Explore 10 facts about fractures, from how bones naturally heal to breakthrough treatments. Learn essential recovery ...

A new discovery has shed new light on the crucial role of the CD47 protein in bone fracture healing. Scientists have ...

Bone fracture healing is a highly coordinated process involving inflammation, fibrovascular formation, and mineralization.

[11] All cysts with latent phase were healed after surgery, and cysts with latent phase at high risk for pathological fractures may be good indication for surgery. In this study, UBC healing was ...

Research engineers at Saarland University and medical researchers at the Saarland University Medical Center are developing smart implants that can both monitor and promote healing in fractured bones.

Stress fractures are tiny cracks in bones caused by repetitive stress rather than major injuries. Common in athletes and those with sudden activity increases, they worsen without treatment. We got in ...

Methotrexate continuation significantly increases the risk for future fractures in patients with insufficiency fractures of ...

In the future, smart intramedullary nails are to be used for fractures of long bones, which enable immediate loading and can provide information about the healing process. The nails are inserted ...