February 21, 2007 (San Diego) — A novel arthroscopic repair technique for radial meniscal tears leaves 89% of patients free of meniscal symptoms 24 months after surgery, researchers from Japan report.

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Surgeons currently use a number of techniques to suture two pieces of intestine back together during colic surgery, a process referred to as an anastomosis. The seal must be leak-free to avoid ...

A modified technique for scleral fixation of an IOL can eliminate difficult intraocular maneuvers and reduce the amount of time the eye is open, according to a group of surgeons. “These advantages are ...

For the inexperienced individual, learning surgical techniques can be taxing. The authors developed a rodent surgery dry lab training program to assist educational and research institutions in ...

Nice and steady does it. A video analysis system uses motion tracking and machine learning to assess how good surgeons are at suturing a wound. “Different surgeons all have different styles of ...

A new biodegradable plastic could be used for medical applications such as a suture that ties its own knot, according to its inventors. The researchers say the new plastic could be engineered to be ...

Purpose To evaluate the performance of a 10/0 monofilament absorbable polyglactin suture for temporal 5.2 mm corneal incision phacoemulsification. Methods A prospective randomised controlled study of ...

Surgery to replace your thumb joint could involve a tendon transfer or an artificial replacement. There are also newer techniques that use a wire or suture as a sling to support your thumb. As people ...

Physicians have performed a non-surgical procedure using sutures to tie off a left atrial appendage, which is the source of blood clots leading to stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. AFib is ...