The schematic illustration of the synthesis process of Qx-D (A) and the rat model of femoral infectious bone defect (B). In the realm of orthopedic medicine, the challenge of managing infected bone ...

Researchers have developed a new surgical implant that has the potential to transform the treatment of complex bone infections. When implanted on an injured or infected bone, the material can not only ...

THE DOCTORS REBUILT A CANCER SURVIVOR’S JAW USING A PIECE OF BONE FROM HIS LEG. COMPLICATIONS FROM RADIATION SURGERY MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR HENRY BORTHWICK TO EAT AND BRUSH HIS TEETH, BUT JUST A MONTH ...

When surgeons replaced the infected lower jawbone of an 83-year-old woman, they needed a fast replacement tailored to fit the patient's existing bone structure, nerves and muscles. That medical ...

Butterscotch is feeling much better and is on the mend. Photo courtesy of Brandi DeNoon-Damewood of Jefferson County Humane Society and Jefferson County Animal Shelter A dog who was living in ...

Certain medications used in the treatment of bone conditions, particularly when combined with corticosteroids, may significantly increase the risk of a rare but serious jaw disease. This finding comes ...

A Tyrannosaurus rex that perished some 68 million years ago was just diagnosed with a bone infection in its jaw, new research finds. And recently, Dr. Charlie Hamm, a radiologist at the Charité ...