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Prosthetic joint infections [PDF]

, 2013
Objectives: To review the available literature on prosthetic joint infections and provide recommendations on management particularly the importance of identifying the causative organism and starting the most appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
Fsadni, Claudia, Fsadni, Peter
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Computational Modeling Meets 3D Bioprinting: Emerging Synergies in Cardiovascular Disease Modeling

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Emerging advances in three‐dimensional bioprinting and computational modeling are reshaping cardiovascular (CV) research by enabling more realistic, patient‐specific tissue platforms. This review surveys cutting‐edge approaches that merge biomimetic CV constructs with computational simulations to overcome the limitations of traditional models, improve ...
Tanmay Mukherjee, Mehdi Salar Amoli, Sarah Rezapourdamanab, Lama Rita El Shammas, Martin L. Tomov, Emilio A. Mendiola, Vahid Serpooshan, Reza Avazmohammadi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge for enabling surgery in a patient under cardiogenic shock due to acute mitral prosthesis dysfunction

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, 2018
A 52-year-old male patient, who underwent mitral replacement with a mechanical prosthesis as a child, sustained a cardiac arrest which was successfully resuscitated.
María Elena Arnáiz-García, María José Dalmau-Sorlí, José María González-Santos, María Elena Pérez-Losada, José Alfonso Sastre-Rincón, Jesús Hernández-Hernández, Mª Carmen Vargas-Fajardo, Víctor Sagredo-Meneses, Javier López-Rodríguez, Ana María Arnáiz-García   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human-centered Electric Prosthetic (HELP) Hand [PDF]

, 2019
Through a partnership with Indian non-profit Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti, we designed a functional, robust, and and low cost electrically powered prosthetic hand that communicates with unilateral, transradial, urban Indian amputees through a
Ferris, Jamie, Lim, Shiyin, Mehta, Michael, Misuraca, Evan   +3 more
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman, Samiha Ahmed, Majed Othman Althumayri, Megan Guy, Darlenne Chavez Lugo, Frances S. Ligler, George T. Ligler, Rahmi Oklu, Hiroshi Kawahira, Michael J. McShane, Jun Kameoka, Jonathan Bova, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Semi-Automated Control System for Reaching Movements in EMG Shoulder Disarticulation Prosthesis Based on Mixed Reality Device

IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2021
Goal: The development of a control system for an electromyographic shoulder disarticulation (EMG-SD) prosthesis to rapidly achieve a task with a reduction in the operational failure of the user.
Shunta Togo, Kazuaki Matsumoto, Susumu Kimizuka, Yinlai Jiang, Hiroshi Yokoi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ti6Al4V‐Bioglass‐Copper Composites for Load‐Bearing Implants

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We have designed and manufactured a novel Ti64‐based composite by adding 45S5 bioglass (BG) and copper (Cu). Adding BG on titanium improves wear resistance and biocompatibility, whereas Cu addition improves mechanical strength while providing inherent lifelong bacterial resistance.
Lochan Upadhayay, Bryson White, Susmita Bose, Amit Bandyopadhyay   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Evaluation of Fixed Dental Prosthesis Failures in Indian Population: An In Vivo Study

Advances in Human Biology, 2014
Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of causes of fixed dental prosthesis failures in Indian population. Materials and method: A total of 158 patients were selected for the study who reported to the OPD of the Department of ...
Dipti S Shah, Kalpesh Vaishnav, Sareen Duseja, Ravi Joshi   +3 more
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Long-term Titanium mesh cage implant failure after total en bloc spondylectomy due to spinal chondrosarcoma

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba
Objective. To report an unusual titanium mesh cage failure after ten years of follow-up. Clinical case. A 40-year-old woman diagnosed with low-grade spinal chondrosarcoma underwent a total en-bloc spondylenctomy (TES) surgery.
Ezequiel Martinez, Matias Pereira Duarte, Gonzalo Kido, Gaston Camino-Willhuber, Julio Bassani, Marcelo Gruenberg, Matias Petracchi   +6 more
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CLINICAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE BIOLOGICAL PROSTHESIS “ASPIRE” FOR SURGICAL CORRECTION OF MITRAL VALVE DISEASE

Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny, 2016
Aim: To assess clinical and functional efficacy of implanted biological prosthesis “ASPIRE” (manufactured by Vascutek) for correction of mitral valve disease.Materials and methods: From October 2008 to December 2013, biological prostheses “ASPIRE ...
S. G. Esin, V. A. Chiginev, S. A. Zhurko
doaj   +1 more source