Contributors:Katherine Faust and Jacob Brubacher Internal distraction, or bridge plating, of distal radius fractures is a valuable tool for highly comminuted and unstable fracture patterns. Additionally, this technique is valuable for those fractures that extend into the metadiaphysis or for multiply injured patients requiring stable fixation for mobilization. Bridge plating allows for stable fixation in poor […]
Contributors: Shaina Eckhouse, Daniel Guerron, Keri Seymour, Ranjan Sudan , Jin Yoo, Chan Park , and Dana Portenier. The present video illustrates the technique utilized to place a vagal nerve stimulator for weight loss in a morbidly obese patient. As most surgical trainees do not routinely perform truncal vagotomy, laparoscopic or otherwise, the technical goal of […]
Contributors: Jin Yoo Percutaneous instrumentation is a new area of development within minimally invasive surgery. This video demonstrates the use of 2.3mm low profile percutaneous graspers during an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
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