operating table

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Sixteen hours after Tatum was writhing on the court against the New York Knicks, he was stretched out on O’Malley’s operating table on the West side of Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"Since both his parents are doctors, he seemed to be among the privileged group within Gaza, but as we lifted him onto the operating table, he felt much younger than 11."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2025

When people want to get taller, they wind up on Dr. Kevin Debiparshad’s operating table for leg-lengthening surgery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

After his surgery, John said he could notice an improvement as soon as he woke up after spending 10 hours on the operating table.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

It was as if I were on the operating table again.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes