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 ...

At , Julie Y. Bishop, MD, shared pearls on the decision between open vs. arthroscopic surgery for shoulder instability.“I break it down into categories of bone loss. And when I look at patients that ...

Background The presence of bone bruises (BB), especially in the lateral compartment of the knee, is a common finding in the context of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. However, different ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although today’s implants are designed to last many years, it’s possible When a knee replacement no longer functions correctly, revision surgery is often required. During this procedure, a surgeon ...

SEATTLE — In a large, retrospective, cohort study of mainly middle-aged, obese women in the province of Quebec who had bariatric surgery, the patients had a 20% higher risk of a fracture after the ...

UNSW develops new 3D printed bone implant - bringing personalized, biodegradable implants one step closer to reality.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who underwent surgery for metastatic long-bone disease had increased survival with use of checkpoint ...