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May 25, 2022
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Modified suture shuttle technique used for outside-in double-lasso loop meniscal repair

Modified suture shuttle technique used for outside-in double-lasso loop meniscal repair

Injuries to the meniscus are among the most common knee injuries and they are the most common reason for surgery performed by orthopedic surgeons.

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April 20, 2022
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Kinematically aligned medial pivot knee implant duplicates natural alignment, stability

Kinematically aligned medial pivot knee implant duplicates natural alignment, stability

Total knee arthroplasty has offered great benefit to patients in recent decades. Although many patients are satisfied, studies show about 20% of them are not.

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April 17, 2022
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VIDEO: Surgeon walks through case of corneal clouding in cataract surgery

VIDEO: Surgeon walks through case of corneal clouding in cataract surgery

ORLANDO — In this surgical video presentation from Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Nicole Bajic, MD, shares her experience dealing with her first case of corneal clouding during a cataract surgery procedure.

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March 21, 2022
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Surgeons should learn variety of nucleofractis techniques

Surgeons should learn variety of nucleofractis techniques

In modern-day phaco surgery, we break the lens nucleus into smaller pieces before using the phaco probe to ultrasonically emulsify the cataract.

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March 17, 2022
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VIDEO: Zeiss system streamlines surgical workflow

VIDEO: Zeiss system streamlines surgical workflow

ORLANDO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Mitchell C. Shultz, MD, discusses ways the Zeiss Medical Ecosystem has altered the way his practice manages patients and cataract surgery.

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March 17, 2022
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Hamstring autograft reconstruction treats anterior sternoclavicular joint instability

Hamstring autograft reconstruction treats anterior sternoclavicular joint instability

Sternoclavicular joint injury is rare and accounts for about 3% of all shoulder girdle injuries. Due to the strong support of the surrounding ligamentous structures, dislocation requires a large force.

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February 16, 2022
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VIDEO: Routine cataract surgery cases show variety of interesting techniques

VIDEO: Routine cataract surgery cases show variety of interesting techniques

ORLANDO — In this Healio Video Perspective, Uday Devgan, MD, discusses how a session of routine cataract surgery videos by faculty showed a variety of interesting techniques that were highly educational.

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February 15, 2022
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VIDEO: Sternoclavicular joint reconstruction with hamstring autograft

VIDEO: Sternoclavicular joint reconstruction with hamstring autograft

In this video, Gregory L. Cvetanovich, MD, and colleagues perform sternoclavicular joint reconstruction in a 19-year-old right hand-dominant man with pain and anterior sternoclavicular instability.

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February 02, 2022
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Surgeon gives pearls on successful management of retinal detachment with PVR

Surgeon gives pearls on successful management of retinal detachment with PVR

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Recurrent retinal detachment with proliferative vitreoretinopathy can be effectively managed by vitrectomy, membrane peeling, retinectomy, laser and silicone oil, with the oil then removed 3 to 4 months later.

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January 14, 2022
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Complete quadriplegia after prone ventilation for COVID-19-related pneumonia

Complete quadriplegia after prone ventilation for COVID-19-related pneumonia

A 71-year-old man with significant medical comorbidities presented with complete quadriplegia following extubation after prolonged COVID-19-related pneumonia.

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