Osteoporosis is a disease that leads to weakened bones, making broken bones from accidental falls more likely. In fact, many ...

A tiny, overlooked wrist bone called the pisiform may have played a pivotal role in bird flight and it turns out it evolved ...

All involve an osteotomy (cutting and reshaping the bone) of either the tibia (shinbone), the femur (thighbone), or both. These are known as tibial osteotomies and distal femoral osteotomies.

As youth engagement in high-energy sports surges, so does the prevalence of sport-related injuries. Among them, tibial ...

Bone fractures and cartilage pathologies represent a heavy socioeconomic burden for the national healthcare systems worldwide. Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation has become a widely ...

Further analysis showed it to be a tibia bone from a cave lion (Panthera spelaea), a species of extinct panther that roamed present-day Europe until roughly 13,000 years ago.

Levothyroxine, the second-most-commonly prescribed medication for older adults in the U.S., has been linked to lower bone density.

Conclusion: PRP, autogenous bone combined with augmentation plating in the treatment of tibial nonunion can promote fracture healing and repair, improve fracture healing rate, and the clinical effect ...