Infected bone defects arise in conditions such as osteomyelitis and post-traumatic bone infections, where microbial persistence and immune imbalance prevent effective healing. Standard treatments rely ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Esprit BTK (Abbott Vascular), an everolimus-eluting resorbable scaffold, is safe and effective in the treatment of infrapopliteal chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) compared ...

Clinical pathways utilization and concordance with standard of care. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a full text component.

The menisci are semi-lunar wedge-shaped fibrocartilaginous structures which act as shock absorbers, spreading the load on the articular surfaces of the knee. The menisci can be damaged (often a tear) ...

Where some parts of the human body are able to heal relatively well following an injury, a damaged spinal cord is one that has a notoriously difficult time. But a new type of artificial scaffold is ...

I am continually perplexed by the questions that arise concerning platforms and planks. It appears that it starts with a misunderstanding of what constitutes a platform. For some, a platform is any ...

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX)), a leading global medical technology company, today announced the first patient treated in an ...

A consortium of Dutch businesses and academia have launched a five-year research project examining the use of protein-based biopolymers for potential food and healthcare applications. The outcome ...

Current evidence on partial replacement of the meniscus of the knee using a biodegradable scaffold raises no major safety concerns. Evidence for any advantage of the procedure over standard surgery, ...