1.   Sims has some numbness and weakness in her legs, and surgeons say there is a slim possibility of paralysis.

2.   A top surgeon says the manufacturers of replacement hip and knee joints are making large profits at the expense of the Health Service.

3.   But surgeons say spiralling costs are forcing a slow down in surgery and its claimed patients are paying the price.

4.   The surgeon says that it can avoid major surgery.

5.   And surgeons say they would not perform the operations if they had any other means of saving their patients.

6.   As a result, many surgeons say it is not ethically acceptable to deny transplants to HIV patients.

7.   As the first recipient of a self-contained artificial heart enters his fourth week with the device, his surgeons say his recovery continues to exceed their expectations.