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Compressing a leg bone could help injured brains recover faster

When someone suffers a serious brain injury, doctors understandably focus on the head. They try to prevent further damage, ...
Medindia

Tibia (Shinbone) Shaft Fractures

A tibial shaft fracture is an injury that occurs to the tibia, which is one of the long bones of the leg. The femur, humerus, and the fibula are the long bones of the lower limb. The femur is the bone ...
Nature

Speed of sound in bone at the tibia: is it related to lower limb bone mineral density in spinal-cord-injured individuals?

Study design: A cross-sectional study evaluating BMD at the hip and tibia, and SOS at the radius and mid-tibia in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and a subgroup of non-SCI individuals.
Healio

The proximal tibia is an alternate harvest site with easy accessibility

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bone grafting is an essential component of restoring three-dimensional osseous architecture. Surgical correction ...
Medical Xpress

Research reveals dramatic implications with using the tibia loading model to treat osteoporosis

Research by Ph.D. student Saira Farage-O'Reilly highlights how the direction of applying external force to the bone dramatically affects the strength of mouse tibia. Bone is a dynamic tissue that ...
Medical Xpress

Tibial trabecular bone texture predicts osteoarthritis progression

(HealthDay) -- Changes in medial and lateral trabecular bone texture can predict joint space narrowing (JSN) and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to research published in the March ...
Healio

Arthroscopic bone block with distal tibia allograft may aid posterior glenoid bone loss

Posterior glenohumeral joint instability, while less common than anterior instability, presents its own unique set of challenges – first in diagnosis, but also in nonsurgical and surgical management.
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Overview of the Tibia (Shinbone)

The tibia is the main long bone of the lower leg. It is commonly known as the "shinbone" and is felt easily along the anterior (front) of the leg below the knee. The tibia is about 14 inches long on ...
BMJ

Correlation of bone scintigraphy and histological findings in medial tibial syndrome

Correspondence to: Dr R Bhatt, Department of Radiology, Leicester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust, Leicester LE1 5WW, United Kingdom. Objective—To correlate bone scintigraphy and histopathological findings ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

3D-printed tibia patient Reuben Lichter walking unaided, two years on from experimental surgery

When Reuben Lichter walked unaided for the first time in two years, it was a major step forward for medical innovation. In 2017, Reuben Lichter developed a bone infection that destroyed 36 centimetres ...
ESPN

Angels' Rendon says injury a fractured tibia, not a bone bruise

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Anthony Rendon, speaking publicly for the first time in two months, revealed Friday that he has been diagnosed with a fractured tibia by doctors outside the purview of the Los ...