We aimed to find out whether the Hastings bipolar prosthesis moved in a bipolar fashion after its use for displaced fractures of the femoral neck. In 65 patients non-weight-bearing movement was assessed radiographically and compared with an earlier study of the Monk prosthesis. In 70% of patients, the only movement was between the acetabulum and the prosthetic shell, the prosthesis behaving as ...

INTRODUCTION Although more invasive than some of the other currently available therapies, penile prosthesis surgery has the advantages of high patient satisfaction rates and avoidance of systemic adverse events in the vast majority of cases. AIM This article provides a review of the more widely used implants and some of the more frequently encountered complications of penile prosthesis surger...

The aim of the study was to evaluate the alterations in speech intelligibility in a cleft palate patient, before and after extending and modifying the palatal contour of the existing prosthesis using a correctable wax recording. An eight-year-old girl studying in second grade with a velopharyngeal defect using an obturator reported to the outpatient clinic complaining of lack in clarity of spee...

Aims: The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prevalence Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) positivity, gastric atrophy, and intestinal metaplasia in patients with dyspeptic complaints who had undergone total hip knee replacement surgeries, compared a control group without prosthesis.
 Methods: consisted 51 prosthesis, while comprised 75 similar but prosthesis. Endoscopi...

We describe a case of Salmonella enteritidis infection of a prosthetic knee joint that was cured with ceftriaxone therapy for 6 weeks and replacement of the tibial component of the prosthesis. Eleven other cases of salmonella prosthetic joint infection have been reported in the English-language literature. Five infections occurred within 20 days of prosthesis placement, and seven occurred sever...

Mitral valve/surgery; thrombosis; bioprosthesis. (prosthesis M-25, BSA = 1,672 m2) and 6 mmHg (prosthesis M-27, BSA = 1,632 m2), respectively. Neither of the patients was receiving anticoagulants. The case of the youngest patient was more dramatic, because she was admitted to the emergency room with history suggesting paroxysmal acute atrial fibrillation and neurological signs of embolization 1...

The loss or disfigurement of a body parts specially that pertaining to the face has a deep psychological and social impact on the patient. After enucleation, evisceration or exteneration of the eye, the aim of an ocular prosthesis should be to restore the natural appearance, install confidence and a sense social acceptability in the patient. Custom made prosthesis has several advantages over th...

Eye is a vital sensory organ have been playing its role from vision to expression. Construction of the ocular prosthesis was never so easy numerous techniques implicated for fabrication prosthesis. Depending upon availability materials and time technique it differs one author another based on esthetic, comfort longevity This article review about various methods by authors over due course constr...

Mutilation in the facial region may significantly affect the self-image and personality of individuals. Prosthetic rehabilitation of facial defects could increase the quality of life, thereby encouraging the patients to build up their self-confidence to return to normal social life. Acceptable cosmetic results are often obtained through facial prosthesis. Recovery after the loss of an eye requi...

Although classic and standard procedure for patients with ascending Aorta aneurysm with Sever aortic Regurgitation is Bentall surgery but in some selected cases this complex surgery was not performed with different reason like advanced age and coexisting comorbidity involving renal and hepatic and lung Function. In our cases 75 years old man with chronic renal failure ( Cr= 3.2 ) who was known ...