When a fracture occurs, the body initiates a cascade of processes, starting with the formation of softer porous bone mineralisation, which is then vascularised, hardened and remodelled over time.

Osteoporosis is a silent disease with no outward symptoms until a bone breaks. The word osteoporosis means “porous bones,” which are bones that have weakened structure and have lost some of their ...

But without proper care, these bones become weak, which leads to osteoporosis. Osteoporosis, which means ‘porous bones’, is a disease that thins and weakens your bones, making them fragile and ...

Millions of people across the world live with osteoporosis - a condition that literally means "porous bones" and causes them to break easily. Although it's more common in people over the age of 50 ...

To fix a replacement in the body, either bone cement or a porous surface on the prosthetic into which bone will grow can be used. · The device shown uses a sintered, porous surface coating. This can ...

This is called osteopenia and, in more advanced stages, bone may lose density and its structure may deteriorate to the point of osteoporosis (meaning porous bone), or even bone fracture. Physical ...

The non-toxic ceramic is porous, so blood and nutrients can also penetrate it. Over time, the ceramic degrades as it is replaced by new bone. While the idea for these types of scaffolds has been ...

However, in later teens and early adulthood, they may be at an increased risk of osteopenia and osteoporosis (porous bones). Research used in a 2022 study suggested that as many as 70% of adults ...