Using a suture-guided technique to insert a capsular tension ring into the capsular bag may lessen the potential for intraoperative complications such as capsule entanglement or iatrogenic zonular ...

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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . "These full-thickness sutures are an effective way to treat hypotony. They preserve the bleb, and by selecting ...

New research published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that, among surgeons inexperienced in laparoscopic techniques, closing incisions using ...

Twenty eyes from 10 rabbits (20 superior rectus muscles) were divided into four groups according to scleral suture techniques. The types of scleral suture technique used for the four groups were as ...

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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 ...

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 ...

In this Q&A, she breaks down the physiologic principles behind intestinal healing, the suture techniques she recommends, the most common errors surgeons make—often out of the very anxiety they're ...