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SETTING SHATTERED BONES with glue. ?Shattered bones pose a difficult problem for surgeons, who curr?

By Glenn Reynolds

SETTING SHATTERED BONES with glue. “Shattered bones pose a difficult problem for surgeons, who currently must use tiny screws and plates to hold fragments in place long enough for the break to heal. But a new glue, which has the sticking power to adhere to bone, could one day help orthopedic surgeons fix difficult breaks, researchers announced today at the American Chemical Society conference in Washington, DC. “

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on August 18, 2009 (boomark / email).