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New surgical techniques - stitching up bones

October 16, 2014

Surgeon Ortwin Ruland has developed an entirely original method for coping with complicated breaks.

https://p.dw.com/p/1DW5B

He sews them together! The major advantage of the technique is that the suturing material dissolves all on its own within the period of just a few weeks, meaning patients don’t have to undergo a second operation to remove the metal supports.