{
  "id": 9055934,
  "title": "New bone glue tested on patients in clinical study for the first time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/new-bone-glue-tested-on-patients-in-clinical-study-for-the-first-time",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-22T01:20:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-bone-patients-clinical.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ten years ago, researchers Håkan Engqvist and Philip Procter initiated the development of a bone glue aimed at repairing fractures. In early August, the glue was utilized for the first time on a patient in England during knee surgery. This marks the patient as the inaugural participant in a clinical trial assessing the glue's efficacy in treating fractures near joints. Engqvist, a professor of applied materials science, expressed excitement over the progress towards a product in clinical trials. The bone glue, initially developed by Engqvist and colleagues Gerard Insley at Ångström Laboratory, was later taken over by the Irish company Biomimetic Innovations Ltd. The glue, composed of calcium phosphate and phosphoserine mixed with water, forms a strong bond that hardens quickly and eventually breaks down, being replaced by new bone. Studies in small animals at Uppsala University supported the glue's effectiveness. Now, the collaboration between the University of Leeds Teaching Hospital and the company aims to evaluate the glue's performance in patient fractures where the bone adjacent to a joint has both cracked and compressed.",
  "summary": "More than 10 years ago, Håkan Engqvist and Philip Procter began developing a bone glue designed to help repair fractures. Now, the glue has been used on a patient in England for the first time. In early August this year, the bone glue was used on a patient during knee surgery in England. The patient is the first participant in a clinical study evaluating the glue's effectiveness in treating…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}