Bone graft materials contaminated with tuberculosis (TB) were used in three dozen dental and medical procedures, causing infections in five people, including one who died, according to the U.S.

U.S. health officials are racing to control an outbreak of tuberculosis linked to contaminated bone graft material that has killed one person and infected at least four others — the second outbreak of ...

A recent tuberculosis outbreak linked to contaminated bone graft material cost one person’s life and infected at least four others. The incident underscores the inadequacy of current tuberculosis ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling for improved donor screening and testing capping its investigation into bone graft materials infected with tuberculosis (TB) that ...

Q: What is bone grafting? A: Bone grafting refers to a procedure to replace bone where it is missing or is inadequate using a variety of materials. Bone grafting can be used to reconstruct defects of ...

D printed bone grafts made from natural materials could reduce the complications associated with conventional metal and synthetic implants.

(Reuters) - Two long-awaited independent reviews of a controversial Medtronic Inc bone growth product show it works as well as traditional bone grafts taken from patients, but it may not be as safe.

Researchers in Brazil have developed a graphene-based scaffold derived from industrial waste that attracted bone cells and ...