News tagged with arthroscopic surgery


Popular surgery provides no relief for osteoarthritis of the knee

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created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A landmark study conducted in London, Canada at The University of Western Ontario and Lawson Health Research Institute shows that a routinely practiced knee surgery is ineffective at reducing joint pain or improving joint ...





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Arthritic knees remain painful after arthroscopic surgery

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created Jan 24, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Trimming damaged tissue through arthroscopic surgery does not relieve pain and swelling in arthritic knees any better than simply flushing loose debris from the joint, according to a new review of evidence.


Chronic knee pain: Is surgery the only solution?

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created Dec 13, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The results of a study published in the online open access journal, BMC Medicine indicate that sufferers of chronic patellofemoral syndrome (PFPS), a chronic pain in the front part of the knee, gain no extra benefit from s ...


New research shows physical therapy as effective as arthroscopic knee surgery

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created Sep 12, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A new study questioning the usefulness of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee should encourage patients to consider physical therapy as an effective non-surgical option, according to the American Physical ...


Tulane University surgeon pioneers 'scarless' thyroid surgery

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created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tulane University School of Medicine surgeon Dr. Emad Kandil is one of the first in the country to perform a new form of endoscopic surgery that uses a small incision under the arm to remove all or a portion of the thyroid ...


Taking NOTES: abdominal surgery without general anesthesia

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A recent review in Faculty of 1000 Medicine Reports, a publication in which clinicians highlight advances in medical practice, suggests regional pain relief could be used during abdominal surgery. In this review, Michael ...


Laser surgery does not appear to have long-term effects on corneal cells

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Laser eye surgery to correct vision problems does not appear to be associated with lasting changes to cells lining the inside of the cornea at nine years after the procedure, according to a report in the November issue of ...


Study: Lap band surgery effective for morbidly obese children

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A surgeon now at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents.


Risk of blood clot after surgery higher and lasts longer than previously thought

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The risk of having a potentially fatal blood clot after surgery is higher and lasts for longer than had previously been thought, concludes new research published in the British Medical Journal today.


Doctors' bedside skills trump medical technology

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created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sometimes, a simple bedside exam performed by a skilled physician is superior to a high-tech CT scan, a Loyola University Health System study has found.


Cataract surgery does not appear associated with worsening of age-related macular degeneration

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Age-related macular degeneration does not appear to progress at a higher rate among individuals who have had surgery to treat cataract, contrary to previous reports that treating one cause of vision loss worsens the other, ...



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