| The animals were anesthetized with diethyl ether, and their abdomens were opened by a midline incision. |
| The patient was taken to the operating room for an exploratory laparotomy through a transverse umbilical incision. |
| Offset acetabular and femoral instruments and low-profile reamers fit better through the smaller incision. |
| Using the same bicoronal incision, the neurosurgeon retracts the scalp to expose the cranium from the coronal suture to the lambdoidal suture. |
| In flexor tendon tenotomy, a small incision is made behind each toe pad and a section of tendon is removed. |
| Photorefractive keratectomy is similar to LASIK but does not involve use of a corneal incision or a flap. |
