Every year the Italian National Insurance Institute of Accidents on Work (INAIL) Prosthesis Centre manufactures more than 300 silicone cosmetic upper-limb prostheses that are aesthetically similar to patients' missing limbs; however, the prostheses have the following drawbacks: subjectivity in color choice, high production costs, and long time frames for patient tests and prosthesis production....

The mechanical stiffness of running-specific prostheses likely affects the functional abilities of athletes with leg amputations. However, each prosthetic manufacturer recommends prostheses based on subjective stiffness categories rather than performance based metrics. The actual mechanical stiffness values of running-specific prostheses (i.e. kN/m) are unknown. Consequently, we sought to chara...

Standard chirurgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm involves the placement of tubular synthetic aortic prostheses. Most of these implants are made up of polyester textiles or porous expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. Normalised tests are dedicated to their assessment (ISO 7198:1998, cardiovascular implants and tubular vascular prostheses). However, such experiments are not sufficient to ...

ABSTRACT Objectives: the aim of this study was to compare outcomes a new silicone vascular prostheses with PTFE prostheses, on rabbit experimental model. Methods: forty rabbits underwent infra-renal aorta replacement 4 mm diameter twenty animals PDMS and (control group). Retrograde aortic angiography performed assess patency. Histological graft samples were examined by electron microscopy evalu...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate surgical outcome, complications, and patients satisfaction with the Tube® (Promedon, Cordoba, Argentina) malleable penile prosthesis in diabetic and non-diabetic patients with refractory erectile dysfunction (ED). PATIENTS AND METHODS The records of 128 eligible patients who received Tube malleable penile prostheses at our institute between September 2008 and October 201...