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document.write('<br /><p>Obese women who have weight loss surgery before they get pregnant are three times less likely to develop gestational diabetes and are also less likely to require a cesarean section, a new study finds.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/surgery/2010/09/consenting-to-surgery-and-more?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Consenting to Surgery and More?</a>');
document.write('<br /><p>When a patient signs a surgical consent form, is he or she agreeing to more than just surgery? That\'s one of the issues explored by Dr.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/surgery/2010/09/aaos-issues-new-guidelines-for-diagnosing-periprosthetic-joint-infections-of-the-hip-and-knee?fromrss=1"  target="feed">AAOS Issues New Guidelines for Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infections of the Hip and Knee</a>');
document.write('<br /><p>The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently approved and released an evidence-based clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections of the hip and knee.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/surgery/2010/09/new-spinal-surgery-has-patients-walking-within-a-day?fromrss=1"  target="feed">New spinal surgery has patients walking within a day</a>');
document.write('<br /><p>Her mom Donna had surgery for the same scoliosis 33 years ago. Dr. Firoz Miyanji is also pictured.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/surgery/2010/09/basildon-hospital-praised-for-its-care-of-hip-operation-patients?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Basildon Hospital praised for its care of hip operation patients</a>');
document.write('<br /><p>Basildon Hospital has been praised for the way it cares for patients needing hip operations.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/surgery/2010/09/high-income-areas-experience-far-less-injuries-than-low-income-neighborhoods?fromrss=1"  target="feed">High-Income Areas Experience Far Less Injuries Than Low-Income Neighborhoods</a>');
document.write('<br /><p>Penetrating injury rates were more than 20 times higher for persons living in the lowest income neighborhoods compared with those living in the highest income neighborhoods, according to a new study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons .</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/surgery/2010/09/obesity-surgery-pays-for-itself-in-12-months-says-new-report?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Obesity Surgery Pays For Itself In 12 Months, Says New Report</a>');
document.write('<br /><p>Failure by the NHS to provide cost-effective surgical treatment for morbid obesity is costing the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a year.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/surgery/2010/09/laser-surgery-getting-good-results-with-eye-lifts?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Laser surgery getting good results with eye lifts</a>');
document.write('<br /><p>People shy away from eyelid surgery because it\'s a known eye bruiser. But laser surgeons are utilizing a laser that limits bleeding and gets people out of the house quicker.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/surgery/2010/09/elderly-may-benefit-from-minimally-invasive-shoulder-surgery?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Elderly May Benefit From Minimally Invasive Shoulder Surgery</a>');
document.write('<br /><p>Minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery to repair torn shoulder muscles in elderly people can reduce pain and improve function, a new study finds.</p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/med/surgery/2010/09/splint-may-be-as-good-as-cast-for-kids-wrist-fractures?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Splint May Be As Good As Cast For Kids\' Wrist Fractures</a>');
document.write('<br /><p>A splint may work just as well as a cast in helping children with non-severe wrist fractures heal, a study published Tuesday suggests.</p>');
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