Bone cysts, most commonly benign and fluid-filled, are a significant concern in the paediatric population. These lesions predominantly affect the long bones and can weaken the normal architecture, ...

Because of the benign nature of UBC, the primary purpose of treatment is prevention of pathological fracture. Some reports have identified risk factors of pathological fractures. Previous reports ...

Use of high white blood cell (WBC) count to predict poor survival outcome in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer with thrombotic event. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting I.

Bone fractures usually heal efficiently, but in some patients this process fails, causing nonunion. A recent study identifies ...

Scientists at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) have made a great leap forward in predicting the risk of hip fracture among women due to osteoporosis. They have discovered that it is not necessary to ...

The impact of cannabidiol (CBD) on aromatase inhibitor (AI)-associated musculoskeletal symptoms (AIMSS). Pathologic vs impending fracture – opioid characteristics at 3M and 6M.

Electrical stimulation therapy is a recent, popular alternative treatment. Bone growth stimulators are sometimes used for fractures that haven’t healed on their own. After treatment, your body works ...

That unmistakable sound of bone giving way under pressure sends immediate dread through anyone who hears it. Broken bones account for millions of medical visits annually in the United States alone, ...

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 ...

A comminuted fracture is when a bone breaks into three or more pieces. These typically require surgery and take longer to heal than other fractures. A comminuted fracture happens when you break a bone ...