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

The NHS says it has secured a rescue package of alternative medical cement to allow joint surgery to continue. Last week ...

Planned surgery is being reviewed but emergency and urgent trauma operations continue as normal.

When batters grip a bat, the knob often presses against the hamate bone. The bone can withstand intermittent pressure with little harm. But for hitters who swing a bat thousands of times, the bone ...

Bone cement is used to anchor artificial joints and fills the space between the new joint and the patient’s bone.

Cochlear implant surgery helps people with severe hearing loss by placing an electronic device inside the inner ear. To reach ...

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 ...

The NHS has suppliers of medical cement in a move to prevent surgery delays, affected Healthcare NHS Trust patients.

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 ...