Erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence secondary to sphincter dysfunction are common conditions affecting many men worldwide with a negative effect on quality of life. They are encountered in a number of etiologies most commonly following radical prostatectomy in which they coexist in the same patient. Implantations of an artificial urinary sphincter and inflatable penile prosthesis have...

Introduction Lower-extremity amputees, the group with which this paper is concerned, include persons who have been subjected to gross anatomic loss of the lower limbs at widely varying levels, such as partial foot amputation, below-knee and above-knee amputations, knee or hip disarticulation, and hemipelvectomy. Amputation at each level is attended by distinctive problems of functional loss, fi...

OBJECTIVES Cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) with Discover prosthesis or anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with Zero-P cage has been widely used in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). However, little is known about the comparison of the 2 zero-profile implants in the treatment of single-level CSM. The aim was to compare the clinical outcomes and radiographic para...

Total loss of talus due to trauma or avascular necrosis, for example, still remains to be a major challenge in foot and ankle surgery with severely limited treatment options. Implantation of a custom made total talar prosthesis has shown promising results so far. Most important factors for long time success are degree of congruence of articular surfaces and ligamentous stability of the ankle. T...

OBJECTIVE To develop an intraocular vision aid to provide artificial vision in severely traumatized eyes, where neuroretinal function could be preserved but irreversible anterior segment opacification resulted in blindness. METHODS The basis of an intraocular vision aid is in principle a telemetric circuit to bridge the opaque cornea and to allow for artificial light stimulation of the retina...

Fungi belonging to Candida genus, especially C. albicans play an important role in microflora of oral cavity. Microbial colonisation process taking place within oral cavity is inseparably related to formation of multispecies biofilm, i.e. dental and denture plaque. A mature fungal biofilm is a heterogeneous three-dimensional dense conglomeration of mixture of different morphological forms: blas...

INTRODUCTION Surgical treatment of chronic complete acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocation is still debated and no gold standard surgical procedure has been identified. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective series of 90 patients treated for AC dislocations is reported here. Patients were divided into three groups: group 1 receiving AC reconstruction with a Dacron vascular prosthesis; group ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review. PURPOSE This study aims to define the role of lumbar fusion for persistent back pains after the lumbar disc replacement. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Little is written about lumbar fusion after optimally placed lumbar arthroplasty in patients with persistent lower back pains. METHODS Retrospective review of cases of lumbar artificial disc requiring subsequent ...

ponents of the upper-extremity prosthesis is to make it possible for the terminal device to be operated effectively, the hook or artificial hand is considered to be the most important component of any artificial arm. The terminal device (or devices, since they can quickly be interchanged for a given individual) plays the decisive role in determining the functional and cosmetic value of the pros...

Introduction Conventional below-knee prostheses are manufactured of rigid materials for durability and stability. The use of glass fibre and resin composite materials to form the rigid shank of the below-knee prosthesis is well established in many countries and forms part of the modern practice of cosmetic prosthesis manufacture. While these materials are strong, durable , easily worked and cos...