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prosthetic right eye Diagram showing a cross-section of the human heart with labeled chambers and valves, alongside illustrations comparing a healthy heart valve, a diseased valve with irregular tissue, and a mechanical artificial valve. hip prosthesis
Know about an effort to make portable and low-cost prosthetic limbs
Know about the development of titanium 3D-printed prosthetic jaw
Figure 1: (Above) Hip prosthesis with a ceramic femoral head, shown here fitted into its acetabular cup; (below) ceramic femoral head shown separated from the prosthesis stem. The ceramic femoral head of a hip prosthesis. prosthesis
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Know about prosthetic jaw joint replacement and how that technology can help in other joint replacements like the shoulder, the hip, or even the spine
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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: MSD Manual - Professional Version - Prosthetic Components. Nov 04, 2026
Add new Web site: PNAS - Crafting prostheses with form, function, and flair. Sep 08, 2026
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences - Advances in prosthetic technology: a perspective on ethical considerations for development and clinical translation. Dec 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - Technology for monitoring everyday prosthesis use: a systematic review. Aug 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Al-Mustaqbal University - Prosthetics and Orthotics (PDF). Apr 30, 2025
Add new Web site: Healthdirect - Prostheses. Oct 10, 2024
Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Professional Version - Prosthetic Components. Aug 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Home Use of a Neural-connected Sensory Prosthesis Provides the Functional and Psychosocial Experience of Having a Hand Again. Jul 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Home Use of a Neural-connected Sensory Prosthesis Provides the Functional and Psychosocial Experience of Having a Hand Again. Jul 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Prosthesis. Jun 04, 2024
Add new Web site: The Lancet - The ancient origins of prosthetic medicine. Nov 23, 2023
Add new Web site: American Cancer Society - Prostheses (Prosthetics). Jun 07, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Advances in prosthetic technology: a perspective on ethical considerations for development and clinical translation. Apr 11, 2023
Corrected display issue. Dec 19, 2018
Media added. May 12, 2017
Added video. Jan 27, 2016
Added a photo of a titanium hip prosthesis. Feb 21, 2014
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Prosthetic Limbs Work. Jul 20, 2012
Add new Web site: MedicineNet.com - Prosthesis. Jul 20, 2012
Add new Web site: WebMd - Using Prosthetic Device. Jul 20, 2012
Add new Web site: American Cancer Society - Prostheses. Jul 20, 2012
Add new Web site: Merck Manuals - Consumer Version - Fitting the Prosthesis. Jul 20, 2012
Media added. Aug 28, 2008
Media added. Jun 04, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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