Back when hardware meant bony plates and flesh-rending teeth, a living version of the humble screw evolved naturally in, of all places, the leg joints of weevils. The legs of at least 15 kinds of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hyoung Yeon Seo, MD, presented his group’s findings at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of ...

A musculoskeletal system so far unknown in the animal world was recently discovered in weevils. The hip of Trigonopterus oblongus does not consist of the usual hinges, but of joints based on a ...

A technique to manage an unusual presentation of an implant abutment screw fracture is presented. Causes of abutment screw loosening and fracture are reviewed. Design features that improve the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Inspired Spine has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Trident sacroiliac joint screw system, the company ...

Many kinds of human engineering have biological equivalents – the most famous is probably the ball and socket joint, which is found in car steering columns and human arms alike. The newest and ...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery involves placing screws and staples to hold the knee in place. These screws may cause pain in the knee. In some cases, ACL surgery can fail. The ACL works to ...