Doctors in the U.S. perform nearly 800,000 total knee replacements every year, but some estimates indicate that up to 10% of patients may emerge from surgery with a new problem: arthrofibrosis or ...

Many patients seek out their local Emergency Department across the country on a daily basis for management of open wounds that usually include primary closure with either sutures or staples. Open ...

Bike accidents, caesarean sections or tumours can all leave scars. We don't always want to recall the tales they tell. Five facts about scars and ways to help them fade over time. How do scars form in ...

If we can reduce this scarring, we can greatly improve survival." Following a heart attack, connective tissue cells called fibroblasts secrete a variety of proteins that combine to form scar tissue.

New UCLA research conducted in mice could explain why some people suffer more extensive scarring than others after a heart attack. The study, published in the journal Cell, reveals that a protein ...