The days of a surgeon standing over their patient, holding out a hand and asking a nurse for a scalpel are not over, but they are fading. They are at least for specialists such as Stelios Rekkas, MD, FACS, FASMBS, who is the medical director of the bariatric program at Manatee Memorial Hospital and a member of the Manatee Weight […]
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Precision in Surgery: The Rise of Robot-Assisted Procedures
Explore how robot-assisted surgery, exemplified by the da Vinci Surgical System, is transforming the landscape of medical proceduresBy Roy Cummings | on November 25, 2023
Your Orthopedic Services Destination
Treatment available for all joints and forms of arthritis or injury.By Roy Cummings | on October 26, 2021
Over two decades, the number of people undergoing total hip replacement surgery in the country each year has more than tripled, from 138,700 in 2000 to about 450,000 in 2020, according to government data. That’s projected to increase to approximately 625,000 by 2040, in part because people are living longer. The US population of people 65 and older jumped from […]
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