A University of Arizona study suggests a drug already approved for multiple sclerosis could help broken bones heal faster and stronger.
The drug, 4-aminopyridine, or 4-AP, was tested on mice with fractures. Researchers found bones healed more quickly compared to those that didn’t receive the drug.
“We saw the ones that got the drug healed a lot faster and healed a lot better,” said Dr. John Elfar, professor and chair of orthopedics at the University of Arizona…