Researchers uncover a redox-regulated mechanism that determines whether bone fractures heal or progress to nonunion ...

UD engineer Michael Hast leads an NIH-funded effort to identify impaired bone healing earlier with MRI-based computer models Healing a broken bone can take months, and knowing whether recovery is on ...

Healing a broken bone can take months, and knowing whether recovery is on track often takes just as long. Doctors typically rely on periodic X-rays, capturing two-dimensional images to see how the ...

While bone injuries such as fractures typically heal on their own, large sections of missing bone (known as "bone deficits") often never grow back. As a result, they typically have to be filled with a ...

Your clavicle, or collarbone, is the long, thin bone that connects your chest to your shoulder. You have one on each side of your body. These bones help hold up your shoulders and allow you to move ...

A Russian research team has developed biodegradable bone screws that could offer a safer and more body-compatible alternative to the ...

Then, thanks to their bioactive glass coating, the particles help regenerate tissue. In the fight against bone cancer, they’re not simply search-and-destroy, but search, destroy, and repair. “This ...