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  2. Interspinous process decompression - Wikipedia

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    Interspinous process decompression, or IPD, is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which an implant is placed between the spinous processes of the symptomatic disc levels. IPD's were developed for patients who have lumbar spinal stenosis , suffer symptoms of neurogenic intermittent claudication , and who are able to relieve their ...

  3. John W. Kirklin - Wikipedia

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    John Webster Kirklin (April 5, 1917 – April 21, 2004) was an American cardiothoracic surgeon, general surgeon, prolific author and medical educator who is best remembered for refining John Gibbon's heart–lung bypass machine via a pump-oxygenator to make feasible under direct vision, routine open-heart surgery and repairs of some congenital heart defects.

  4. Vertebral augmentation - Wikipedia

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    Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are the two most common procedures for spinal augmentation. These medical terms are classical compounds of the suffix -plasty meaning "molding or shaping surgically" (from Ancient Greek plastós "molded, formed") and the prefixes vertebro-"vertebra" (from Latin vertebra "joint, joint of the spine") and kypho-"humped; stooping forward" (from Ancient Greek kyphos ...

  5. Mayo Clinic Health System - Wikipedia

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    In 2011, the organization changed its name and the name of its affiliates to Mayo Clinic Health System. [8] [9] By 2012, the health system had 70 locations and reported seeing 500,000 patients annually. [10] Prathibha Varkey was named president of Mayo Clinic Health System in 2021; she succeeded Bobbie Gostout.

  6. William James Mayo - Wikipedia

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    William James Mayo (June 29, 1861 – July 28, 1939) was a physician and surgeon in the United States and one of the seven founders of the Mayo Clinic. He and his brother, Charles Horace Mayo , both joined their father's private medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota , US, after graduating from medical school in the 1880s.

  7. Watch: Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck receives mayo bath after ...

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    Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck was the recipient of the mayo bath this year after his Golden Gophers defeated Virginia Tech 24-10 Friday night in the Duke's Mayo Bowl.

  8. Abdominal thrusts - Wikipedia

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    The Mayo Clinic recommends the same placement of fist and hand, with upward thrusts as if the rescuer is attempting to lift the victim. [2] If the victim cannot receive pressure on the abdomen (for example, in case of pregnancy or excessive obesity), chest thrusts are advised. [19]

  9. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery - Wikipedia

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    Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is a type of minimally invasive thoracic surgery performed using a small video camera mounted to a fiberoptic thoracoscope (either 5 mm or 10 mm caliber), with or without angulated visualization, which allows the surgeon to see inside the chest by viewing the video images relayed onto a television screen, and perform procedures using elongated ...