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A specially made boot for a person who has an unusually shaped foot, to support or correct it.  

A needle for sewing up surgical incisions.  

The narrow part at the top of the humerus, where the arm can easily be broken. The constriction of the shaft of the humerus, below the head. It is frequently the point at which fracture of the humerus occurs.  

Using surgery.    

The treatment of disease or other condition by surgery.    

A strong elastic stocking worn to support a weak joint in a knee or to relieve varicose veins.  

Thin plastic gloves worn by surgeons.  

A method of immobilising something such as a bone either externally by the use of a splint or internally by a metal plate and screws.  

Air bubbles in tissue, not in the lungs. Surgical emphysema is characterized by the abnormal accumulation of air in the tissues beneath the skin, typically observed after surgery or injury. This condition often arises as a complication of pneumothorax, which involves the abnormal presence of air in the pleural cavity between the lung and the…