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The Location of Biofilms on Chronic Prosthetic Joint Infections and the Ramifications for Clinical Practice

Arthroplasty Today
Revision surgery is paramount to cure chronic prosthetic joint infections because these infections are associated with biofilms on prosthetics that conventional antibiotics cannot eradicate.
James B. Doub, MD, David Parmiter, BA, Christine A. Brantner, PhD, Matthew Moshyedi, BA, Meghan Hughes, MD, Matthew Kolevar, MD, Aaron Johnson, MD   +6 more
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Impact of prosthetics and orthotics services on the quality of life of people with disabilities in India

, 2013
The aim of this study was to investigate the thoughts and feelings of the person who received a prosthesis or orthosis rather than evaluating the actual device which was prescibed and fitted.
Murray, Kevin, Khasnabis, Chapal, Deans, Sarah   +2 more
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The Effect Of Brace Use On Balance In Individuals With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Prosthetics And Orthotics InternationalBackground: Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) have poorer standing balance compared with their healthy peers.

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Chemically Doped Conductive Polymers for Wearable Health Monitoring

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Among conductive polymers, poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), polyaniline (PANI), and polypyrrole (PPy) are the most studied and applied. Chemical doping significantly boosts intrinsic conductivity and mechanical robustness.
Mengdi Zuo, Jian Song, Hong Hu, Le Zheng, Lei Zhang, Charles H. Lawrie   +5 more
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang, Liao Wu, Shuai He, Zhao Sha, Yuwan Huang, Shuying Wu, Dewei Chu, Chun H. Wang, Shuhua Peng   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Awareness of External Breast Prosthesis, it’s availability and affordability in Eastern Nigeria

South African Journal of Oncology
The major impact of mastectomy is on the self-image and the mental status of patients, which may negatively affect their quality of life. External breast prosthesis (EBP) gives the woman a better shape as it takes the shape of the lost breast.
Jovita A. Daniel, Adaugo C. Nkwazema, Onyinye I. Odoh, Sydney M. Egbujo, Darlington C. Onyido, Lydwina S. Daniel, Uchechi M. Njemanze, Godwin C. Amuchie, Alice C. Igwe, Emmanuel C. Okefienam   +9 more
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Clinical guidelines recommending prosthetics and orthotics in Sweden : Agreement between national and regional guidelines

BACKGROUND: Despite the presence of both national and regional clinical practical guidelines (CPGs) in Sweden, no previous studies have investigated the quality of CPGs or the level of agreement between national and regional CPGs.OBJECTIVES: This study ...
Johannesson, GA, Eriksson, M,, Eriksson, Marie,, Jarl, Gustav,, Johannesson, G Anton,, Rusaw, DF, Rusaw, David F,, Tang, UH, Jarl, G, Hellstrand Tang, Ulla,   +9 more
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Smart Closed‐Loop Systems in Personalized Healthcare: Advances and Outlook

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A smart closed‐loop e‐textile integrates multimodal sensing, onboard processing, wireless communication, and wearable power to enable real‐time physiological/biochemical monitoring and feedback‐controlled therapy. ABSTRACT Smart textiles represent a revolutionary frontier in healthcare, seamlessly blending fabric and advanced technologies to create ...
Safoora Khosravi, Sang Won Lee, Mohammad Abrar Uddin, Sina Hassanpoor, Neha Suvindran, Katherine Le, Harun Arkaz, Harishkumar Narayana, Saeid Soltanian, Danial Khorsandi, Negar Hosseinzadeh Kouchehbaghi, Taeil Kim, Yangzhi Zhu   +12 more
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Strong support systems foster positive self-image in patients with scoliosis

Discover Mental Health
Purpose Friend support and social support have been suggested to be beneficial for adolescents facing medical challenges; however, there is little research to identify who is providing emotional support for children and adolescents with scoliosis ...
Megan Glahn Castille, Susan Resendiz Ortega   +1 more
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Lifelogging as a Memory Prosthetic

Proceedings of the 4th Annual on Lifelog Search Challenge, 2021
Since computers were first used to address the challenge of managing information rather than performing calculations computing arithmetic values, or even before that since the time that MEMEX was designed by Vannevar Bush in the 1940s, we have been building systems that help people like us to find information accurately and quickly.
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