To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Each year, more patients are hospitalized for osteoporosis ...
Older adults that break their hip bones are less likely to be alive five years later than if they had been diagnosed with cancer, according to a new study that underscores the severity of falls. The ...
RevBio® announced today that TETRANITE, the company’s first of its kind regenerative “bone glue” has been approved for a 20-patient pilot study to measure the biomaterial’s safety and efficacy to ...
That unmistakable sound of bone giving way under pressure sends immediate dread through anyone who hears it. Broken bones account for millions of medical visits annually in the United States alone, ...
When bones break and there is extreme tissue loss—such as after a car accident or a battlefield injury—current treatments don't often lead to effective healing. But certain stem cells from skeletal ...
In future, it may be possible to use nanofibres to improve the attachment of bone implants, or the fibres may be used directly to scaffold bone regeneration. This would aid the healing of fractures ...
How Does Evenity Work for Osteoporosis? Throughout our lives, our bodies are constantly forming new bone and breaking down old bone. As we get older, the body begins to break down more bone than it ...
Falls, vehicle accidents, and assaults are the top causes of skull fractures [1]. Nausea, seizures, and consciousness changes may indicate brain injury [2]. Pediatric skull fractures often require ...