Wounds and Injuries: News and Research on Fractures, Open

MeSH tree: C26.404.311

'Lime bike leg': What doctors are seeing in ebike crashes

A man in his 30s arrived at the Royal London Major Trauma Centre after what sounded like a relatively minor cycling accident. He had been riding a shared ebike when he lost control and fell. By the time I met him, scans had ...

Stem cell discovery could be key to tough-to-fix fractures

When bones break and there is extreme tissue loss—such as after a car accident or a battlefield injury—current treatments don't often lead to effective healing. But certain stem cells from skeletal muscles can improve recovery ...