Background A bone-anchored prosthesis (BAP) eliminates the need for a conventional socket by attaching a prosthesis directly to the user’s skeleton. Currently, limited research addresses changes in gait mechanics post BAP implantation.
Benjamin J. Darter +4 more
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Initial experience of a single center with the use of ZSI 475 penile prosthesis
Objective: To evaluate surgical outcomes after implantation of the Zephyr ZSI 475 inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) and patients' quality of life. Methods: From December 2014 to September 2018, 15 patients underwent prosthesis implantation with ZSI 475.
Fulvio Colombo +6 more
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Calculation of wear (f.i. wear modulus) in the plastic cup of a hip joint prosthesis [PDF]
The wear equation is applied to the wear process in a hip joint prosthesis and a wear modulus is defined. The sliding distance, wear modulus, wear volume, wear area, contact angle and the maximum normal stress were calculated and the theoretical ...
Ligterink, D.J.
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Necrotizing Fungal Infection Following Penile Prosthesis Implantation: A Case Report
Infection is one of the most devastating complications of penile prosthesis implantation. Although the infection prevalence have decreased owing to new technologies and growing surgical experience, it is still a troublesome situation.
Mehmet Gökhan Çulha +4 more
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Complications of Resection Arthroplasty in Two-Stage Revision for the Treatment of Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection [PDF]
Little data is available regarding complications associated with resection arthroplasty in the treatment of hip periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). We assessed complications during and after two-stage revision using resection arthroplasty.
Perka, Carsten +5 more
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Wide-awake Anesthesia No Tourniquet Trapeziometacarpal Joint Prosthesis Implantation
Summary: Wide awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) hand surgery is a rapidly growing in popularity. WALANT has been used by hand surgeons when operating on bones, tendons, ligaments, nerve entrapments. We offer a case report of the first case in
Camillo Müller +7 more
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Infection in prosthetic material [PDF]
Surgical site infection (SSI) occurs when a wound created as part of a surgical procedure becomes infected. SSI is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections and occurs in approximately 5% of patients undergoing a surgical procedure. SSI may
Chetter, Ian, Smith, George
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Introduction. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of a single testicular prosthesis in a patient who had undergone bilateral orchiectomy and silicone gel-filled prosthesis insertion. The consequences of this rare event are discussed.
Quang-Bao Phan +5 more
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The first experience of implantation of the transcatheter aortal valve prosthesis “MedLab-KT”
Aim. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with high and extremely high risk has become a routine procedure in many cardiac surgery clinics. Until recently, there were no transcatheter prostheses produced within Russia. This article analyzes
A. V. Bogachev-Prokofiev +3 more
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Patient-specific image-based computer simulation for theprediction of valve morphology and calcium displacement after TAVI with the Medtronic CoreValve and the Edwards SAPIEN valve [PDF]
AIMS: Our aim was to validate patient-specific software integrating baseline anatomy and biomechanical properties of both the aortic root and valve for the prediction of valve morphology and aortic leaflet calcium displacement after TAVI.
Bosmans, B +18 more
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