News tagged with metal alloys

New study suggests wood as novel material for bone replacement

Could ageing and damaged bones be replaced with implants based on wood? That's the question Italian researchers from the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) writing in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of ...

Medical research Dec 14, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Skin tests catch metal sensitivity before joint replacement

(HealthDay) -- Testing patients for metal hypersensitivity before they receive joint or bone implants helps identify those at increased risk for complications due to metal hypersensitivity, a new study shows.

Other Feb 24, 2012 | not rated yet | 0