Many studies have reported that intramedullary fixation has advantages over extramedullary fixation for treating intertrochanteric fracture; these include that the former procedure is minimally invasive, takes less operative time and is mechanically superior [ 2- 4].
This kind of procedure, though "non-invasive", takes a "high level of expertise" and is not recommended for you to try at home.
Further, the swab is "in some ways less invasive than taking dental impressions and the forcible taking of parts of a person," the decision reads.
Make a mistake and there can be an invasive plant taking over a border or self-seeding prolifically.
"It's the first kosher thing I've ever done," joked Henry Grosman, an architect based in Queens who is Jewish, when he learned that his sukkah — a wooden sphere covered in phragmites (an invasive reed taking over New York wetlands) — had passed rabbinic muster.
The goal of this study was to examine whether shorter time to occurrence of complications was associated with a shorter hospital LOS in rectal cancer patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery, taking into account the perioperative pathway.
Invasive weeds took over, and the river became an eyesore.
A sewage-diversion program led to a temporary recovery, but then invasive algae took over and the water turned into a murky soup.
The potential for catastrophic impact to New York State's society, economy and environment is very real because each time an invasive species takes hold, it rearranges the natural balance of life.
"We plant tough Boston ivy, forsythia and native Long Island honeysuckle, which we don't use in other areas because they are so invasive and take over, pushing out other plants," he said.
