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Each year, over one million people in America undergo surgery to correct a hernia. The first laparoscopic hernia surgery took place in 1979 but physicians noted that recurrence was a common problem. The medical device known as hernia mesh was developed to solve this problem, and was introduced in 1989. Use of the medical device » Read More

Hip replacements are a very common procedure that has undergone some recent advancements in durability of design. The hip is a ball-and-socket joint and for a long time, the standard for a hip replacement was a metal ball in a plastic socket. However, metal sockets have become common as they help make the artificial hip » Read More