The human hand is an intricate system comprised of bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels. When injury occurs—or congenital deformities, tumors, infections, or other medical ...

Surgical repair of craniosynostosis typically occurs during infancy. The procedure has a high success rate with a very low risk of long-term side effects. Most babies go on to live typical, healthy ...

Recovering after any surgery can take a toll on a person’s body. But having two major surgeries within five weeks has made me realize how frustrating returning to normal activity can be.

"In lumbar vertebrae, you get about six to eight degrees of normal motion, but Chuck had zero motion prior to surgery and was on daily narcotics," Sullivan said. After surgery, Mahlum had eight ...

Surgical drains are tubes inserted into the soft tissue of your breast after surgery to help drain excess fluids that build up inside your body. This fluid is normal and fills the space where breast ...