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Everything about Prosthesis
Artificial device that replaces a missing body part
In medicine, a prosthesis, or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth. Prostheses may restore the normal functions of the missing body part, or may perform a cosmetic function. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: ProsthesisA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Physical and Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Provisional Crowns and Fixed Dental Prosthesis Resins Compared to CAD/CAM Milled and Conventional Provisional Resins: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Prostheses in AntiquityThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Percutaneous Transcatheter Implantation of an Aortic Valve Prosthesis for Calcific Aortic StenosisCited 2,744 times
- Go sideways: Targeted reinnervationA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Robotic prosthesis controlA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun An artificial medical device that replaces a body part, either internal or external.
Noun Synonym of prothesis.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Percutaneous Transcatheter Implantation of an Aortic Valve Prosthesis for Calcific Aortic Stenosis
Talking off the top of your head: toward a mental prosthesis utilizing event-related brain potentials
Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement with a Self-Expanding Prosthesis
Stretchable silicon nanoribbon electronics for skin prosthesis
FUNCTIONAL RESULTS OF HIP ARTHROPLASTY WITH ACRYLIC PROSTHESIS
Grammont reverse prosthesis: Design, rationale, and biomechanics
Neer Award 2005: The Grammont reverse shoulder prosthesis: Results in cuff tear arthritis, fracture sequelae, and revision arthroplasty
Upper limb prosthesis use and abandonment
🆕 Influential since 2022
Physical and Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Provisional Crowns and Fixed Dental Prosthesis Resins Compared to CAD/CAM Milled and Conventional Provisional Resins: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Injectable tissue prosthesis for instantaneous closed-loop rehabilitation
A lightweight robotic leg prosthesis replicating the biomechanics of the knee, ankle, and toe joint
Polycrystalline Diamond as a Potential Material for the Hard-on-Hard Bearing of Total Hip Prosthesis: Von Mises Stress Analysis
Impact of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
📚 Books worth reading
Prostheses in AntiquityJane Draycott · 2018
Prosthetic dentistryJames Harrison Prothero · 1904
Stentless bioprosthesesArmand Piwnica, Stephen Westaby · 1995
A manual of dental prostheticsGeorge Henry Wilson · 1911
Contemporary implant dentistryCarl E. Misch · 1993- 📕NeuroprostheticsJustin C. Sanchez · 2017
Etruscans and the History of DentistryMarshall Joseph Becker, Jean MacIntosh Turfa · 2017
Unicompartmental arthroplasty with the Oxford kneeJohn Goodfellow, John O'Connor · 2006
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
🔗 Related topics
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- Robert D. Gregg Robert D. Gregg is an American bioengineer, roboticist, inventor and academic. He is an associate professor at the University of Michigan. Gregg is most…
- Esper Bionics Esper (also referred to as Esper Bionics) is a Ukrainian-American medical technology company that develops myoelectric upper-limb prostheses. The company…
- James Foort James Foort (December 10, 1921 – April 15, 2020) was a Canadian inventor, artist, and innovator in the field of prosthetic limbs. Foort was born in December…