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Promising 8-year results seen with reverse shoulder arthroplasty prosthesis
Recently published results showed a survival rate of 97.4% at 8 years with a specific reverse shoulder arthroplasty prosthesis. “In case of primary reversed shoulder...
7 days ago - Healio
Removing membrane between Argus II, retina may restore normal function of device
CHICAGO - The histological characteristics of an epiretinal membrane that had formed between an Argus II retinal prosthesis and a patient's retina were described here. “The...
18 days ago - Healio
TKA component malrotation may not affect function, quality of life
Although component malrotation in total knee arthroplasty may result in a decreased level of improvement from pain, published results showed it did not significantly affect...
26 days ago - Healio
Researchers use visual cortical prosthesis to help bring sight to the blind
Baylor College of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles and Second Sight Medical Products are using a visual cortical prosthesis...
30 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Orion system shows positive safety, efficacy profile in feasibility study
An early feasibility study showed the Orion visual cortical prosthesis system was generally safe, with all patients being able to see phosphenes and some being able to detect...
1 month ago - Healio
The Electrocardiogram is not Affected in Women who Underwent Breast Reconstruction by Tissue Expanders
Women with breast cancer are often offered to undergo immediate or delayed breast reconstruction surgery. Reconstructed women with prosthesis may complain of chest pain related...
1 month ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery - 7 articles
Sophisticated prosthesis can be directly controlled by thoughts
EU-funded researchers and industrial partners are developing a system that allows a person to control the movement of a prosthetic hand simply by thinking of commands. A...
2 monthes ago - News Medical
Virtual reality-like rehab system helps patients use Argus II
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A computer-assisted rehabilitation environment was shown to be a feasible system for training patients to incorporate the Argus II, according to a...
3 monthes ago - Healio - 2 articles
Variables which influence the neurodevelopment at 2 years of newborns born less than 32 weeks of gestational age or less than 1,500 g
Introduction: Children with very low birth weight have a high risk of complications in the neonatal period and neurodevelopment impairment is a major sequel. Objective: To...
3 monthes ago - Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
Potential cystic fibrosis treatment uses 'molecular prosthetic' for missing lung protein
An approved drug normally used to treat fungal infections could also do the job of a protein channel that is missing or dysfunctional in the lungs of people with cystic...
5 monthes ago - ScienceDaily
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British women who developed a form of cancer linked to their breast implants...
Linzy Bromfield, 50, 'thought she was going to die' after she developed implant-associated lymphoma in 2016. She has the implants put in at a private clinic in the UK in 2005.
Study: Can nanoparticles be used to deliver treatments to injured brain and...
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Transgender Students Are Four Times More Likely To Undergo Mental Health Issues
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