- The
history of
tuberculosis encomp****es the
origins of the disease,
tuberculosis (TB)
through to the
vaccines and
treatments methods developed to contain...
- rib hump is present.
Thoracoplasty can be
performed as part of a
spinal fusion or as a
separate surgery, entirely.
Thoracoplasty is the
removal (or resection)...
- neurosurgery. His main
medical achievements include the
introduction of
thoracoplasty in
Greece and
removal of the
phrenic nerve for the
treatment of tuberculosis...
- He is
known for
describing Fowler's position, and also for the
first thoracoplasty.
George Ryerson Fowler was born in
Brooklyn on
December 25, 1848. His...
-
Among other health problems, he
contracted tuberculosis,
underwent thoracoplasty, and had a lung removed.
While he lost the 1994
Nobel Prize in Literature...
- arthroplasty, prostatectomy, nephrectomy, hysterectomy, bone grafting, and
thoracoplasty.
Murphy was born in a log
cabin in Appleton, Wisconsin. His parents...
- collapse, thus
closing the cavity.
Thoracoplasty When the
cavity was
located in the apex of the lung,
thoracoplasty could be performed. Six to
eight ribs...
- limited, but
include supportive pulmonary care and
surgical options (
thoracoplasty and/or
implantation of
vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR)...
-
Special Bactericidal Radiant Energy:
Results of Its Use in
Extrapleural Thoracoplasties".
Journal of
Thoracic Surgery. 6 (1): 45–81. doi:10.1016/S0096-5588(20)32445-4...
-
increase the
space between the
heart and the
sternum in
order to p**** the
thoracoplasty rod more safely.
Recovery time is
generally four to five days as an...
