Do we have less morbidity?
While results of many of these newer procedures in many cases are better (less morbidity, less expense), the pioneers remember that the initial procedures were difficult, time-consuming and nerve-racking.
While the prognosis for other malignancies, including ovarian cancer, may not have changed much, chemotherapy has improved so much that more people are surviving the therapy better and with less morbidity.
It provides an excellent alternative to muscle and musculocutaneous flaps with less morbidity.
There are contested benefits in reducing soft tissue transfixation so allowing for less morbidity and increased mobility [4].
Background: Compared with other malignancies, nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is associated with much less morbidity and mortality.
The goal of tongue microvascular reconstruction is to maximise oral function with less morbidity while preserving speech and swallowing.
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty has many advantages over total knee arthroplasty, including better function, restoration of normal kinematics, and less morbidity.
We thought the use of an endoscopic internal rib resection technique would achieve the desired result with less morbidity.
In addition, the manner in which tissue biopsies are conducted for amyloid detection may be altered to create less morbidity.
Cervical collars appear to have less morbidity than halo vest immobilization with success in the less displaced fracture patterns.
