Adding a toe joint to a prosthesis: walking biomechanics, energetics, and preference of individuals with unilateral below-knee limb loss [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Toe joints play an important functional role in able-bodied walking; however, for prosthesis users, the effect of adding a toe joint to a passive prosthetic foot remains largely unknown. The current study explores the kinematics, kinetics, rate of oxygen
Kirsty A. McDonald +5 more
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An innovative total temporomandibular joint prosthesis with customized design and 3D printing additive fabrication: a prospective clinical study [PDF]
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2019 Background Total temporomandibular joint (TMJ) prosthesis is an effective and reliable method of joint reconstruction. However, there is still an urgent need to design a new TMJ prosthesis because of no commercially available TMJ prosthesis appropriate ...
JiSi Zheng +5 more
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Mechanical properties evaluation of metacarpophalangeal joint prosthesis with new titanium-nickel memory alloy: a cadaver study [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 Objective Ni-Ti memory alloys are unusual materials for hard-tissue replacement because of their unique superelasticity, good biocompatibility, high strength, low specific gravity, low magnetism, wear resistance, corrosion resistance and fatigue ...
Minzheng Guo +12 more
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Angiosarcoma around Hip Joint Prosthesis
Chinese Medical Journal, 2016 Wei Zhu +5 more
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Custom-made semi-joint prosthesis replacement combined ligament advanced reinforcement system (LARS) ligament reconstruction for the limb salvage surgery of malignant tumors in the distal femur in skeletal immature children [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 PurposeTo explore the application of Custom-made Semi-joint prosthesis replacement combined with Ligament Advanced Reinforcement System (LARS) ligament reconstruction for the limb salvage surgery (LSS) of malignant tumors in the distal femur and provide ...
Pengfei Zan +6 more
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Viability of pHEMA Hydrogels as Coating in Human Synovial Joint Prosthesis [PDF]
Materials Research, 2002 In artificial joints, the bone part is usually substituted by a metallic component with high corrosion and strength resistance while the articular cartilage is replaced by a polymer.
V.P. Bavaresco +3 more
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Reconstruction of the Adult Hemifacial Microsomia Patient with Temporomandibular Joint Total Joint Prosthesis and Orthognathic Surgery. [PDF]
Case Rep Surg, 2018 HFM patients' reconstruction has always been a challenge for maxillofacial surgeons, and numerous reconstructive techniques have been described. Surgical treatment depends on the patient's age and contemplates Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) reconstruction
Cascone P +5 more
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Successful Debridement of a Knee Joint Prosthesis Infected with Listeria Monocytogenes. Case Report and Review of Current Literature [PDF]
Journal of Bone and Joint Infection, 2018 According to the relevant literature, prosthetic joint infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes require two stage revision surgery or prosthesis removal for a successful outcome.
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Structural Simulation of a Bone-Prosthesis System of the Knee Joint [PDF]
Sensors, 2008 In surgical knee replacement, the damaged knee joint is replaced with artificial prostheses. An accurate clinical evaluation must be carried out before applying knee prostheses to ensure optimal outcome from surgical operations and to reduce the ...
Aivars Zemitis +7 more
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Finite element analysis of intraosseous distal radioulnar joint prosthesis. [PDF]
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2022 Gholamian F, Ashrafi M, Moradi A.
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