Surgical Techniques

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• Denying Obese Patients Knee Replacements Groundless

• Nasal Obstruction Surgery Helps Patients Breathe Easier

• Robot Technique Improves Hip Arthroplasty

• Colchicine Inhibits Tumor Cell "Stickiness” Within Surgical Wounds

• Novel Hydrogel Repairs Torn Cartilage

• Fractional Ablative Device Clears and Smoothes Skin

• Eliminating H. pylori Reduces Risk of Gastric Cancer Recurrence

• Virtual Reality System Helps Surgeons Train

• Rare Breast Cancer Treated with Radiation May Lower Recurrence Rate

• Stimulation Probe Identifies and Protects Cranial Nerves

• Early Intervention Recommended for Certain Blood Clots

• Carving Ligaments Alleviates Spinal Stenosis Pain

• Embolization of Varicoceles May Improve Male Infertility

• Antimicrobial Sutures Reduce Infections in Brain Shunt Surgery

• Advanced Graphics Technology Helps Study Whiplash

• Prophylactic Mesh Repairs Defects in the Abdominal Wall

• Plaster Casts May Be a Thing of the Past

• Organ Transplantation Linked to Increased Cancer Risk

• Heparin Preferred to Compression Stockings After Knee Arthroscopy

• Treating Pediatric Sleep Apnea Requires Combined Methods

• Surgical Option Examined for Treating Diabetic Neuropathies

• Electrophysiology Instrument Detects Early Glaucoma

• New Bone Implants Baked to Withstand Stress