Presently, if a patient is missing a section of bone due to accident or disease, it has to be replaced with bone harvested from elsewhere in their body. A new cell-containing gel, however, could one ...

Doctors shared the challenges of helping their young patients with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, with Anamika Prasad. In the majority of cases, treatment requires a highly complicated surgery ...

On December 22nd of 2023, a Vietnamese patient underwent hours-long surgery in order to remove part of his pelvis and femur, as per the usual treatment for bone cancer. What was special here was that ...

A 3D printable bio-active glass could be used to repair bone damage and help them grow back, a study suggests. The newly developed bio-glass—made with “green” and “cost-efficient” methods—was found to ...

Several months after earning FDA clearance, a 3D-printed bone graft product is gaining steam, having now been used in a handful of surgical procedures. The product in question is CMFlex, which was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LimaCorporate announced it received FDA approval for its shoulder platform with a fully 3D-printed glenoid ...

The FDA has approved its first 3D-printed metal implant designed to replace the main bone in the ankle joint connecting the leg to the foot. The agency issued a green light to New Jersey-based ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- The science of helping people re-grow body parts is becoming more real than ever, and it's the subject of a conference happening right now in Berkeley. It's not all about ...

You might think that glass has no business acting as a replacement for bone, but it turns out the two materials have many similarities. Researchers reporting in ACS Nano developed a 3D printable ...

As she walked along the gravel paths of the Polk Township Walking Park in Monroe County on a chilly November morning, Rebecca Chopeck said she was grateful to still have both her feet. Doctors wanted ...

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(Nanowerk Spotlight) The microscopic architecture of bone tissue - an intricate mineral framework smaller than a human hair - enables its unique ability to heal and bear weight. This structural ...