Skeletal stem cells have been isolated from various tissues, including periosteum and bone marrow, where they exhibit key functions in bone biology and hematopoiesis, respectively. The role of ...

Scientists in south-western France have uncovered a giant dinosaur thigh bone at an excavation site that has been yielding fossils for nearly a decade. Two metres (6.6ft) long, the femur found at ...

Autogenous bone grafting continues to be the most desirable alternative for treatment of a number of common orthopaedic conditions. Autogenous bone graft has the advantage of being accessible ...

and the tibial bone block was placed above the epiphyseal line in the femur. The author used a 2-incision technique and pulled the graft into the correct position. The graft was secured by tying ...