Types of Paraparesis. Hereditary spastic paraplegia. This is also known as familial spastic paraparesis that is genetic in nature. There is progressive nerve degeneration. Tendency of this condition is that a parent may pass the disorder to their children.his is also known as familial spastic paraparesis that is genetic in nature. There is progressive nerve degeneration. Tendency of this condition is that a parent may pass the disorder to their children.
1893 - First successful heart surgery performed, Provident Hospital, Chicago. The surgery repaired the pericardium, the sac around the heart. Many do not consider this to be the first successful heart surgery because the heart itself was not operated on. 1895 - First X-ray performed, in Germany. 1896 - First successful heart surgery performed, in Germany. Surgeons repaired a stab wound in the muscle of the right ventricle.
He had been rushed to Provident Hospital in Chicago--a hospital which Dr. Williams had founded and one of the few hospitals that welcomed African Americans--with a stab wound. Williams repaired the wound with the use of sutures. Sometimes open-heart surgery is referred to as an invasive procedure.