Tag: in-situ implants


  • Bone-Healing Gun: Faster, Affordable In-Situ Implants

    Bone-Healing Gun: Faster, Affordable In-Situ Implants

    Reimagining bone repair In a bid to reduce the cost and delay of traditional bone stabilization methods, researchers at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea are developing a novel approach they call the bone-healing gun. This handheld device aims to create patient-specific bone implants in the operating room by extruding biodegradable polymer scaffolds directly onto fractures. The…