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The Adrian Flatt hand collection is a collection of plaster and bronze casts of human hands on display at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.The casts were created by orthopedic surgeon Dr. Adrian Flatt (1921—2017), and the collection features the hands of various former United States presidents, actors, athletes, scientists, musicians, artists, astronauts, and other ...
A recent advance is the progression to 'wide awake hand surgery.' [8] In a few countries such as Sweden, Finland and Singapore, hand surgery is recognized as a clinical specialty in its own right, [9] with a formal four to six years hand surgery resident training program. Hand surgeons going through these programs are trained in all aspects of ...
Jaw reduction or mandible angle reduction is a type of surgery to narrow the lower one-third of the face—particularly the contribution from the mandible and its muscular attachments. There are several techniques for treatment—including surgical and non-surgical methods.
Flap surgery is a technique in plastic and reconstructive surgery where tissue with an intact blood supply is lifted from a donor site and moved to a recipient site. Flaps are distinct from grafts, which do not have an intact blood supply and relies on the growth of new blood vessels. Flaps are done to fill a defect such as a wound resulting ...
Surgery is often done for large cysts but the results are poor. Recurrences are common, and there is always the possibility of nerve or joint damage. Inflamed tendons of the hand. Tendinitis is disorder when tendons of the hands become inflamed. Tendons are thick fibrous cords that attach small muscles of the hand to bones.
Theo Wargo/Getty Images Sharon Stone is opening up about a past plastic surgery nightmare. In an interview with InStyle published on Tuesday, February 13, the 65-year-old actress revealed that she ...
Cranioplasty is a surgical operation on the repairing of cranial defects caused by previous injuries or operations, such as decompressive craniectomy.It is performed by filling the defective area with a range of materials, usually a bone piece from the patient or a synthetic material.
Writer's cramp or focal hand dystonia (FHD) is an idiopathic movement disorder of adult onset, characterized by abnormal posturing and movement of the hand and/or forearm during tasks requiring skilled hand use, such as writing.