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2. Arthroplasty - Wikipedia

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   Arthroplasty presents various and continuous challenges to the engineer and surgeon. The prosthesis selected must be nontoxic yet resistant, compatible and durable. Meeting all these criteria usually means that the prosthesis will not last 10–20 years. 75% of artificial knees will last 20 years and 90% will last 10 years. [3]

3. Prosthetic joint infection - Wikipedia

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   Other local symptoms are also present, including erythema (redness of the joint), joint swelling, warmth of the joint, and loosening of the prosthetic joint. [2] A sinus tract, or a tract connecting the joint space to the external environment, is more common in chronic PJI, and is definitively diagnostic of PJI. [3]

4. Joint replacement - Wikipedia

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   The prosthesis may need to be replaced due to complications such as infection or prosthetic fracture. Replacement may be done in one single surgical session. Alternatively, an initial surgery may be performed to remove previous prosthetic material, and the new prosthesis is then inserted in a separate surgery at a later time.

5. Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs ... - AOL

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   When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. The roughly $50,000 leg with the electronically controlled ...

6. Artificial organ - Wikipedia

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   A prosthetic arm. Artificial arms and legs, or prosthetics, are intended to restore a degree of normal function to amputees. Mechanical devices that allow amputees to walk again or continue to use two hands have probably been in use since ancient times, [10] the most notable one being the simple peg leg. Since then, the development of ...

7. Model, 28, with Limb Difference Carries Her Prosthetic Legs ...

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   Lyric Mariah has two prosthetic legs — one named Bertha, for sneakers, and the other, Tina, for high heels — and they’re taking the Internet by storm. Now a model in London, Mariah has ...