2007; 8 (2): 157-66
• Is microsurgical treatment of brachial plexus palsy better than conventional treatment? Hentz VR,  Hand Clin.  2007; 23 (1): 83-9
• Dupuytren's disease: history, diagnosis, and treatment. Shaw RB,  Chong AK, Zhang A, Hentz VR, Chang J.  Plast Reconstr Surg.  2007; 120 (3): 44e-54e
• Activation of brachioradialis muscles transferred to restore lateral pinch in tetraplegia. Johanson ME,  Hentz VR, Smaby N, Murray WM.  J Hand Surg Am.  2006 May-Jun; 31 (5): 747-53
• Variability in surgical technique for brachioradialis tendon transfer. Evidence and implications. Murray WM,  Hentz VR, Fridén J, Lieber RL.  J Bone Joint Surg Am.  2006; 88 (9): 2009-16
• Identification of key pinch forces required to complete functional tasks. Smaby N,  Johanson ME, Baker B, Kenney DE, Murray WM, Hentz VR.  J Rehabil Res Dev.  2004; 41 (2): 215-24
• Congenital brachial plexus exploration. Hentz VR,  Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg.  2004; 8 (2): 58-69
• Biomechanics of the Steindler flexorplasty surgery: a computer simulation study. Saul KR,  Murray WM, Hentz VR, Delp SL.  J Hand Surg Am.  2003; 28 (6): 979-86
• Three-dimensional hyaluronic acid grafts promote healing and reduce scar formation in skin incision wounds. Hu M,  Sabelman EE, Cao Y, Chang J, Hentz VR.  J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater.  2003; 67 (1): 586-92
• Reconstruction of the hand in Apert syndrome: a simplified approach. Chang J,  Danton TK, Ladd AL, Hentz VR.  Plast Reconstr Surg.  2002; 109 (2): 465-70; discussion 471
• Injury to the dorsal sensory branch of the ulnar nerve in the arthroscopic repair of ulnar-sided triangular fibrocartilage tears using an inside-out technique: a cadaver study. McAdams TR,  Hentz VR.  J Hand Surg Am.  2002; 27 (5): 840-4
• Surgical strategy: matching the patient with the procedure. Hentz VR,  Hand Clin.  2002; 18 (3): 503-18
• Gene expression of transforming growth factor beta isoforms in interposition nerve grafting. Karanas YL,  Bogdan MA, Lineaweaver WC, Hentz VR, Longaker MT, Chang J.  J Hand Surg Am.  2001; 26 (6): 1082-7
• Surgeon-patient barrier efficiency monitored with an electronic device in three surgical settings. Hentz VR,  Stephanides M, Boraldi A, Tessari R, Isani R, Cadossi R, Biscione R, Massari L, Traina GC.  World J Surg.  2001; 25 (9): 1101-8
• Improvement of Schwann cell attachment and proliferation on modified hyaluronic acid strands by polylysine. Hu M,  Sabelman EE, Tsai C, Tan J, Hentz VR.  Tissue Eng.  2000; 6 (6): 585-93
• Plastic surgeons in American hand surgery: the past, present, and future. Chang J,  Hentz VR, Chase RA.  Plast Reconstr Surg.  2000; 106 (2): 406-12
• Hand and wrist injuries in young athletes. Le TB,  Hentz VR.  Hand Clin.  2000; 16 (4): 597-607
• Presidential address: How shall we teach? How shall we learn? Educating hand surgeons in the new millennium. Hentz VR,  J Hand Surg Am.  2000; 25 (4): 608-15
• Polypeptide resurfacing method improves fibroblast's adhesion to hyaluronan strands. Hu M,  Sabelman EE, Lai S, Timek EK, Zhang F, Hentz VR, Lineaweaver WC.  J Biomed Mater Res.  1999; 47 (1): 79-84
• Enhancement of axon growth by detergent-extracted nerve grafts. Dumont CE,  Hentz VR.  Transplantation.  1997; 63 (9): 1210-5
• A composite nerve graft system: extracted rat peripheral nerve injected with cultured Schwann cells. Dumont CE,  Bolin LM, Hentz VR.  Muscle Nerve.  1996; 19 (1): 97-9
• Surgical reconstruction in tetraplegia. Procedure and Hand Surgery. Vincent R. Hentz,  Amy Ladd.  -.  1996;
• The role of microsurgical flap procedure in a medical center. Advances in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2 Lineaweaver WC,  Hui K, Ramos D, Hentz VR, Norris M, Steinberg G.  -.  1995;
• Thumb reconstruction and pollicization by conventional techniques. Mastery of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Vincent R. Hentz,  -.  1994;
• Reconstruction of brachial plexus injuries. Operative Hand Surgery. Vincent R. Hentz,  -.  1993;
• Extensor digiti minimi tendon transfer to prevent recurrent ulnar drift. Pearl RM,  Hentz VR.  Plast Reconstr Surg.  1993; 92 (3): 507-10
• The nerve gap dilemma: a comparison of nerves repaired end to end under tension with nerve grafts in a primate model. Hentz VR,  Rosen JM, Xiao SJ, McGill KC, Abraham G.  J Hand Surg Am.  1993; 18 (3): 417-25
• A practical guide to international leech transportation. Stephanides M,  Rosen JM, Hentz VR, Samuels SI.  Ann Plast Surg.  1992; 29 (3): 282-3
• Rehabilitation and surgical reconstruction of the upper limb in tetraplegia: an update. Hentz VR,  House J, McDowell C, Moberg E.  J Hand Surg Am.  1992; 17 (5): 964-7
• Brachial plexus microsurgery in children. Hentz VR,  Meyer RD.  Microsurgery.  1991; 12 (3): 175-85
• Cloward technique for obtaining iliac crest bone graft in hand surgery. Brody GA,  Hentz VR.  J Hand Surg Am.  1990; 15 (1): 181-3
• Effect of low frequency low energy pulsing electromagnetic field (PEMF) on X-ray-irradiated mice. Cadossi R,  Hentz VR, Kipp J, Iverson R, Ceccherelli G, Zucchini P, Emilia G, Torelli G, Franceschi C, Eiverson R.  Exp Hematol.  1989; 17 (2): 88-95
• Fascicular tubulization: a comparison of experimental nerve repair techniques in the cat. Rosen JM,  Pham HN, Hentz VR.  Ann Plast Surg.  1989; 22 (6): 467-78
• Digit replantation applying the leech Hirudo medicinalis. Brody GA,  Maloney WJ, Hentz VR.  Clin Orthop Relat Res.  1989; (245): 133-7
• An approach to mandibular reconstruction. Pearl RM,  LePore V, Hentz VR, Sarig A.  Ann Plast Surg.  1988; 21 (5): 401-17
• Repetitive trauma and nerve compression. Carragee EJ,  Hentz VR.  Orthop Clin North Am.  1988; 19 (1): 157-64
• Surgical reconstruction in tetraplegia. Hentz VR,  Hamlin C, Keoshian LA.  Hand Clin.  1988; 4 (4): 601-7
• The results of microneurosurgical reconstruction in complete brachial plexus palsy. Assessing outcome and predicting results. Hentz VR,  Narakas A.  Orthop Clin North Am.  1988; 19 (1): 107-14
• Application of free tissue transfers to the foot. Hentz VR,  Pearl RM.  J Reconstr Microsurg.  1987; 3 (4): 309-20
• The radial forearm flap: a versatile source of composite tissue. Hentz VR,  Pearl RM, Grossman JA, Wood MB, Cooney WP.  Ann Plast Surg.  1987; 19 (6): 485-98
• Imaging studies of the cadaver hand using transmission ultrasound. Hentz VR,  Green PS, Arditi M.  Skeletal Radiol.  1987; 16 (6): 474-80