Corey Seager underwent successful surgery on October 6 to remove a bone spur from his right elbow. The 32-year-old shortstop ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Knee arthritis can turn everyday movements, from climbing stairs to getting out of bed, into painful tasks. Hearing the term ...