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2. LeTourneau Empowering Global Solutions - Wikipedia

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   LeTourneau Engineering Global Solutions (LEGS) became LIMBS International in 2010 and is a non-profit initiative based in Longview, Texas, focused on bringing innovative, extremely low cost, high-quality prosthetic technology to people in developing nations. The focus of LEGS/LIMBS technology is its M1 Knee, a polycentric knee joint that meets ...

3. 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]

4. Joint replacement - Wikipedia

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   Joint replacement surgery is often indicated from various joint diseases, including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. [citation needed] Joint replacement has become more common, mostly with knee and hip replacements. About 773,000 Americans had a hip or knee replaced in 2009. [1]

5. Man, 20, Has $8,000 Prosthetic Leg Stolen from His Car After ...

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   A man who was diagnosed with bone cancer as a teenager had his prosthetic leg, valued at $8,000, stolen out of the trunk of his car in Portland earlier this month. When he came back from dinner ...

6. Proto Labs Helps Bring Mobility to Amputees in the Developing ...

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   Award Recipient MAPLE PLAIN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The ReMotion Knee, a low cost prosthetic knee joint, is the latest winner of the Proto Labs Helps Bring Mobility to Amputees in the Developing ...

7. List of orthopedic implants - Wikipedia

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   Harrington rod for fixation of the spine [20] Hartshill rectangle for fixation of the spine [21] Insall Burstein prosthesis : for total knee replacement [22] Richard N.W. Wohns interspinous implant and implantation instrument intended to be implanted between two adjacent dorsal spines [23] Kirschner wire for fixation of small bones [24]