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Definitive Fixation Timing and Orthopedic Events After Polytrauma With Long Bone Fractures: A Secondary Cohort Analysis
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (434+ words) Background: The timing of definitive fixation in polytrauma patients with long bone fractures must balance the benefits of early skeletal stabilization against the risks of operative stress in physiologically unstable patients. This study evaluated whether definitive fixation performed more than…...
American Thoracic Society | Payam Nahid, MD, MPH, to Receive the
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (97+ words) Payam Nahid, MD, MPH, to Receive the" American Thoracic Society's 2026 World Lung Health Award for Promoting Respiratory Health ATS 2026, Orlando, Fla. (May 16, 2026) " The American Thoracic Society is proud to announce that Payam Nahid, MD, MPH, has been nominated and will…...
Retained surgical gauze discovered four years after breast augmentation
17+ hour, 8+ min ago (572+ words) The foreign body was identified as a contributing factor to the patient's prolonged neck and shoulder pain following the original procedure. The patient, identified as Ngan (name changed), sought treatment after experiencing breast deformity and chronic pain in her left…...
A Case Report of an Upper Cervical Spine Osteolipoma With Unusual Clinical Presentation
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (142+ words) Osteolipoma is an uncommon benign lipomatous tumor characterized by the presence of mature adipose tissue intermixed with lamellar bone. We present a unique case of a 22-year-old female with an osteolipoma in the upper cervical paraspinal region, closely associated with…...
Mercy Hospital's surgical lobby celebrates nuns' historic impact
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (626+ words) Members of HCA Florida Mercy Hospital's Board of Trustees Ron Winston, left, Dean of Miami Dade College Health Services; Allyssa Tobitt, CEO; Sister Elizabeth Worley; Dr. Eduardo Franca, board of trustees chair; Ana Rasco, community member; and Dr. Steven Henriques,…...
AIIMS performs first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation procedure
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (91+ words) Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 18: Marking a major milestone in advanced cardiac care in Jammu and Kashmir, the Department of Cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) today successfully performed its first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedure....
Q&A: Pediatric GI Surgery ERP Shows Real'World Gains Across 18 US Hospitals
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (412+ words) Mehul V. Raval, MD, MS The details of the study include taking a patient from the preoperative phase of care through the operative experience, considering how we manage them after surgery, and enhancing their recovery by pulling a bunch of relatively…...
Massive traffic pile-up as hundreds seek free eye surgery
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (432+ words) Patients wait after doing surgery at the Community Hospital of Seventh-day Adventists, Cocorite on Monday. HUNDREDS of people seeking free eye surgery Monday at the Community Hospital of Seventh-day Adventists, Cocorite caused a massive traffic pile-up on the Western Main…...
When back pain needs care and how spine surgery can help
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (1050+ words) Learn about symptoms, treatments and minimally invasive surgical options You will also hear how spine surgery has evolved and why minimally invasive techniques are changing outcomes. Smaller incisions, faster recovery and more precise treatment are now possible for many patients,…...
Laparoscopic ops delayed at lokbandhu | Lucknow News
7+ hour, 30+ min ago (61+ words) Laparoscopic ops delayed at lokbandhu The Times of India Laparoscopic ops delayed at lokbandhu Hailing from poet Shivmangal Singh Suman's land, he is a medical and civic reporter with a penchant for Urdu poetry and ghazals. A "Sapiens" advocate, he…...