Design features of implants for direct skeletal attachment of limb prostheses

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 101, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3339-3348

  Pitkin, M ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Poly Orth International   (United States)

Author keywords

design features; direct skeletal attachment; implants; limb prostheses; osseointegration

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; DENTAL PROSTHESES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS SCIENCE;

ANIMAL STUDIES; DESIGN FEATURES; DIRECT SKELETAL ATTACHMENT; LIMB PROSTHESIS; OSSEOINTEGRATION; TRADITIONAL SUSPENSIONS;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS;

CARBON; COBALT; FIBRONECTIN; HYDROXYAPATITE; SILICON; SILVER; STAINLESS STEEL; TANTALUM; TITANIUM;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION; BONE ANCHORED HEARING AID; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE IMPLANT; BONE INFECTION; BONE REGENERATION; CELL ADHESION; CORTICAL BONE; DEVICE SAFETY; DIRECT SKELETAL ATTACHMENT; DISABLED PERSON; EPITHELIUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBROBLAST; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INDEX FINGER; LEG PROSTHESIS; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POROSITY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; STOMA; SURFACE PROPERTY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DESIGN FEATURES; DIRECT SKELETAL ATTACHMENT; IMPLANTS; LIMB PROSTHESES; OSSEOINTEGRATION;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BONE AND BONES; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 84884904410     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34606     Document Type: Review

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