Woman in Hospital for Planned Knee Surgery—Then Things Take Crushing Turn

Lori Pierce, 61, was excited to get her life back after knee surgery, but nothing could have prepared her family for what was about to happen.

Portland’s Thybulle sidelined after surgery on his left thumb

Portland Trail Blazers guard/forward Matisse Thybulle had surgery to repair a ligament in his left thumb and will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks.
Major League Baseball

Gleyber (sports hernia surgery) expected to be ready for spring

Just before Gleyber Torres hits the free-agent market, he hit the operating table. The infielder who helped lead the Tigers ...

Detroit Tigers' Gleyber Torres undergoes hernia surgery before free agency

Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres, an impending free agent, underwent hernia surgery that requires four weeks ...
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD) Procedure for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD), also known as percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression (PILD), is a minimally invasive treatment option for some people with spinal stenosis in ...