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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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Acetabular Hip Joint ProsthesesArm ProsthesesArtificial skinAuricular prosthesis
Artificial ImplantsArtificial OrgansArtificial limb procedureBioprosthesis procedure

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biomedical engineering field

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The `Economics of Attention: Style and Substance in the Age of Information
If economics is about the allocation of resources, then what is the most precious resource in our new information economy… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Cross-infection control in dental laboratories
The attitudes to cross-infection control of 800 dental laboratories registered with the Dental Laboratories Association have been… 
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
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Porous ingrowth fixation of the femoral component in a canine surface replacement of the hip.
Prosthetic fixation by growth of bone into porous implants coated with a sintered layer of cobalt chrome beads offers an… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Chelation therapy in nickel poisoning.
For the treatment of acute poisoning from the inhalation of nickel carbonyl, sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (Dithiocarb) has… 
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… 
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… 
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.
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