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    Korean researchers make bone-healing gun; offers faster, less invasive fracture treatment


    Korean researchers make bone-healing gun; offers faster, less invasive fracture treatment

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    1. TwilightwovenlingJo on

      Metal grafts and titanium-based implants remain the standard for stabilizing severe bone fractures, but they are expensive to produce and difficult to customize for individual patients. And while 3D printing has opened the door to more personalized solutions, it still demands significant time and resources.

      Seeking a faster, more affordable option, researchers at Sungkyunkwan University in Korea are developing a technique that can create patient-specific bone implants without the high costs or delays of traditional methods.

    2. IlIFreneticIlI on

      Alternate headline = Korea makes TF2 a reality. The home of eSports will never be the same again.

    4. TriamondG on

      Finally. For decades it seems like all the gunology grant money has been tied up chasing better and better bone-hurting guns. Nice to see new avenues of science open up.

    5. Delta-9- on

      Since it contains a mineral that promotes bone growth, I wonder if this could be used to coax unbroken bones to grow a certain way? Eg., some birth defect where bone needs to be reshaped, or even cosmetic applications.

    6. platnap on

      Sounds like the plastic is holding things back currently. Makes one wonder, why use the plastic like a hot glue gun? Could a biodegradable piece of tape work as well? Without doing more research, I’d assume it’s because we don’t have many biodegrable tapes approved for inside the body, or that it would degrade before the bone could heal enough to support itself.

    7. Fake_William_Shatner on

      I have a feeling it’s more of an extrusion process than a shooting process, but since we’ve got “glue guns” — that abuse of adjectives has already left the container.

    9. Nazamroth on

      “His leg is broken! Shoot him with the bone healing gun!”

      *BANG*

      “Why do we even have a regular gun in the ER?!”

      “And why did you aim for the chest?!”

    10. Ill-Company-1960 on

      This is fascinating technology, but the real-world hurdle is always distribution. The current healthcare structure is built to extract maximum revenue from prolonged treatment, not to encourage quick fixes. I guarantee a rapid, low-cost solution like this will be fiercely fought by large medical industry players who want to protect their traditional profit pipelines.

    13. heebro on

      > Korean researchers make bone-healing gun; offers faster, less invasive fracture treatment

      this means that we are one step closer to a boner-healing gun, boys

    16. rudbek-of-rudbek on

      And all the US scientists are fleeing the country. Other countries will have cool bone healing guns, while we get polio. MAGA

    17. IntroductionNaive773 on

      Yes yes, but did you know the US has medbeds? 🤣🤣🤣. Seriously though, that’s very cool!