An overview of surgery, covering elective, emergency, laser, robotic, and minimally invasive procedure types, plus what to expect before and after an operationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/en-usThu, 06 Aug 2026 20:13:09 GMTSurgeryInnovative surgery Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) shown to reduce amputee pain, phantom limb sensations, according to new study published in the Annals of Surgeryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/tmr.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/tmr.phpThu, 08 Nov 2018 17:30:33 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryShould patients be asleep or awake during brain surgery? OHSU study indicates clinical outcomes for deep brain stimulation while patients are asleep are on par or better than surgery while awakehttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/brainsurgery.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/brainsurgery.phpFri, 03 Nov 2017 18:31:14 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryResearch shows the procedure often offers little or no benefit, needlessly exposes patients to risks of infection and other side effects, plus wastes healthcare moneyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/arthroscopic.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/arthroscopic.phpWed, 08 Jun 2016 08:01:09 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryDr. Kaixuan Liu with Atlantic Spine Center offers tips on the advantages of increasingly common spine procedures that don't require hospitalizationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/outpatient.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/outpatient.phpTue, 07 Jun 2016 06:13:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryNociception pain level index allows physicians to more accurately evaluate responses to painful stimulation in patients under general anesthesiahttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/nociception.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/nociception.phpFri, 13 May 2016 18:44:39 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryStudy reveals clinically meaningful improvements in bodily pain, specific joint pain and physical function are common following bariatric surgeryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/bariatric.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/bariatric.phpWed, 06 Apr 2016 10:32:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryWhen doctors prepared patients for surgery using iPads, patients understanding was much better than after face-to-face consultationhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/prepare.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/prepare.phpMon, 14 Mar 2016 08:52:00 GMTDisabled WorldSpinal Cord InjuryInvestigators find endoscopic spine surgery to be safe and effective at the 23rd annual meeting of the Spine Intervention Societyhttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/endoscopic.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/spinal/endoscopic.phpTue, 04 Aug 2015 16:11:07 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryAs the number of Americans age 80 and older continues to rise, so does the percentage of patients with acute spinal conditionshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/patients.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/patients.phpSun, 08 Feb 2015 14:02:00 GMTDisabled WorldPediatric DisabilitiesStudy shows pediatric patients who listened to songs by Rihanna, Taylor Swift and other singers had significant reduction in pain after major surgeryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/rihanna.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/health/pediatric/rihanna.phpThu, 08 Jan 2015 12:49:12 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryStudy is first detailed look at complications after thigh lift surgery, performed as part of body contouring after bariatric surgeryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/thigh-lift.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/thigh-lift.phpThu, 01 Jan 2015 16:13:59 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryStudy shows high-risk patients often don't get gallbladder removal despite its benefits. A predictive model helps identify patients who need the surgery mosthttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/gallbladder.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/gallbladder.phpSat, 27 Dec 2014 05:17:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryThe Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) model consistently and significantly improves quality of care for patients and reduces health care costshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/perioperative.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/perioperative.phpSun, 14 Dec 2014 13:42:50 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryResearch shows common knee surgery for meniscal tears may accelerate arthritis and cartilage loss, urging careful consideration of alternativeshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/cartilage.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/cartilage.phpThu, 04 Dec 2014 05:08:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryWeight loss surgery has ability to improve even reverse many health problems, especially Type 2 diabeteshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/wls.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/wls.phpSun, 30 Nov 2014 11:14:05 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryIncludes surgery, hospitalization, pre-and post-operative care to patients who may not qualify for government health coverage, have insurance or afford surgeryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/op-walk.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/op-walk.phpWed, 26 Nov 2014 07:44:37 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryResearchers have identified the mechanisms behind why anesthetics can lead to prolonged memory loss in patients post-surgery. This discovery highlights the activation of specific brain receptors by anesthetics, which remain active long after the drugs have left the system, potentially causing long-term cognitive impairmentshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/anesthetics.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/anesthetics.phpWed, 05 Nov 2014 11:59:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryMore than half of obese patients opt out of bariatric surgical procedure process despite being in a publicly funded health care programhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/opt-out.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/opt-out.phpMon, 03 Nov 2014 12:05:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryElective orthopaedic surgery generally safe for total hip, total knee replacement and spinal fusion surgeries in patients with few or no other conditions or diseaseshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/80.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/80.phpThu, 17 Jul 2014 19:53:06 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryStudy showed increase in prevalence of overweight and obesity in U.S. accounted for 95% of higher demand for knee replacements with younger patients affected to a greater degreehttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/replacement.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/replacement.phpSat, 07 Jun 2014 10:31:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryANS does not believe laser spine surgery provides any clinical benefit over traditional minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS)https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/neurosurgeons.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/neurosurgeons.phpWed, 23 Apr 2014 09:01:23 GMTDisabled WorldSurgerySurgeons have restored some hand function in a quadriplegic patient with a spinal cord injury (SCI) at the C7 vertebrahttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/hand-function.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/hand-function.phpTue, 15 May 2012 18:15:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryAnalysis compares implants with metal ceramic and polyethylene combinations shows equivalent effectiveness while presenting evidence of safety concerns associated with metal implantshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/hip-implants.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/hip-implants.phpWed, 30 Nov 2011 15:43:34 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryStudy reveals potential connection between repeated exposure to general anesthesia during childhood surgeries and increased risk of learning disabilities in later yearshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/anesthesia-exposure.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/anesthesia-exposure.phpThu, 13 Oct 2011 10:06:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryCoppers rapid destruction of pathogens could prevent mutational resistance developing and also help reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance geneshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/copper.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/copper.phpFri, 01 Jul 2011 13:55:12 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryGel that creates a watertight seal to close surgical wounds provides a significant advance in the treatment of patients following spinal procedureshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/wound-gel.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/wound-gel.phpTue, 21 Jun 2011 15:10:42 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryPatients should take solace in knowing that all high risk surgeries have become safer in the last decadehttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/high-risk.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/high-risk.phpFri, 03 Jun 2011 10:41:42 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryThe number of baby-boomer patients in their 50s asking for joint replacement surgery is higher than everhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/demand.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/demand.phpSat, 28 May 2011 13:39:54 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryObese patients with high blood pressure and diabetes are at much higher risk for major complications following non-cardiac surgery compared to otherwise healthy obese patients and patients of normal weighthttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/obesity-protective.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/obesity-protective.phpMon, 18 Apr 2011 12:19:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryStudies compared disc replacement surgery with the more common fusion operation to treat degenerative disc diseasehttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/disc-replacement.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/disc-replacement.phpWed, 23 Mar 2011 09:38:37 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryEdges of a wound can be joined quickly and safely as suturing instrument lasers automatically ensure the optimum tension for the suturehttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/laser-suturing.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/laser-suturing.phpMon, 28 Feb 2011 12:03:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryKnee replacement surgeries take more time are more costly in overweight individualshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/costs.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/costs.phpSat, 19 Feb 2011 15:58:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryCesarean sections and emergency operations carry a higher risk of awareness during surgery, and procedures at night have a higher risk than those during the dayhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/anesthesia.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/anesthesia.phpFri, 21 Jan 2011 12:27:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryThree-Quarters of Emergency Department Directors Responding to Survey Report Inadequate Surgical Coveragehttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/emergency-surgery.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/emergency-surgery.phpTue, 23 Nov 2010 10:15:50 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryKeyhole or Laparoscopic surgery is a modern surgical technique in which operations are performed through small incisionshttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/keyhole.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/keyhole.phpThu, 11 Nov 2010 15:32:06 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryLaparoscopic or keyhole surgery is a safe effective way of removing bowel tumors and should be offered to patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancerhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/keyhole-surgery-bowel.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/keyhole-surgery-bowel.phpSun, 07 Nov 2010 12:56:18 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryPostoperative nausea and vomiting affects nearly 30% of surgical patients, but implementing appropriate prophylaxis and treatment strategies can significantly reduce its incidence and impact on patient recoveryhttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/postoperative-vomiting.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/postoperative-vomiting.phpThu, 04 Nov 2010 10:18:00 GMTDisabled WorldSurgeryStudies are underway at two leading academic institutions using CyberKnife radiosurgery in breast cancer treatmenthttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/cyberknife-radiosurgery.phphttps://www.disabled-world.com/medical/surgery/cyberknife-radiosurgery.phpSun, 31 Oct 2010 11:41:37 GMTDisabled World