Prostheses and Implants (Prosthesis)

Artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials inserted into tissue for functional, cosmetic, or therapeutic purposes. Prostheses can be functional, as in the case of artificial arms and legs, or cosmetic, as in the case of an artificial eye. Implants, all surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically. IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL is available for those used experimentally.

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Networked: 13222 relevant articles (482 outcomes, 770 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Pupka, Artur: 17 articles (01/2012 - 01/2003)
2.	Ruel, Marc: 16 articles (08/2015 - 01/2004)
3.	Pibarot, Philippe: 14 articles (06/2015 - 01/2006)
4.	Guo, Wei: 14 articles (04/2015 - 12/2004)
5.	Grube, Eberhard: 14 articles (09/2014 - 12/2005)
6.	Esposito, Marco: 14 articles (01/2014 - 01/2007)
7.	Mesana, Thierry G: 13 articles (08/2015 - 08/2003)
8.	Janczak, Dariusz: 11 articles (04/2014 - 01/2003)
9.	Soriano, Alex: 11 articles (12/2013 - 06/2007)
10.	Gerckens, Ulrich: 11 articles (06/2011 - 12/2005)

Related Diseases

1.	Infection 01/01/2004 - "In acute infection, immediate revision with excision of all infected tissue and exchange of the prosthesis with appropriate antibiotic therapy gave the best results. " 06/01/1996 - "The procedure is considered to be extremely effective for the management of a drastic infection involving thoracic aortic prosthesis." 09/01/1995 - "All 11 prosthetic joint infections were ultimately clinically cured; for most of these patients, the original prosthesis was removed. " 02/01/1986 - "These infections require early treatment and can be cured with preservation of the prosthesis in the most successful cases. " 09/01/1976 - "The Guepar prosthesis was used in the worst knees and gave the best results, but it had the highest infection rate and was the most difficult to salvage. "
2.	Pain (Aches) 02/01/2013 - "Most patients were satisfied with their prosthesis and described pain relief and improved mobility and better quality of life after surgery. " 12/01/2011 - "The prosthesis shows good results concerning pain relief and a reasonable to good function (>30° range of motion) of the FMTP joint in most patients. " 07/01/2006 - "This prosthesis can produce a significant reduction in pain and some improvement in function for most of the indications mentioned. " 01/01/1985 - "The best results regarding function and pain reduction have been obtained by the Neer prosthesis, but the lack of cranial support ("fornix humeri") and the ovalization of the head seem to be responsible for some cases of upward migration of the head of the prosthesis. " 01/01/2011 - "Surgery with disc prosthesis produced significantly greater improvement in variables measuring physical disability and pain, but the difference in ODI between groups did not exceed the pre-specified minimally important difference of 10 points, so it is unclear whether the observed changes were clinically meaningful."
3.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 11/01/2012 - "When possible, fixed prostheses are the best option, because they guarantee stability, but they should be made so that the operator can remove them periodically to check the health of the oral tissues underneath and to intercept any relapse of the tumor. " 03/01/2011 - "Tumor resection and implantation of a cemented femoral head preserving prosthesis was considered as the best treatment option to obtain a good hip joint function. " 04/01/2006 - "The brachytherapy of the combination of I(125) seeds and artificial prosthesis in malignant tumor improved the curative effect. " 08/01/2014 - "The modular hemipelvic prosthesis has been used in patient of Type I-IV pelvic tumor with good outcomes, but how to keep the stability between the prosthesis and the residual sacrum is a problem. " 10/01/2006 - "We conclude that tumor prostheses can give a satisfactory functional outcome after the tumor around the knee is removed; however, the tumor prostheses still need to be further improved because of a high complication rate."
4.	Contracture 10/01/1988 - "Although the weight of evidence generally indicates that improved contracture rates with retropectoral placement of the prosthesis and excellent aesthetic results can be obtained with this approach, there remains a significant cadre of surgeons who believe their own retromammary results are equal to or better than the alternative. " 05/01/2012 - "All 3 patients who had surgery experienced significant improvement of socket contracture that enabled patients to wear a prosthesis again. " 01/01/2005 - "Although surgical techniques and the quality of mammary prostheses have been improved significantly in recent years, capsular contracture attendant on prosthetic mammary reconstruction remains a major flaw. " 03/01/1997 - "The low capsular contracture rate in both groups shows the suitability of the expander prosthesis for achieving good results in both primary and secondary breast reconstruction. " 01/01/1987 - "We conclude that in this personal series of patients, subpectoral placement of the prosthesis has significantly reduced but not eliminated the occurrence of capsule contracture without sacrificing a normal breast appearance."
5.	Hernia (Hernias) 10/01/1997 - "The employment of prosthesis in abdominal plastic surgery for incisional hernia has contributed to a remarkable improvement in the results of this surgery. " 04/01/1984 - "The good results reported allow the statement that, without ruling out classic techniques for simpler cases, surgical repair using prostheses offers an excellent opportunity for use and for preventing the recurrence of hernias." 06/01/2011 - "Various studies have shown that laparoscopic hernia repair is safe and effective, and carries a lower morbidity than the open approach, but the high recurrence rates still being reported (ranging from 10 to 42%) have prompted many authors to recommend using a prosthesis. " 04/01/2015 - "We present the case of a kidney and pancreas transplant recipient who had a giant incisional hernia that was treated successfully with a biological prosthesis. " 02/01/2010 - "It is hoped that these suggestions will lead to the development of improved hernia treatments and a maximally effective portfolio of hernia mesh prostheses."

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