A team of researchers of the University of Barcelona and the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) have discovered a new mutation that has an impact on the bone so that it is vulnerable ...

AP X-ray of an 82 year old female with bisphosphonate related atypical transverse stress insufficiency fracture associated with focal lateral cortical thickening of subtrochanteric cortex of proximal ...

Bisphosphonates are effective in reducing hip and osteoporotic fractures. However, concerns about atypical femur fractures have contributed to substantially decreased bisphosphonate use, and the ...

UT Southwestern Medical Center orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Samade holds a 3D-printed radius, one of the two bones of the forearm, in Dallas on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. 3D-printed bones serve as a ...

Mechanical engineers designed a 3D-printed femur that could help doctors prepare for surgeries to repair bones and develop treatments for bone tumors. The study, which focused on the middle section of ...

Cross section of the femur bone viewed under polarized light showing the thick layer of medullary bone within the medullary cavity. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

(Corrects to show Actonel is owned by Warner Chilcott, 4th paragraph) * FDA says no thigh fracture risk with bisphosphonates * Bisphosphonates such as Fosamax treat osteoporosis * FDA statement ...

University of Texas at Dallas mechanical engineers have designed a 3D-printed femur that could help doctors prepare for surgeries to repair bones and develop treatments for bone tumors. The engineers, ...