The skeleton is among the most commonly injured body tissues. Every year more than 16 million fractures of long bones occur in the United States. Fortunately, bone has excellent regenerative potential ...

Scientists have discovered a defect in cellular pathways that provides a new explanation for the earliest stages of abnormal skull development in newborns, known as craniosynostosis. University of ...

Seven houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) and 10 rufous-crested bustard (Eupodotis ruficrista) chicks were radiographed serially to determine the pattern of long bone development and to ...

The most common sites of osteochondrosis associated with anterior knee pain occur at secondary centers including the tibial tubercle (Osgood-Schlatter disease) and/or the inferior patellar pole ...

A 48-year-old, right-hand-dominant woman had lateral epicondylitis that did not improve with conservative treatment, including rest, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication, splinting, physical ...

Heterotopic ossification happens when bone grows outside of its normal location and into the surrounding soft tissues of your body. When this happens, the pieces of bone that develop are called ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tranexamic acid may be indicated for the prevention of heterotopic ossification. Patients undergoing surgery for ...