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A Blog by Tejas Yerramilli
Intro Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis, also known as “tooth in eye surgery” is one of the most amazing and innovative procedures ever to be effectively performed. The eyes and eyesight are arguably the most imperative to us out of all the five senses, yet eyesight is one of the senses that is most commonly taken away from patients.…
Definition Craniotomy: The surgical removal of part of the skull (skull flap) in order to gain access to the brain. Intro A craniotomy is done whenever a surgeon needs to gain access to the brain, and this can be done for a number of reasons (see “Use-case” section), and the removal of the part of…
What is rotationplasty? Rotationplasty is a procedure used to treat cancerous tumors that appear on the femur or tibia bone in a patient. The procedure involves removing the affected bones and knee joint, turning the ankle joint 180 degrees, and attaching it to where the knee would normally be. Why is the procedure performed? This…
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a genetic disease found in older individuals, and is one of the most common genetic diseases. Statistics Approximately one percent of all Americans over the age of 60 have been diagnosed with PD. This equates to about 60,000 total Americans living with PD, and over 10 million worldwide. According to http://www.parkinson.org,…
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