This week, we are going to discuss a condition that occurs after trauma and surgery as well as after traumatic injuries to the head, neck and spine. The condition? Heterotopic ossification.

Bone regeneration research has taken a significant leap forward with the discovery of a crucial mechanism that could transform treatments for bone disorders. Scientists have identified how Discoidin ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tranexamic acid may be indicated for the prevention of heterotopic ossification. Patients undergoing surgery for ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

For patients undergoing surgery for elbow trauma, treatment with the hemostatic drug tranexamic acid (TXA) is associated with a decreased incidence of heterotopic ossification (HO) – a common ...

Chondrocytes play a crucial role in skeletal development. Many bones, such as those in the arms and legs, are formed through endochondral ossification, in which chondrocytes assemble to create a ...

Melanie Haffner-Luntzer, Sandra Foertsch, Verena Fischer, Katja Prystaz, Miriam Tschaffon, Yvonne Mödinger, Chelsea S. Bahney, Ralph S. Marcucio, Theodore Miclau, Anita Ignatius, Stefan O. Reber ...

We elucidated that DNA methyltransferase 1 (Dnmt1), an epigenetic regulator, properly controls bone elongation by modulating energy metabolism in ...