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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.
National Institutes of Health

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Acetabular Hip Joint ProsthesesArm ProsthesesArtificial skinAuricular prosthesis
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biomedical engineering field

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
An Ultra Low-Power CMOS Automatic Action Potential Detector
We present a low-power complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) analog integrated biopotential detector intended for neural… 
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
2000
Review
2000
Zirconia as a sliding material: histologic, laboratory, and clinical data.
Zirconia ceramics have been introduced in orthopaedic surgery as prosthetic femoral heads to solve the critical issue of femoral… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Analysis of retrieved alumina ceramic components from Mittelmeier total hip prostheses.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Long-term results of uncemented alumina acetabular implants.
We report the clinical and tribological performance of 67 ceramic acetabular prostheses implanted between 1976 and 1979 without… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
The risk of small St. Jude aortic valve prostheses.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Evaluation of three silicoating methods for resin-bonded prostheses.
Three different methods of increasing the bond strength of resin to metal were tested: the original Silicoater technique, the… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Auditory-nerve single-neuron thresholds to electrical stimulation from scala tympani electrodes
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Long-term experience with porcine aortic valve xenografts.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Future directions in the development of arterial prostheses for small and medium caliber arteries.
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