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Prosthesis

Known as: Prostheses, prosthetic devices, prosthetic device 
A device which is an artificial substitute for a missing body part or function; used for functional or cosmetic reasons, or both.
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biomedical engineering field

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1988
1988
Studies on frameworks for osseointegrated prostheses: Part 1. The effect of varying the number of supporting abutments.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Long-term complications of trapeziometacarpal silicone arthroplasty.
The trapeziometacarpal joint is often affected by arthritis and treated by surgical methods. The significant forces to which this… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Magnetic resonance imaging of postoperative patients with metallic implants.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations were reviewed in 10 postsurgical patients with metallic implants in the abdomen or… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Psychotherapy and research: an anaclitic depression. The Twenty-third Annual Frieda Fromm-Reichmann Memorial Lecture.
The twin fields of psychotherapy and psychotherapy research have emerged, developed, and flourished in essentially untrammeled… 
1975
1975
The trochanteric approach to the hip for prosthetic replacement.
A new lateral operative approach to the hip was used for the insertion of 222 total hip prostheses for arthritis. The trochanter… 
Review
1973
Review
1973
Thrombo-embolic complications of the cloth-covered Starr-Edwards prostheses No. 2300 aortic and No. 6300 mitral
The thrombo-embolic complications of the cloth-covered Starr-Edwards prostheses No. 2300 aortic and No. 6300 mitral followed for… 
1973
1973
Surface thrombogenicity of arterial prostheses.
Review
1972
Review
1972
Macromolecular aspects of biocompatible materials--a review.
This paper is limited chiefly to the question of blood compatibility and will not cover areas such as dental applications and… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
An external velour surface for porous arterial prostheses.
Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
Use of vessel grafts and plastic prostheses for relief of superior vena caval obstruction.