NHS to add spine check to routine bone scans

Spine checks will be added to routine bone scans on the NHS to find hidden fractures. The measure could help osteoporosis ...

Is your back pain a spinal FRACTURE? Staggering 2.2million Brits ‘living with hidden, agonising’ breaks

SPINE fracture checks will be added to OAP bone scans on the NHS to try and catch tens of thousands of breaks earlier. An ...

First map of nerve circuitry in bone helps physicians identify key signals for bone repair

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...
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Types of Bone Fractures: What You Need to Know

Types of Bone Fractures: What You Need to Know: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty Bone fractures are common injuries affecting people of all ages, often caused by falls, accidents, or sports. A bone fracture ...
The BMJ

Doctors should check for hidden spine fractures in routine bone scans, says NICE

Clinicians should carry out a straightforward spine check during routine bone scans to help detect osteoporosis problems ...
WRAL

Cement Helps Knit Fractured Bones

A new technique using cement is offering hopes of recovery to patients who suffered a type of fracture to the vertebrae that was previously untreatable. More than 700,000 bone fractures nationwide ...
NL Times

Icy roads sent hundreds to hospitals with broken bones over the weekend, mostly elderly

The Netherlands saw a surge in injuries over the weekend as icy and snowy conditions led to more falls, particularly among ...

Ultragenyx shares plunge as bone disease drug fails to reduce fracture rate

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical said on Monday that late-stage studies showed its drug for a type of genetic bone disease failed to reduce the number of fractures per year, sending its shares plunging 43.5% ...