Myles Grimmett had a bone transplanted from his leg into his arm when he was 5 years old in a groundbreaking surgery that saved him from amputation Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

He would undergo chemotherapy to shrink the tumor enough for surgery, then Dr. Mesko would transplant “a redundant bone,” the fibula, from Myles’s left leg and use it to replace the cancerou ...

Researchers said the size and placement of the tumor likely would have caused “severe discomfort” and mobility issues. Getty/iStock New evidence adds to a 2020 finding that dinosaurs had bone ...

A little boy who had a suspected knee fracture ended up having his leg amputated after doctors discovered he actually had bone cancer. Corinthian Marchant, nine, had his right left amputated above ...

While scuba diving with my underwater metal detector, I came across sunglasses, some random items—and a large leg bone buried in the riverbed. In this video, I walk you through what we found and ...

The left leg and hip bones belong to a Paranthropus robustus adult female that stood only three foot four inches tall, even more diminutive than the famous “Lucy.” P. robustus wasn’t a ...

Much older origins of bone toolmaking were suggested by the identification of a 1.4-million-year-old hippo’s leg bone fashioned into a cutting or sawing tool, which had gone unexamined since its ...

It turns out the standard advice to stay off a broken leg bone for at least six weeks is based less on scientific evidence and more on cultural caution—physicians like to play it safe.

The impact generated by brisk walking stimulates the production of bone cells, enhancing density and reducing fracture risk. Additionally, it strengthens leg muscles, providing better support for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The family of a young man battling bone cancer is hoping someone will come across his stolen prosthetic leg. Doctors diagnosed Atticus Root with cancer at the age of 13.

A woman contacted police after catching sight of the bones at Penn Treaty Park near the Delaware River just before 5pm on Sunday. A medical examiner later determined the remains to be two leg ...