Surgical Techniques

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• Future Endoscopes Could Incorporate Infrared Optical Coherence Tomography

• Percutaneous Disc Decompression Provides Relief of Sciatica Pain

• Presurgery Stress Tests and Beta Blockers No Longer Considered Necessary

• Diffusion Tensor Imaging Assists Removal of Brain Tumors

• An Interactive Orthopedic System Uses Robotics for Knee Resurfacing

• Elastography Helps Reduce Unnecessary Breast Biopsies

• Software Tool Simulates Results of Pediatric Heart Surgery

• Stenting Found Less Safe Than Surgery for Carotid Artery Stenoses

• Increased Risk of Knee Arthritis Linked to Too Much Exercise

• New Transaxillary Approach to Thyroid Surgery

• Dynamic Remodeling System for the Treatment of Spinal Scoliosis

• Continuous Flow LVAD Shows Better Survival Rates Than Pulsatile LVAD

• Which Shunt Best for Repairing Congenital Heart Defects?

• Laser Surgery Reduces Serious Complication of Identical Twin Pregnancy

• Smaller Living Donor Liver Grafts Do Not Affect Survival Rates

• Innovative Synthetic Graft for Multilevel Spine Fusion Procedures

• Novel Hip Resurfacing System Helps Preserve Bone

• Catheter Directed Therapy for Pulmonary Embolism Proves Successful

• Robotic Repair of Vaginal Prolapse Holds Significant Benefits

• Lap-Band Surgery Effective for Morbidly Obese Children

• Novel Osteoinductive Biologics Products Help Regenerate Bone

• Blue Light-Filtering Intraocular Insert Increases Macular Pigment

• Could Abdominal Surgery Be Performed Without General Anesthesia?