DePuy, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, announced the launch of an injectable bone graft replacement made specifically for minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS). The product, HEALOS Fx, is ...

Q: What is bone grafting? A: Bone grafting refers to a procedure to replace bone where it is missing or is inadequate using a variety of materials. Bone grafting can be used to reconstruct defects of ...

The bone graft breakthrough takes its cue from a most unusual source: an ingredient found in carpet padding. Instead of having to use a patient's own bones or a cadaver source, researchers at the ...

Molecules from mucus can be used to produce synthetic bone graft material and help with the healing of larger bone loss, a new study found. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology report the ...

We may soon be giving our unwanted eggshells to science, thanks to new research that has used the humble chicken eggshell to create a new bioactive material for making safe, effective bone grafts.

Use of silicate-substituted calcium phosphate bone substitute had equivalent knee laxity and clinical function outcomes compared with autologous bone graft 3 years after two-stage ACL reconstruction, ...

Presently, if a patient is missing a section of bone due to accident or disease, it has to be replaced with bone harvested from elsewhere in their body. A new cell-containing gel, however, could one ...

Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs has cartilage damage in his left knee that will require a bone graft surgery, Clarence Hill of alldlls.com reports. The surgery requires a longer recovery time. The ...