Implants make light work of fixing broken bones
Artificial bone, created using stem cells and a new lightweight plastic, could soon be used to heal shattered limbs.
Artificial bone, created using stem cells and a new lightweight plastic, could soon be used to heal shattered limbs.
(AP)—A strong, shallow earthquake rocked parts of western Indonesia early Tuesday, killing a 9-year-old girl, panicking residents and ruining homes. Several other people were injured.
Orthopaedic experts at The University of Nottingham are hoping to reduce the rate of infections that often occur in the pinning of broken bones by developing a special collar to counter dangerous microbes.
Rarely will physicians use the word "miraculous" when discussing patient recoveries. But that's the very phrase orthopaedic physicians and scientists are using in upstate New York to describe their emerging stem cell research ...