News tagged with bone graft
Tissue-engineering researchers create replacement knee ligaments from recipients' own cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a development that could lead to more complete recovery from torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in humans, University of Michigan researchers have grown and repaired knee ligaments in rats ...
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Nov 03, 2009 |
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Artificial disc replacement as good or better than spinal fusion surgery (Audio)
Spine surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other U.S. centers are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery. The two procedures are ...
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Bone-creating protein could improve dental implant success
Using a bone-creating protein to augment the maxillary sinus could improve dental implant success, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.
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Mar 04, 2011 |
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Statins Can Stimulate Cardiac Muscle Cell Regeneration, Improve Heart Function
(PhysOrg.com) -- Statins, used widely to treat elevated cholesterol, have been shown to prevent progression of coronary narrowing and to have other beneficial effects on the heart, such as reducing inflammation, that are ...
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Feb 23, 2009 |
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