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  2. Surgical incision - Wikipedia

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    McBurney incision / gridiron incision– Described in 1894 by McBurney, used for appendectomy. An oblique incision made in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, classically used for appendectomy. Incision is placed perpendicular to the spinoumblical line at McBurney's point, i.e. at the junction of lateral one-third and medial two-thirds of ...

  3. Charles McBurney (surgeon) - Wikipedia

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    William J. Syms Operating Theater of Charles McBurney (surgeon) at Roosevelt Hospital. Charles McBurney was born in 1845. He graduated in the arts from Harvard College in 1866, and qualified in medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University in New York City with an M.D. in 1870.

  4. Appendectomy - Wikipedia

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    The standardization of an incision is not best practice when performing an appendectomy given that the appendix is a mobile organ. [9] A physical exam should be performed prior to the operation and the incision should be chosen based on the point of maximal tenderness to palpation. [9] These incisions are placed for appendectomy:

  5. Fullback (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    Example of fullback positoning in the "I-Form" offense. In the days before two platoons, the fullback was usually the team's punter and drop kicker. [2] When, at the beginning of the 20th century, a penalty was introduced for hitting the opposing kicker after a kick, the foul was at first called "running into the fullback", in as much as the deepest back usually did the kicking.

  6. Pfannenstiel incision - Wikipedia

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    A Pfannenstiel incision for a caesarian section closed with surgical staples.The superior aspect of mons pubis and pubic hair are seen at bottom of the image.. A Pfannenstiel incision / ˈ f ɑː n ɪ n ʃ t iː l /, Kerr incision, Pfannenstiel-Kerr incision [1] or pubic incision is a type of abdominal surgical incision that allows access to the abdomen.

  7. Venous cutdown - Wikipedia

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    Venous cutdown is an emergency procedure in which the vein is exposed surgically and then a cannula is inserted into the vein under direct vision. It is used for venous access in cases of trauma, and hypovolemic shock when the use of a peripheral venous catheter is either difficult or impossible.

  8. Judge rules Georgia's six-week abortion ban unconstitutional

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    The 26-page decision Monday from Fulton Superior Judge Robert McBurney repealed Georgia’s Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act, a 2020 law that restricted access to abortion after six ...

  9. Play from scrimmage - Wikipedia

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    The play will begin with the snap of the ball (typically but not exclusively to the quarterback), and it will end when the effort by the offensive squad to advance the ball has either succeeded in scoring, or has been frustrated by the ball being downed before the aim of the offensive play is accomplished, or by the defensive squad having managed to come into possession of the ball without ...