ATHENS, Georgia — Broken bones in humans and animals are painful and often take months to heal. Studies conducted in part by University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center researchers show promise to significantly shorten the healing time and revolutionize the course of fracture treatment.

‘Complex fractures are a major cause of amputation of limbs for U.S. military men and women,’ said Steve Stice, a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, animal and dairy scientist in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and director of the UGA Regenerative Bioscience Center.

‘For many young soldiers, their mental health becomes a real issue when they are confined to a bed for three to six months after an injury,’ he said. ‘This discovery may allow them to be up and moving as fast as days afterward.’

Stice is working with Dr. John Peroni to develop a fast bone healing process. ‘This process addresses both human and veterinary orthopedic needs,’ said Peroni, an associate professor of large animal surgery in the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine and a member of the RBC.

Peroni and Stice are leading a large animal research project funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. The project includes scientists and surgeons from the Baylor […]