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Knee Replacements Designed for Women
• Surgery • Jul 18 06
Orthopaedic surgeons at UT Southwestern Medial Center are the first in North Texas to use knee implants specifically designed to fit a woman’s anatomy.
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Conjoined twin critical after separation surgery
• Surgery • Jul 10 06
One of the conjoined twin girls separated from her sister in a lengthy operation last week is apparently in a critical condition.
The 11-month-old…
World’s first face transplant hailed as a complete success
• Surgery • Jul 04 06
According to the French surgeons who carried out the world’s first face transplant, six months down the line the operation is regarded as a…
Brain Surgery without the Surgery?
• Surgery • Jul 03 06
Every 45 seconds, another American has a stroke, caused either by a blocked or burst blood vessel in the brain. And every three minutes,…
A red light for surgeries in supermarkets and a green light for better food labelling
• Surgery • Jun 29 06
Doctors in Britain are objecting to plans for walk-in clinics to be set up in supermarkets.
The Department of Health in its efforts to…
Vitamin A Deficiency Linked to Major Intestinal Surgery
• Surgery • Jun 14 06
Major intestinal surgery, including stomach reduction for obesity, may boost the chances of subsequent vitamin A deficiency, suggests a small study published ahead of…
Video games help surgeons hone their skills
• Surgery • May 24 06
According to a new study it is suggested that prior to carrying out surgery, surgeons might benefit from playing video games.
The research has…
Alternative to hip replacement
• Surgery • May 23 06
There is a new option for patients suffering from hip pain who do not want to give up their active lifestyle.
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical…
Teamwork lacking in the OR: study
• Surgery • May 12 06
Surgical teams need to work on working together as a team, reveals a survey in which more than 2,100 surgeons, anesthesiologists, and operating room…
10.2 million plastic surgery procedures performed in the U.S. in 2005
• Surgery • Mar 15 06
More than 10.2 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed in the United States in 2005, up 11 percent from 2004, according to statistics…
Surgeons Perform Mid-south’s First Robotic Hysterectomy
• Surgery • Mar 02 06
The West Clinic Center for Gynecologic Oncology today announced that gynecologic oncologists, M. Patrick Lowe, MD and Todd D. Tillmanns, MD, recently performed the…
Penis enlargement surgery a waste of time: study
• Surgery • Feb 14 06
Thanks to the incessant spam, it’s become the most hyped of all operations but researchers said on Tuesday that most men who have had…
French face transplant woman grateful for new life
• Surgery • Feb 07 06
The Frenchwoman who underwent the world’s first partial face transplant said on Monday she was grateful to now have a face “like everybody else”…
Tonsillectomy Surgical Procedures Compared for Post-operative Pain
• Surgery • Jan 24 06
The tonsillectomy, with or without adenoid removal, is a commonly performed operation. The surgical procedure is recommended for recurrent infected tonsils as well as…
UK sees 35% increase in cosmetic surgery in 2005
• Surgery • Jan 23 06
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the not-for-profit organisation established for the advancement of education and practice of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for public…
Duration of anesthesia not related to complications in plastic surgery
• Surgery • Jan 23 06
The length of time patients spend under anesthesia during facial plastic surgery procedures does not appear to be linked to their risk of complications…
Delaying Surgery Safe, Acceptable Option for Some Men with Hernia
• Surgery • Jan 18 06
Men with hernia who have minimal or no symptoms and who had surgery delayed had similar levels of pain and discomfort that limited their…
French surgeons ready to perform second face transplant
• Surgery • Dec 14 05
The French surgical team that carried out the world’s first face transplant amid a storm of controversy, has apparently already selected a potential recipient…
Making angioplasty safer
• Surgery • Dec 04 05
When life-threatening problems occur during angioplasty procedures, doctors may perform emergency coronary artery bypass graft surgery, but data from the Mayo Clinic indicates that…
Face Transplant Takes Leave of Science Fiction
• Surgery • Jul 27 05
In an emergency room at a Finnish hospital, a man lay unconscious on an operating table as surgeons labored to reattach the hand he…
Liver transplants work better from live donor - study
• Surgery • May 17 05
Children who receive a section of transplanted liver from a live donor have a better chance of survival than those whose organ comes…
Review shows no benefit for routine episiotomy
• Surgery • May 04 05
Episiotomy, the incision used to widen the vaginal opening during delivery, should not be performed on a routine basis, according to a…
Stop aspirin five days before surgery
• Drug News • • Heart • • Surgery • Apr 26 05
People who take aspirin on a regular basis for Heart disease should stop the drug 5 days before elective surgery to ensure that their…
Report cautions on liposuction alternative
• Surgery • Apr 25 05
A therapy that promises to melt fat away with the help of a syringe has not yet been proven a safe and effective alternative…
Lung surgery improves emphysema symptoms
• Surgery • Apr 25 05
The results of two studies that compared the results of surgery to remove lung tissue, known as lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), with that…