In the current issue of Circulation, Mehta and colleagues compared 1-year saphenous vein graft failure (defined as ≥75% angiographic stenosis or occlusion) and 5-year clinical events (composite of ...

The graft tissue was heterogeneous, combining areas of yellowish-white tissue, pink and red hues, with focal gray fibrous strands. According to electronic scales, the grafts in this group lost more ...

Ventris Medical earned FDA clearance to use its Backpack bone graft in intervertebral disc space. The bone graft earned its first FDA nod in January. Backpack is offered in two versions — one with ...

A 2024 Review highlighted another important bone-related paradox in obesity: although weight-loss interventions, such as dietary changes, pharmacotherapy, and metabolic surgery, can improve ...

Whether caused by accidents, cancer surgery or birth conditions, these defects often do not heal well with traditional bone grafts. One big problem is that the body struggles to grow new blood ...