Recent news on Long Bone Fractures

Steroids Improve Length Of Walking Ability in Duchenne MD  -  May 8, 2007
MedPage Today,On the other hand, the boys face a significantly increased risk of vertebral and long-bone fractures, King and colleagues reported in the May 8 issue of

No Association between Race/ethnicity and Analgesic Administration ...  -  Apr 27, 2007
AEM (subscription)Evidence from retrospective studies of an association between race/ethnicity and analgesic treatment for long-bone fractures has been inconsistent.

The Cognitive Effects of Fat Embolus Syndrome Following an ...  -  May 1, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)In that study, Forteza and colleagues detected cerebral emboli after long-bone fractures and subsequent intramedullary stabilization in five patients with

Steroids prolong walking in Duchenne MS  -  May 9, 2007
Scientific AmericanHowever, 38.7 percent of steroid-treated patients had long-bone fractures, compared with 26.5 percent of untreated patients.

FDA Approves Aastrom Phase III IND for Treatment of Osteonecrosis ...  -  May 8, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),...and are currently in clinical trials for bone regeneration (osteonecrosis of the femoral head, long bone fractures and spine fusion applications) and

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