When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Kirschner wire - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirschner_wire

    In such cases, the area around the pin becomes red and swollen and may start to drain pus. Usually this infection clears up after removal of the pin. Breakage: K-wires may bend or break, especially if the fracture does not heal. [2] Loss of fixation: Smooth K-wires may back out of the bone losing the fixation.

  3. Cauterization - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauterization

    Cauterization (or cauterisation, or cautery) is a medical practice or technique of burning a part of a body to remove or close off a part of it. It destroys some tissue in an attempt to mitigate bleeding and damage, remove an undesired growth, or minimize other potential medical harm, such as infections when antibiotics are unavailable.

  4. Nasal septum perforation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_septum_perforation

    A nasal septum perforation is a medical condition in which the nasal septum, the bony/cartilaginous wall dividing the nasal cavities, develops a hole or fissure. [1]This may be brought on directly, as in the case of nasal piercings, or indirectly, as by long-term topical drug application, including nasal administration of ethylphenidate, methamphetamine, cocaine, crushed prescription pills, or ...

  5. Electrical burn - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_burn

    Repeated removal of the damaged tissue and extensive rehabilitation are common, while limb amputation rates for victims who experience direct electrical contact can be as high as 75%. [17] Burn treatment for severe wounds may require skin grafting , debridement , excision of dead tissue, and repair of damaged organs.

  6. Interventional radiology - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interventional_radiology

    It focuses on providing relief from the symptoms, pain, physical stress, and mental stress at any stage of illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the person and their family. [43] The interventional radiologist may be uniquely skilled as hospice and palliative medicine providers. As an imager, the radiologist is the expert in ...

  7. Nasal septum deviation - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_septum_deviation

    Incomplete correction with persistent nasal symptoms [7] Nasal septum perforation [7] due to bilateral trauma of the mucoperichondrial flaps opposite each other. Saddle nose due to over-resection of the dorsal wall of the septal cartilage; Scarring inside the nose and nose bleeding [7] Septal hematoma [7] and septal abscess.

  8. Kim K Undergoes ‘Painful But Worth It’ Stomach Tightening ...

    www.aol.com/entertainment/kim-k-undergoes...

    When you know very well that millions of young men and women are looking up to you and listening to your every word. The ignorance is other-worldly disgusting.”

  9. Electrical injury - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_injury

    A strong electric shock can often cause painful muscle spasms severe enough to dislocate joints or even to break bones. The loss of muscle control is the reason that a person may be unable to release themselves from the electrical source; if this happens at a height as on a power line they can be thrown off.