Procedures such as knee and hip replacements can expose patients to potential bacterial infections, and bone cements are one way physicians can lower the risk. These materials anchor the artificial ...

Every year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. Now, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital have developed a specialized drug-device delivery system to identify an effective ...

A substance known as calcium phosphate cement is commonly used to repair broken bones, both holding them together and encouraging the growth of new bone tissue. Now, scientists have added carbon ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Musculoskeletal and infection professionals from 98 countries convened July 25-27, 2018 at the International ...

THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2018 -- Injecting a calcium-based cement into the bones of some people with knee or hip pain could help them avoid joint replacement surgery, Ohio State University doctors say. The ...

Calcium phosphate cements (CPC) have long been available for repairing bone problems caused by disease or accidents; however, recently published research reveals that French scientists just ...

A jury has found in favor of a University of Washington surgeon who was sued by the daughter of a patient who died after the doctor used a non-FDA-approved bone cement during the woman’s spinal ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global bone cement market report. This research report also lists 20 other prominent vendors that are ...

Injectable bone cements (IBCs) are biocompatible materials that can be used as bone defect fillers in maxillofacial surgeries and in orthopedic fracture treatment in order to augment weakened bone due ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . General anesthesia yielded higher bone cement implantation syndrome rates vs. neuraxial anesthesia. Bone cement ...

A radioactive bone cement that's injected into bone to provide support and local irradiation is proving to be a safer alternative to conventional radiation therapy for bone tumors, according to a ...