Surgery
3-D printing techniques help surgeons carve new ears
When surgical residents need to practice a complicated procedure to fashion a new ear for children without one, they typically get a bar of soap, carrot or an apple.
Sep 30, 2015
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Medical research
Medical team engineers cartilage for nose reconstructions
Facial reconstructive surgeons could soon have a safer, more accessible form of cartilage for nasal reconstructions, meaning fewer surgeries and less pain for patients, thanks to tissue engineering research at the University ...
Mar 7, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New two-drug approach to treat type of respiratory disease
(Medical Xpress) -- A therapy combining two existing drugs could provide an effective new approach for treating patients with pleural infections, a serious condition where infected fluid builds up in the space between the ...
Aug 11, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study supports costoplasty for rib hump deformity correction
(HealthDay)—In the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, the addition of costoplasty to pedicle screws and vertebral derotation may significantly improve correction of the rib hump deformity compared with pedicle ...
Oct 10, 2012
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Surgery
Fracture setting method could replace metal plates, with fewer complications
A new biocompatible polymer-based composite material could soon replace metal plates in treating difficult and unstable fractures. Developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, the newly-developed material ...
Jun 23, 2021
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Surgery
Long-term complication rate low in nose job using patient's own rib cartilage
Using a patient's own rib cartilage (autologous) for rhinoplasty appears to be associated with low rates of overall long-term complications and problems at the rib site where the cartilage is removed, according to a report ...
Nov 27, 2014
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Pediatrics
Study aims to prevent deadly sports injury in young athletes
At an Arizona baseball diamond 10 years ago, a 13-year-old baseball player turned to bunt a ball that instead struck his chest. Taking two steps towards first base, he collapsed and died from commotio cordis, the second leading ...
Jan 12, 2022
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Complementary and alternative medicine studied in Swedish surgical care
Osteopathy may help reduce chronic pain and stiffness after thoracic surgery. However, electrotherapy is not effective pain treatment in the aftermath of pancreatic surgery. These are the findings of a thesis from Sahlgrenska ...
Dec 6, 2012
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Medical research
Researchers discover the healing power of 'rib-tickling'
Unlike salamanders, mammals can't regenerate lost limbs, but they can repair large sections of their ribs.
Sep 15, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ladder falls have long-lasting consequences for older blokes
It only takes a moment to fall off a ladder, but the psychological impacts are long-lasting, particularly for older males.
Jun 29, 2020
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