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- adjective not using a medical
operation ; not requiringsurgery
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Examples
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Operative vs. nonoperative management of clavicle fractures
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In a recent review in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers noted that patients and doctors struggle with when to stop nonoperative treatment in favor of surgery, but that repairing a tear earlier rather than later may result in better patient outcomes, earlier return to work and lower costs.
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Operative vs. nonoperative treatment of medial epicondyle fractures
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A Medtronic-sponsored study based on Medicare claims data recently found that patients who had kyphoplasty lived longer than those who had either vertebroplasty or nonoperative care; one possible explanation is that kyphoplasty restores lung function by making the back straighter.
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A Medtronic-sponsored study based on Medicare claims data recently found that patients who had kyphoplasty lived longer than those who had either vertebroplasty or nonoperative care; one possible explanation is that kyphoplasty restores lung function by making the back straighter.
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A Medtronic-sponsored study based on Medicare claims data recently found that patients who had kyphoplasty lived longer than those who had either vertebroplasty or nonoperative care; one possible explanation is that kyphoplasty restores lung function by making the back straighter.
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This can include preoperative, postoperative or nonoperative transsexuals, female and male cross-dressers, drag queens or kings, female or male impersonators, and intersex individuals.
Unilateral Invasion 2009
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Surgical versus nonoperative treatment of herniated lumbar disk-a randomized trial
Archive 2006-11-01 james gaulte 2006
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The traditional upper-class mythology concerning wealth is quaint and sometimes amusing, but completely nonoperative.
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There are a lot of cultural markers that people of a certain age are familiar with, that have become nonoperative.
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