Surgery Incision Articles & Analysis
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Medical History A 55-year-old white male has degenerative arthritis of the knees. 10 months ago, the patient underwent total knee replacement on the left knee without complication. The surgical incisions had closed without signs of surgical site infection. At the time, he made a good recovery. ...
Patient History Patient is a 54-year-old male who underwent surgery to remove implanted hardware and osteophytes following a calcaneal fracture repair. Post-operatively, the surgical incision dehisced. The resulting wound was open for a period of 4 weeks and was refractory to standard of care, wet-to-dry dressings, and an Unna boot. Patient was offered the ...
A suture is one of the most commonly used devices by doctors during surgery. Also referred to as stitches, sutures are sterile surgical threads used to repair cuts or wounds to your skin and other tissues. They can be used to close incisions from surgery or wounds from trauma. However, it’s important to note that not all wounds are closed ...
In your research on hip replacement surgery, you’ve probably heard about different surgical approaches. The three most common are direct anterior, lateral and posterior. You’re likely wondering about the differences between them and if one method is better than the others. ...
The robot arms move above the patient’s stomach as if guided by an invisible hand. Monitors on each side of the operating table show an oversized, 3-D image of the stomach’s interior. Two meters (about six feet) away, Dr. Markus Mille sits fully absorbed at the control ...
For select indications including many primary and metastatic brain tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is proven to be an effective alternative to invasive surgeries. As a non-invasive outpatient procedure with no surgical incision and little to no recovery period, SRS often improves patient quality of life while significantly reducing costs of care. ...
” Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is a well-studied and effective treatment for many brain cancers including primary and metastatic brain tumors. Considered an alternative to surgery for select indications, SRS is a non-invasive outpatient procedure that often provides equivalent outcomes, yet no surgical incision, and little to no recovery period. ...
For many primary and metastatic brain tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has proven to be an effective treatment with outcomes equivalent to invasive surgical procedures. Unlike surgery however, SRS is a non-invasive outpatient procedure with no surgical incision and often requires little to no patient recovery period. ...
Abstract Minimally Invasive Single Site (MISS) surgery is a better terminology to explain the novel concept of scarless surgery, which is increasingly making its way into clinical practice. ...
Conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy generally is performed through four small incisions in the abdominal wall [4]. Fn recent years, a less invasive method has been sought in an effort to reduce postoperative pain and morbidities such as wound infection and trocar-site hernias while further enhancing the cosmetic results. Initial attempts to perform the procedure through ...
Method A randomized trial of 75 consecutive patients undergoing elective cholecystectomies and assigned to receive either a 3-port cholecystectomy or the conventional 4-port All patients received surgical tape over (ho 4 surgical One surgeon completed the majority of cases, incision areas. Surgical tape was maintained through 1 week follow-up to keep the therapy ...