Lasers cut precisely and without contact—ideal for surgery. The problem is that in hard tissues such as bone, they are too slow and do not cut deep enough. Researchers at the University of Basel have ...

The New York Mets have been optimistic that star shortstop Francisco Lindor will be ready to go on Opening Day after undergoing surgery to repair a broken hamate bone in his left hand. Things appear ...

Cochlear implant surgery helps people with severe hearing loss by placing an electronic device inside the inner ear. To reach the inner ear, surgeons must first remove part of a bone behind the ear, ...

Anna Jay has finally undergone the shoulder surgery she was hoping to avoid, and now she's revealed just how much damage ...

Bone quality used to be the problem orthopedic and spine surgeons dealt with after the hardware failed. In 2026, it moved to the front of the line. Surgeons are ordering bone-density scans before they ...

Corey Seager underwent successful surgery on October 6 to remove a bone spur from his right elbow. The 32-year-old shortstop will have plenty of time to recover from the procedure and still be ready ...

If you have a healthy mouth, there should be less than a 2- to 3-millimeter (mm) pocket (rift) between the base of your teeth and gums. Gum disease can increase the size of these pockets. When the gap ...

Delhi doctors pioneered a surgical technique using a mother's fibula to reconstruct a child's leg bone. The team at Aakash ...

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has found that coating titanium bone implants with a thin film of Lactobacillus casei before implantation promoted healing and ...

Leg lengthening is a type of surgery you might get if one of your legs is shorter than the other. This condition is also known as anisomelia. Often, it’s a medically necessary procedure to correct the ...