Short stature in children is primarily a symptom of underlying inherited or acquired disorders... The diagnosis of growth disorders is primarily based on individual and family growth history, clinical ...

Bone tumours represent a diverse group of neoplasms that pose significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Adamantinoma—a rare, low-grade malignant tumour—typically arises in the tibia and is ...

Avascular necrosis is a type of osteonecrosis resulting from a disruption in blood supply to the proximal femur and is a major complication associated with developmental hip dysplasia.

A young scientist studied the relationship between the speed of growth of young dogs and the development of common skeletal diseases such as elbow dysplasia and hip dysplasia. A common conception is ...

Researchers of the "Cell Biology and Physiology-LABRET" group of the University of Malaga (UMA), together with the Networking Biomedical Research Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and ...

The first-known definitive case of a benign bone tumor has been discovered in the rib of a young Neandertal who lived about 120,000 years ago in what is now present-day Croatia. The bone fragment, ...

Emanuel Zayas has been living with a massive tumor on his face, affecting his ability to see, breathe and eat. Doctors removed it during a 12-hour surgery. Editor's note: About a week after surgery, ...

Pet insurance often covers treatment, but there are exclusions.

"VOXZOGO is now becoming the standard of care in achondroplasia, based on its proven effects on growth velocity, its safety profile and the clinical data demonstrating positive impact on ...