And Glendenning was more careful these days; he rarely dropped ash in open incisions.

An explosion during the surgery forces Nash to help save Antonio's life by closing his open incision.

"He has about twenty minutes," Sara said, packing gauze into the open incision.

If a tear is going to be fixed, the surgeon may perform the surgery with a larger, open incision.

The overall rate of complications during the 30 days following surgery ranges from 7% for laparoscopic procedures to 14.5% for operations through open incisions.

This is usually done through an open incision although smaller lesions can be done laparoscopically with or without robotic assistance.

The procedure can be performed using an open incision (laparotomy) or laparoscopic technique.

If the procedure is done with a laparoscope rather than by open abdominal incision, recovery time may be shorter.

"There are actual areas of the knee that you couldn't see through an open incision," he said.

Gently Catherine nudged aside loops of bowel and stared into the open incision.