A team of scientists has created a degradable implant which according to them has a lot of potential to improve surgical success rates. According to researchers in Oxford the protective patch which wraps round soft tissue repairs will be help patients with shoulder injuries but sometime later can also benefit patients with other conditions including arthritis hernias and heart defects the BBC reported. The researchers led by Professor Andrew Carr have developed the implant using a mix of modern and ancient technology. (Read: How are bioabsorbable stents better than regular ones?) One side of the patch is made of resilient
