In the realm of orthopedic medicine, the challenge of managing infected bone defects (IBDs) has persisted as a significant hurdle. The advent of advanced biomaterials has opened new avenues for ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Surgeons treating large bone defects—whether after tumor removal, traumatic injury, or severe infection—face a material problem with few good options. After clearing the damaged ...

(From top left to bottom right) Processes of high-energy ball milling and selective laser sintering. (Lower left and right) Schematics of oxygen vacancy in scaffold enriched H 2 O 2 and generated ·OH ...

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 ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is a disease caused by bacterial infections of the spine and intervertebral discs. Disease progression can lead to lower back pain, numbness, and paralysis of ...

Osteomyelitis is an infection in the bone, which may also affect one or more parts of the bone. It is prone to people with chronic health conditions as well as the ones who smoke. If a nearby tissue ...

Congenital deformities in the joints and limbs of infants may be linked to Zika infection in the mother, according to a new study published in The BMJ. For the study, researchers in Brazil monitored ...