Prostheses and Implants

- A Galilean telescope using an anterior-chamber implant as eyepiece. A low-visual-acuity aid for macular lesions.

- A pertrochanteric fracture in an adolescent treated for an osteogenic sarcoma of the shaft of the femur with chemotherapy, tumour resection and endoprosthesis. Osteosarcomas of the femur are treated nowadays, if possible, by chemotherapy, resection of the tumor and reconstruction with an endoprosthesis. There is not...

- A simple, indwelling, biliary endoprosthesis made from commonly available catheter material.

- Abandonment of endoprosthetic drainage technique in malignant biliary obstruction. This report discusses a 3-year experience with the techniques of internal/external catheter and endoprosthetic stent drainage in 175 patients with...

- Acrylic bone cement--bond or plug?

- Acrylic lunate prostheses. A long-term follow-up.

- Additional follow-up of 34 cases of prosthokeratoplasty.

- Advantages and disadvantages of the types of intraocular lens available.

- Adverse reactions to bovine collagen implants. Additional evidence for immune response gene control of collagen reactivity in humans.

- All-acrylic anterior-chamber implants in ophthalmic surgery.

- Anterior cruciate ligament replacement. Knee stability and the effects of implants. The anteroposterior stability of cadaveric knees was investigated. There was a wide range of normal laxity; knees were more stable at 90 degrees than at 20...

- Applications of computer modelling for the design of orthopaedic, dental and cardiovascular biomaterials. Biomaterials do not escape from the general trend present in all contemporary science and technology towards increasing use of computers and information...

- Applications of HTR polymer in dentistry.

- Arthroplasty of the hip: a review of 110 cup and replacement arthroplasties.

- Arthroplasty of the knee; preliminary report of new method.

- Assessment of osteogenic potential of the natural origin bioceramics implanted into the human infrabony periodontal defects. The osteogenic potential of natural origin bioceramics implanted in human periodontal infrabony defects was investigated Histologic and electron-microscopic...

- Biliary endoprosthesis blockage: clearance using a 22-gauge needle (technical note).

- Biliary endoprosthesis: yes or no?

- BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING AND PROSTHETIC APPARATUS.

- Bone induction and the use of HTR polymer as a vehicle for osseous inductor materials.