New Vitamin D Delivery Method Shows Promise for Shoulder Injury Healing
Researchers tested a new way to deliver vitamin D to help heal shoulder injuries in rabbits. They combined two approaches: giving vitamin D by mouth and …
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Two Types of Hip Breaks Need Different Treatment Plans
Researchers looked at 51 studies involving over 129,000 older adults to understand hip fractures better. They found that hip breaks come in two main …
Read MoreGetting Older Adults Ready for Joint Surgery Works
Researchers tested a new way to help older adults who are weak or frail prepare for hip, knee, or other bone surgery. The program included phone coaching, …
Read MoreNew Injectable Bone Cement Could Help Bones Heal Faster
Scientists have created a new type of bone cement that doctors can inject directly into damaged bones to help them heal better and faster. This special cement …
Read MoreVitamin D Helps Bones Heal Faster After Injury or Surgery
A new review of medical research shows that vitamin D plays a bigger role in bone health than we thought. Scientists found that most people who break bones or …
Read MoreCommon Heartburn Drugs May Slow Bone Healing After Surgery
Researchers studied over 410,000 patients who had surgery to fix broken bones and found that people taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)—common medications for …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help People Recover After Hip Surgery?
Researchers looked at whether vitamin D levels affect how well people recover after hip fracture surgery. Hip fractures are serious injuries that mostly affect …
Read MoreWhy Some Knee Replacement Patients Get Thigh Bone Fractures
When doctors replace a knee, sometimes the thigh bone breaks near the new joint. Researchers looked at 3,817 knee replacement patients to understand why this …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Increase Problems After Shoulder Surgery
Researchers looked at over 41,000 people who had shoulder surgery to see if having low vitamin D levels affected their recovery. They found that people with …
Read MoreLow Folate Levels May Double Risk of Problems After Shoulder Surgery
Researchers found that people with low folate levels (a B vitamin) had twice as many complications after total shoulder replacement surgery compared to those …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Not Increase Fracture Risk After Hip or Knee Surgery
Researchers studied over 15,000 people who had hip or knee replacement surgery to see if low vitamin D levels made them more likely to break bones around their …
Read MoreTurkish Bone Doctors Show Different Approaches to Treating Rickets in Kids
Researchers surveyed 198 bone doctors in Turkey to see how they handle rickets, a bone disease that weakens children's bones. They found that doctors with more …
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