Our fat tissue could be used to make our bones regrow, with scientists successfully using adipose cells to repair spinal compression fractures. It could change how breaks are treated and improve bone ...

DFine, maker of a medical device that injects bone cement into spine fractures in order to heal them, has brought in $2.8 million of an anticipated $3 million round of securities, warrants, rights and ...

Fractures can happen to anyone, but when they don’t heal properly, it can lead to long-term pain and mobility issues. That’s why Saint Alphonsus is shining a light on fracture care and the specialized ...

Penn Medicine researchers unveiled in a recently published paper that a type of stem cell originating in skeletal muscle cells can turn into bone. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

What if the next time you broke a bone, you didn’t need screws, plates, or invasive surgery to heal? Imagine a medical adhesive so powerful it could bond fractured bones in minutes, yet gentle enough ...

Every year, nearly 10 million Americans experience a broken bone. A quarter of patients with lower leg fractures face delayed healing, and one in 10 patients will develop a nonunion, a break that ...