February 21, 2007 (San Diego) — A novel arthroscopic repair technique for radial meniscal tears leaves 89% of patients free of meniscal symptoms 24 months after surgery, researchers from Japan report.

For pregnant women who have their cervix stitched closed to reduce the risk for miscarriage, rates of pregnancy loss do not differ after receiving either of the two most popular surgical sutures, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The lateral hip is a common site for hip pain. It has been termed greater trochanteric pain syndrome and the ...

Sutures are filaments, fibers or thread-like materials used to hold a wound or tissue together. In surgical language, sutures are used for apposition – that is, the positioning (of tissue) side by ...

In a study to be presented Thursday, Jan. 26, in the oral concurrent session at 1:15 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, researchers with the ...

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — A new technique for the closure of corneal incisions uses a valve mechanism of shelved incision, according to a speaker here. “The idea is that the interior incision is closed up ...