Patients with above-the-knee amputations have been outfitted with prosthetic legs for more than 500 years. But in recent decades, these prostheses have advanced to become in-bone, where the prosthesis ...

In individuals who have undergone knee or hip replacement surgery, clinicians are noticing increasing numbers of chronic bone infections linked to a bacterial strain commonly found on the skin. A new ...

A Knysna family is racing against time to save the life and leg of a 46-year-old woman, who has endured more than 70 surgeries in five years due to a relentless bone infection that continues to return ...

Bone infections caused by implants are difficult to treat and usually require a prolonged course of antibiotic treatment. In a new study, researchers from Kanazawa University discovered that ...

DALLAS – June 30, 2008 – The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a major pathogen has led to more complications and longer hospital stays for children with acute bone ...