In 2011, Makoto Suzuki, MD, and a team of associates from across Japan embarked on a long-term study of the safety and efficacy of sublobar resections for ground-glass opacity–dominant (GGO) peripheral lung cancer.
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Older Patients Shown to Exhibit Better Pain Relief, Quality of Life Than Younger Patients Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Patients aged 55 and younger were found to have worse pain, function and quality of life following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) compared to patients 75 years and older.
A new way to control pain after knee replacement surgery
Houston Methodist researchers present clinical evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of injecting pain medication directly into the tibia during knee replacement surgery for better postoperative pain management. The study revealed patients receiving a mixture of morphine and vancomycin injected into the shin bone have less pain post-surgery than those who received the infusion without morphine during surgery.