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Modes of failure of Trifecta aortic valve prosthesis

Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2022
Abstract OBJECTIVES Several concerns have been recently raised regarding the durability of Trifecta prostheses. Different mechanisms of early failure were reported. Our aim was to study in a large population the modes of failure of Trifecta valves.
Pietro Giorgio Malvindi, Hassan Kattach, Suvitesh Luthra, Sunil Ohri   +3 more
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Strategies to reduce torque loss of abutment screws

Journal of Oral Research and Review, 2018
Aim: The loosening of abutment screws is a recurrent problem in oral implantology that lacks a consensual solution. The aim of this paper is to review the literature available in search for strategies that might lessen the torque loss of abutment screws.
Beatriz Pardal-Peláez, Javier Sanz-Alonso, José González-Serrano, Javier Montero-Martín   +3 more
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Autoinflation Leading to Failure of Two-Piece Ambicor Implantable Penile Prosthesis: An Outcome from a Methodical Treatment of Recalcitrant Stuttering Priapism

Case Reports in Urology, 2014
Introduction. We present the case of a patient who received a two-piece Ambicor penile prosthesis for idiopathic recurrent “stuttering” priapism refractory to other treatment options.
R. Charles Welliver, Adam N. Fonseca, Bradford L. West, Kevin T. McVary, Tobias S. Köhler   +4 more
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Catastrophic failure of a monolithic zirconia prosthesis

The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2015
Recently, monolithic zirconia restorations have received attention as an alternative to zirconia veneered with feldspathic porcelain to eliminate chipping failures of veneer ceramics. In this clinical report, a patient with mandibular edentulism received 4 dental implants in the interforaminal area, and a screw-retained monolithic zirconia prosthesis ...
Jae-Seung, Chang, Woon, Ji, Chang-Hoon, Choi, Sunjai, Kim   +3 more
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An “Uncrimped” SMart Stapes Prosthesis: A Cause of Late Hearing Deterioration in Otosclerosis

Case Reports in Medicine, 2012
Statement of Problem. Stapedotomy is the treatment of choice for otosclerosis. Numerous techniques and prosthesis are available to perform this procedure.
Premjit S. Randhawa, Nicholas Hamilton, Antony A. Narula   +2 more
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic regurgitation in a patient with end-stage respiratory failure [PDF]

Българска кардиология, 2020
We report a case of a high-risk 73-year–old patient with a combined aortic valve disease with predominant severe, symptomatic aortic regurgitation and a history of an end-stage respiratory failure with prohibitive surgical risk who was successfully ...
Aleksandra Cherneva, Zoran Stankov, Naidenka Zlatareva, Iveta Tasheva, Georgi Dobrev, Galina Georgieva, Ivo Petrov   +6 more
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Massive Osteolytic Lesion of the Femur after Total Knee Arthroplasty

Arthroplasty Today, 2020
Various failure mechanisms have been identified in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We hereby present one case of failure, which stands out because of its rapid and destructive progression.
Afonso Cardoso, MD, Pedro Amaro, MD, Patrícia Gamelas, MD, Rita Carvalho e Silva, MD, Maria Helena Oliveira, MD, Marcos Correia de Jesus, MD   +5 more
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Disassembly and Dislocation of a Bipolar Hip Prosthesis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2008
Dislocation of a hip prosthesis is a common complication. In usual cases of hip prosthesis dislocation, the prosthetic femoral head comes out from either the natural acetabular cavity in a bipolar hemiarthroplasty or the prosthetic acetabulum in a total ...
Hsieh-Hsing Lee, Yung-Chih Lo, Leou-Chyr Lin, Shing-Sheng Wu   +3 more
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Clinical outcomes and complications of posterior three-unit porcelain-fused-to-metal restoration combined with tooth-implant-supported prosthesis: A meta-analysis

Journal of Dental Sciences, 2022
Background/purpose: The three-unit bridge that combines a natural tooth and an implant provides extended treatment possibilities for partially edentulous patients.
Yen-Chang Huang, Shinn-Jyh Ding, Min Yan, Tsai-Wei Huang   +3 more
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Modular junction fractures in a modern rotating-platform knee arthroplasty system

Arthroplasty Today, 2019
In this series, we report the findings from four patients who presented with pain and mechanical symptoms after revision total knee arthroplasty with the DePuy Sigma TC3 RP prosthesis.
Ugonna Ihekweazu, MD, P. Maxwell Courtney, MD, Elexis C. Baral, BS, Matthew S. Austin, MD, Alexander S. McLawhorn, MD, MBA   +4 more
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