Trial shows that suture repair fails to improve digital nerve injury outcomes
The first ever trial of microsurgical suture repair vs. nerve alignment for digital nerve injuries suggests suture repair does not improve outcomes.
Sep 11, 2025
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Orthopedics news
Closing the care gap: Position paper identifies barriers and solutions to global undertreatment of osteoporosis
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has issued a landmark Position Paper identifying critical global barriers to osteoporosis care and calling for urgent change to improve access to effective fracture prevention ...
Sep 9, 2025
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3D printing 'glue gun' can generate bone grafts directly onto fractures
Scientists have developed a tool made from a modified glue gun that can 3D print bone grafts directly onto fractures and defects during surgery.
Sep 5, 2025
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Innovative imaging techniques show what happens inside bones during hip replacement surgery
Uncemented hip replacement surgery uses implants with roughened surfaces designed to allow the patient's bone to grow directly onto the implant, creating a strong, natural biological bond. Unlike cemented implants, which ...
Sep 4, 2025
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How the curves in your spine could be causing you pain
Over 60% of us will suffer from lower back pain at some point in our lives. Without question, it's the leading cause of disability across the globe.
Sep 4, 2025
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Neurosurgeon describes 8 common myths about back pain
Back pain is common, but several myths about it persist. Meghan Murphy, M.D., a neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, describes eight of them and provides the facts.
Sep 2, 2025
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Noisy knees not an early arthritis sign, says new study
Knee crepitus, the sound of cracking or grinding in the knee joint, is very common across all age groups.
Sep 2, 2025
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Osteoporosis research: PEPITEM molecule shows promise in promoting bone growth and reducing bone loss
Researchers from the University of Birmingham, U.K., have identified bioactive peptide sequences in the PEPITEM molecule, and demonstrated the biological activity of the full PEPITEM molecule in counteracting key changes ...
Sep 2, 2025
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Repurposed multiple sclerosis drug could help bones heal faster
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson found evidence that a drug that improves the ability to walk in people with multiple sclerosis can also make bone fractures heal faster.
Aug 29, 2025
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Incorrect penicillin allergy diagnosis linked to serious joint infection risk after knee surgery
A research team led by the Department of Medicine and the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, under the School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has uncovered a ...
Aug 28, 2025
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