The two main options for surgery are total and partial knee replacements. Various implants and surgical approaches are available, but the best knee replacement option depends on an individual’s ...

Your chance of breaking a bone sometime within the next year is nearly 4%. If you're unlucky enough to need a bone replacement, it'll probably be based on a metal part. Unfortunately, metal parts are ...

Collaborators from multiple research institutions shared their findings on a new diagnostic device in the journal Integrative Biology in late April 2018; the group developed and tested a less invasive ...

A new discovery about osteoporosis suggests a potential treatment target for that brittle-bone disease and for bone loss from rheumatoid arthritis. The findings from University of Virginia School of ...

The body can heal minor bone injuries itself - but with major injuries, it needs help. That's when implants frequently come into use. In contrast to long-term solutions based on titanium, degradable ...

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Material scientists at the University of Jena have developed a bone replacement based on calcium phosphate cement and reinforced with carbon fibers. The fibers increase damage tolerance and ensure ...

Researchers have determined chemical parameters that affect the rate of calcium phosphate ceramic conversion into hydroxyapatite in a simulated body fluid. Shorter carbon chain lengths in the ...

Bone grafting is one of the most valuable adjuncts for preserving bone and preparing for prosthetics. It is the only solution to reverse dental bone loss and is a well-accepted procedure required in 1 ...

SOUTH BEND, IN (WSBT) — In July’s Eye on Health, we’re taking a closer look at hip pain and why the solution to fix it may not always result in a total hip replacement. Procedures done locally within ...

Tokyo, Japan – Your chance of breaking a bone sometime within the next year is nearly 4%. If you're unlucky enough to need a bone replacement, it'll probably be based on a metal part. Unfortunately, ...