When a patient is diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer, the mission is to remove the tumor entirely ...

Lasers cut precisely and without contact—ideal for surgery. The problem is that in hard tissues such as bone, they are too ...

Seeking a gentler alternative, medical engineers have long explored laser technology. Because lasers operate without physical ...

A glue-gun-like device that can be used to print biodegradable bone grafts directly into fractures could revolutionize orthopedic surgery, offering personalized implants that speed healing and cut ...

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a type of surgery used to repair broken bones that need to be put back together. During the surgery, some form of hardware is used to hold the bone in ...

Bone cancer is a rare type of cancer that happens when cells in a bone begin to grow out of control. While people may think of bone as solid and unchanging, it constantly dissolves and forms new bone ...