incision
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Because the procedure does not involve replacing the joint or making a large surgical incision, recovery is generally much shorter than after knee replacement.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
During the procedure, an interventional radiology team makes a small incision near the crease of the leg.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Other options include a “J-incision aortic valve replacement” that he developed involving an incision of about 3 inches in the breastbone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Guardiola's best teams have been built on control, patterns of play and attacking incision.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
Was there a way to pinpoint its location so that they could make an incision directly above that spot?
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
More surgical options have emerged too, such as smaller incisions in the chest, or a robotic surgery that involves a smaller incision on a person’s side near the armpit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Fish emerge with a hole in the head and incisions near the gills before being placed in an ice slurry for blood drainage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2025
In recent years, Zhao's lab has developed adhesives for a variety of medical applications, including double-sided and single-sided tapes that could be used to heal surgical incisions or internal injuries.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
Youn then explained the hair transplant process, noting how small incisions are made to add new hair follicles in their desired location, "and you just plant them like you’re planting seeds, planting a tree essentially."
From Salon ● May 8, 2024
The medicine was rubbed into small incisions made on each knuckle, usually by a magic razor.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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