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A hip fracture can be repaired with the help of metal screws, plates and rods. In some cases, artificial replacements of parts of the hip joint may be ...
Sems employs advanced surgical techniques, including the use of implanted magnetic lengthening metal rods and external fixators, to restore function and ...
This procedure corrects the curve of the spine by connecting two or more of the spinal vertebrae. Metal screws and rods typically are used to hold the vertebrae ...
... rod to lengthen about a millimeter every day. Some deformities can be corrected all at once during the surgical procedure, and stabilized with plates or rods.
It is unknown whether pediatric patients with metal implant(plates/screws/rods) have elevated blood metal levels. This may have an impact on practice if ...
With BBS, these rods and cones are slowly destroyed over time, a condition called retinal degeneration. Vision loss occurs in almost all people with BBS and ...
The surgeon may insert plates, screws, rods or wires to stabilize the spine and achieve fusion. A bone graft also may be used. During a bone graft, a bone ...
The macula is made up of densely packed light-sensitive cells called cones and rods. Cones give the eye color vision, and rods let the eye see shades of gray.
Narrator: Vaginal dilation is important to your recovery and ongoing care. You have to dilate to maintain the size and shape of your vaginal canal and to keep ...
Although this procedure provides powerful scoliosis correction and has a 40-year track record in orthopedics, it involves placement of two metal rods and up ...
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