| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,805,446,066 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
capsulotomy |
Also found in: Medical | 0.03 sec. |
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment of knee contracture in cerebral palsy by hamstring lengthening, posterior capsulotomy, and quadriceps mechanism shortening. Closed capsulotomy, a technique used to break capsular contracture by squeezing the breast, has also been implicated as a possible cause of breast implant rupture; closed capsulotomy is not recommended by breast implant manufacturers. NYSE:MDT) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated Activa(R) Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy as a Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) for the treatment of chronic, treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) as an alternative to anterior capsulotomy, a form of destructive, irreversible neurosurgery. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|
p
s
-l
t
)