Applied Sciences, 2020 This work aims to develop a low-cost human hand prosthesis manufactured through additive manufacturing. The methodology used for the development of the prosthesis used affordable and low-cost materials in the market.
Rodrigo Cézar da Silveira Romero +5 more
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Erectile response to intracavernous injection of vasoactive drugs after penile prosthesis removal [PDF]
, 1990 Two patients with a history of penile prosthesis removal presented for non-prosthetic treatment of their erectile dysfunction. The first patient had a penile implant for two years before it was removed and showed extensive cavernosal fibrosis. He did not
Stief, Christian Georg +3 more
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An investigation into the mechanical and biological properties of acrylic bone cement containing triphenyl bismuth (TPB) as an alternative radiopacifier [PDF]
, 2003 PhDTotal joint replacement is the most successful method of treating end-stage arthritis. It significantly improves the quality of life and the functional capability of patients suffering from arthritis.
Abdulghani, Saba Fadhel
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Huge vegetation and pannus formation in haemoculture negative prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis
Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal, 2019 Obstruction of mechanical valve prosthesis is a rarely seen but serious complication. Prosthetic valve thrombosis, pannus formation and vegetation are leading causes of an obstructed mechanical valve prosthesis.
Suat Nail Ömeroğlu +5 more
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Pararectal Migration of a Malleable Rod: An Unusual Late Complication [PDF]
The World Journal of Men's Health, 2016 A 75-year-old male had failed to respond conservative therapy for erectile dysfunction and had undergone insertion of a malleable penile prosthesis in 1995.
Ibrahim Kucukturkmen +6 more
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Pregnancy follow-up in a patient with mechanical valve: possible in sub-Saharan Africa? [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2009 : In Africa in general and in Cameroon in particular, post rheumatic cardiopathies are a health care problem and one of the causes of infertility in the women population [1]. It is also a major cause of death of many children and adults.
Butera Gianfranco +2 more
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Amplatzer occlusion of paravalvular leak of mitral mechanical prosthesis following a reoperation for thrombosed mitral mechanical prosthesis [PDF]
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2008 We describe a case of a 46-year-old woman with dehiscence and paravalvular leak of a second-time replaced mitral mechanical prosthesis, successfully treated with Amplatzer occlusion of the paravalvular leak, thus avoiding a second reoperation and improving the patient's symptoms.
Nikolic, Aleksandar +3 more
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Clinical Impact of Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch After Aortic Valve Replacement With a Mechanical or Biological Prosthesis [PDF]
, 2023 BACKGROUND: Patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) may impair functional capacity and survival after aortic valve replacement. This study aimed to investigate the impact of PPM on long-term survival and quality of life after mechanical and biological aortic ...
Ilija Bilbija +17 more
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Bioscience Journal, 2018 Surgical reconstruction of large facial defects may not be always possible, therefore extraoral maxillofacial prosthesis is a good restorative option.
Livia Morelli Vieira +5 more
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Arthroplasty Today, 2021 The fracturing of a hip prosthesis stem at its neck, in the absence of a trauma, is an extremely rare but serious adverse event. The patient in our case was young, active, and tall, thereby putting high mechanical loads on the prosthesis.
Ralph M. Jeuken, MD +4 more
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