Injecting cement into broken vertebrae to stabilize an osteoporosis-related spinal fracture does little to reduce pain and disability, a new report says. Two surgeries are used for these types of ...

A procedure that fills in fractured vertebrae with injected cement has not been shown to improve a person's back pain or quality of life, according to a new analysis of studies. The procedure, known ...

I have heard of a new procedure in which bone cement is injected into the spine to cure back pain. Would this help my back pain? - Ethel B., Billings Dear Ethel: The procedure to which you refer is ...

Kyphoplasty is a procedure that treats compression fractures in the spine. It relieves pain at the site, but some people may experience pain even after the procedure. Treating it includes taking ...

Material scientists at the University of Jena have developed a bone replacement based on calcium phosphate cement and reinforced with carbon fibers. The fibers increase damage tolerance and ensure ...

Bone irrigation is a crucial step in cemented total knee arthroplasty procedures to promote maximal cement penetration and ...

A radioactive bone cement that's injected into bone to provide support and local irradiation is proving to be a safer alternative to conventional radiation therapy for bone tumors, according to a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Musculoskeletal and infection professionals from 98 countries convened July 25-27, 2018 at the International ...

Not long before Synthes was bought by Johnson & Johnson, the company was embroiled in a scandal over the off-label use of the Norian XR bone cement that left five elderly patients dead in the early ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Antibiotic-loaded vs. plain bone cement had similar rates of revision for joint infection at 1 year after knee ...