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 ...

Five studies concerning the use of the OSCAR system for bone cement removal were identified. Two of these were laboratory studies and did not involve use of the device on living people. Three of the ...

Surgery is one of the main treatments for primary bone cancer. It is a very specialised treatment and you have your operation at a specialist centre. Find out about the different types of surgery.

In the UK, it is estimated that 8.5 million people are affected by joint pain caused by osteoarthritis (loss of cartilage and related degradation of surrounding bone), with around 400,000 people ...