A new surgical technique for repair of the heart valve called 'The Dubai Stitch' has been invented by a Dubai based-doctor and has been adopted internationally. The new 'surgical knot' based on the ...

Researchers have unearthed a robust physics-based mechanism that dictates the sliding strength, or resistance to slippage, of the most common type of surgical knot. In particular, they have found that ...

Think about the last time you tied your shoe: maybe you tied it tightly, or tied multiple knots to ensure the laces wouldn’t come undone. You likely relied on intuition to tell you how much tension to ...

A research team from Zhejiang University in China has developed a technology that elevates the surgical capabilities of both ...

Capsular bag IOL subluxations are a nightmare. With time, many IOLs are dislocated, and managing them is a headache. My special guest in this column is Thomas Oetting, who has devised a sliding ...

Surgical training involves the acquisition of both technical and nontechnical skills. During a surgical residency, technical skills improve with practice, and surgical judgment deepens as a result of ...

Fred Hutch surgeons use the full range of surgical techniques to remove cancer, and they have access to state-of-the-art medical technology for their surgeries. Minimally invasive surgery, such as ...