Joseph Sabik III, MD, named president of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons for 2025 term. Learn more about his background and leadership history here.

At the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting, researchers presented risk-adjusted findings that shed new light on treatments for severe emphysema. Despite having shorter hospital ...

Options include: Thoracotomy: A traditional open chest surgery Video-associated thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): A surgery involving a tiny camera and surgical tools that are inserted through one or more ...

The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. This muscle, also called the thoracic diaphragm, is the main muscle used for breathing and is also involved in other ...

“He suffered a severe thoracic spinal cord injury due to a knife lodged in his spine. Surgery was conducted to remove the knife and repair spinal fluid leakage. He also sustained deep wounds on his ...

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This thoracic mobility exercise can be done anywhere and helps open up the upper back while reducing injury risk. Get more mobility drills at Fit as a Mama Bear. Celebrities among those who lost ...

Assessment of feasibility of opioid-free anesthesia combined with preoperative thoracic paravertebral block and postoperative intravenous patient-controlled analgesia oxycodone with non-opioid ...

Background Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) of the lumbar region may be accompanied by thoracic fractures. Treating only the lumbar fractures can lead to worsening of the thoracic ...