Manimegalai with orthopaedic surgeon Sreedharan Namboodiri after the laser diskectomy at Kovai Medical Center and Hospital in Coimbatore.COIMBATORE: A laser-assisted endoscopic surgery was performed on a woman for a prolapsed disc at the Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH) here recently. A press release from the hospital has said the laser surgery for a spinal disc problem was a rare procedure....
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Three-year-old Neeraj Berma (name changed) has a nerve protrusion on his neck and needs a surgery, but he has been told to go home and come back two years later.“On October 2, we were asked to come back for surgery in September 2011,” said his mother Madhu Berma, 28, who lives in an unauthorised colony near the posh Maharani Bagh neighbourhood in South Delhi.“I have a choice between letting my son...
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Parents of Avik Chowdhury — Sripati and Sushmita — Tuesday met officials at the chief minister’s secretariat at Writers’ Buildings seeking help from the government for the treatment of the Bengal all-rounder.Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had visited Avik, who met with a car accident last month and is now recovering after a spinal surgery, when he was admitted in Ruby General Hospital.“We are grateful to...
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Spineology Inc., developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive spinal surgery devices, announced today that it has received FDA clearance for its minimally invasive surgery (MIS) Capture™ Facet Screw System.The Capture System was developed by Spineology in mid-2009 under the direction of Dr. Chet Sutterlin, product development consultant. The system is designed for percutaneous implantation and...
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Spineology Inc., developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive spinal surgery devices, announced today that it has received FDA clearance for its minimally invasive surgery (MIS) Capture™ Facet Screw System.The Capture System was developed by Spineology in mid-2009 under the direction of Dr. Chet Sutterlin, product development consultant. The system is designed for percutaneous implantation and...
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Ariz. jails Iraqi driver after daughter run down < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateAn Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter with his car because she was becoming "too Westernized" was returned to Arizona Saturday to face aggravated assault charges.Faleh Almaleki was arrested Thursday when he arrived at Atlanta's airport, sent from the United Kingdom after authorities denied him entrance....
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Stella Chale, Medical Attache, High Commission of Tanzania - New Delhi, child Maureen Richard Shirima who underwent rare spine surgery seen along with its mother and senior consultant and spine surgeon Dr Sajjan K Hegde at a press meet yesterday at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, has performed the first-of-its-kind rare spine surgery in the world on six-year-old Maureen Richard...
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Apollo Hospitals here has used bio-resorbable screws for surgery recently on six-year-old child."Conducted on 24 October, the success of this surgery claimed another turning point for patient welfare in Indian medical history since unlike routinely used metal alloy implants, the bio-resorbable screws don't need to be removed at a later stage as they are absorbed by the body", Dr Sathyabhama, Director...
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beauty of our life lies in good health. Good health is the result of healthy and active lifestyle. A slight ignorance on our part and a number of diseases are waiting to attack us. And obesity is one of them.Bariatric surgery gives hope to those people who are dangerously obese. Dr. Sumeet Shah, Head, Department of Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC) says, “Bariatric...
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second international advance training course of Prof. Destandau's Technique for endoscopic lumbar discectomy began at Arthroscopy and Spinal Endoscopy Centre here today.Air Marshal AS Chahal retired Director Medical Services from Indian Air force Medical Services inaugurated the event. Dr Jean Destandau, from Bordeaux, France the pioneer of endoscopic surgery technique delivered a lecture on the first...
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