Points in Operative Technique

Operative technique in knee disarticulation.

The operative technique is described in detail. Pitfalls are emphasized and comparisons made with other techniques.

operative technique: Intersphincteric resection

Despite the technological advances over the last years, the treatment of low rectal cancer (extraperitoneal) remains as a surgical challenge. Currently, the abdominoperineal resection is still the standard surgical treatment for most rectal lesions within 5 cm from the anal verge with well-known physical and psychological consequences. On the other hand, the introduction of intersphincteric res...

Surgical Therapeutics and Operative Technique

Flexor Tendon Injuries: II. Operative Technique.

The repair of flexor tendons (zones I and II) is a technique-intensive surgical undertaking. It requires a strong understanding of the anatomy of the tendon sheath and the normal relationship between the pulleys and the flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor digitorum profundus tendons in the digit. Meticulous exposure, careful tendon retrieval, and atraumatic repair are extremely important,...

Endoscopic microvascular decompression: a stepwise operative technique.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Microvascular decompression (MVD) of the trigeminal nerve is a widely accepted treatment for patients with trigeminal neuralgia caused by vascular compression. The neuroendoscope is rapidly becoming a complementary tool in minimally invasive neurosurgery of the ventral anterior skull base. Its adoption in the lateral approach to the posterior fossa has been slower and has been u...