A medical research team at Saarland University, led by Professor Bergita Ganse, has discovered a new approach to monitoring bone fracture healing by measuring blood supply to the tissue at the ...

Sporting autographed casts for months may one day become a thing of the past. The FDA has approved a noninvasive bone healing device designed to be worn after a fracture that uses ultrasound waves to ...

NICE has today (Wednesday 9 January), published new medical technology guidance supporting the use of a device to heal fractured bones. TheNICE guidance advises that the EXOGEN ultrasound bone healing ...

For patients with a broken shin bone, a new generation of smart orthopaedic implants is being developed that can monitor healing progression at the bone fracture site. And, when required, these ...

A new system for fixing bone fractures, called the Bone Bolt System, has been approved for market by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the University of Utah Orthopaedic Innovation Center ...

This week, FDA issued a safety communication connected to Zimmer Biomet’s CPT Hip System Femoral Stem after finding increased risk of thigh bone fracture — postoperative periprosthetic femoral ...

Women who have just stopped menopausal hormone therapy might have a small increased risk of bone fractures compared with those who never took these medications. A review of women’s health records ...

Bone stimulators are a therapy that may help with bone healing in certain situations. However, the debate is still out on their effectiveness. Devices such as bone stimulators are often used for ...

Angulated fractures involve a broken bone that tilts at an angle. Most cases require some form of realignment using a cast or other measures for proper healing. An angulated fracture occurs when a ...