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Prostheses and Implants

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Definition: Artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials inserted into tissue for functional, cosmetic, or therapeutic purposes. Prostheses can be functional, as in the case of artificial arms and legs, or cosmetic, as in the case of an artificial eye. Implants, all surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically. IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL is available for those used experimentally.  GEN: prefer specifics; coord IM with prosthetic or implant material (IM or NIM); adv eff: consider PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; BIOPROSTHESIS is also available   
See Also Device Removal; Prosthesis Retention
Examples Absorbable Implants; Artificial Limbs; Auditory Brain Stem Implants; Bioprosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Bone Nails; Bone Plates; Bone Screws; Breast Implants; Cochlear Implants; Defibrillators, Implantable; Dental Implants; Dental Prosthesis; Electrodes, Implanted; Embolic Protection Devices; Eye, Artificial; Fiducial Markers; Glaucoma Drainage Implants; Heart, Artificial; Heart Valve Prosthesis; Implants, Experimental; Internal Fixators; Joint Prosthesis; Larynx, Artificial; Lenses, Intraocular; Maxillofacial Prosthesis; Orbital Implants; Ossicular Prosthesis; Penile Prosthesis; Prosthesis Design; Septal Occluder Device; Stents; Suburethral Slings; Suture Anchors; Tissue Expansion Devices; Tissue Scaffolds; Urinary Sphincter, Artificial; Visual Prosthesis 		Other names Prostheses; Implants and Prostheses; Implant, Artificial; Artificial Implants; Artificial Implant; Prosthesis; Implants, Artificial
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
ASTM F-75 implant alloy  0   *Alloys Cobalt Prostheses and Implants. J Biomed Mater Res 1997 Feb;34(2):157-63
titanium fiber  0   *Titanium Prostheses and Implants. J Biomed Mater Res 1996 Jun;31(2):227-34
palladium-cobalt alloy  0   *Alloys *Cobalt *Palladium Prostheses and Implants. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 1996 Apr;43(4):406-13
Autologen  0   *Collagen Prostheses and Implants. Laryngoscope 1995 Sep;105(9 Pt 1):944-8
deflux  0   *Dextrans *Hyaluronic Acid Prostheses and Implants. J Urol 1995 Aug;154(2 Pt 2):800-3
Medpor  0   *Polyethylenes Prostheses and Implants.
Pharma Action Biocompatible Materials 		J Craniofac Surg 1993 Jul;4(3):142-7
Biostite  0   *Glycosaminoglycans *Collagen *Hydroxyapatites Prostheses and Implants. Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac 1993;94(1):21-4
hydroxyapatite-beta tricalcium phosphate  0   *Hydroxyapatites Ceramics Prostheses and Implants. Chir Organi Mov 1991 Jul-Sep;76(3):245-54
diopside  14483-19-3   *Silicic Acid Prostheses and Implants. Shikwa Gakuho 1990 Apr;90(4):525-53
Collagraft  138331-02-9   *Calcium Phosphates *Collagen Prostheses and Implants. Injury 1990;21(3):142
glutaraldehyde-cross-linked collagen  0   *Collagen Prostheses and Implants.
Pharma Action Biocompatible Materials ; Cross-Linking Reagents 		J Dermatol Surg Oncol 1986;12(4):351
DIN 5-8800  0   *Alloys Prostheses and Implants. Z Orthop 1985;123(6):962
polylactic acid-polyglycolic acid copolymer  0   *Polyglycolic Acid *Lactic Acid Drug Carriers Prostheses and Implants.
Pharma Action Biocompatible Materials 		Ann Thorac Surg 1984;38(5):488
HTR composite  26355-01-1 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-hydroxyethyl ester, polymer with methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate  *Methylmethacrylates *Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate Composite Resins Bone Substitutes Prostheses and Implants.
Pharma Action Biocompatible Materials 		NY J Dent 1983;53(8):387
Sonox P4  0   *Ceramics Prostheses and Implants. Biomaterials 1983;4(3):215
carbon-polylactic acid polymer  0   *Polymers *Lactic Acid *Carbon Compounds, Inorganic Prostheses and Implants. Clin Orthop 1981;160:268
Lavsan  25038-59-9 poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyloxycarbonyl-1,4-phenylenecarbonyl)  *Polyethylene Terephthalates Matrix Bands Surgical Mesh Prostheses and Implants. Vestn Khir 1980;124(4):74
carbon fiber  0   *Carbon Bone Plates Prostheses and Implants.
Pharma Action Anti-Infective Agents, Local ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal ; Dental Materials 		Vet Record 102(13):287;1978
polyhydroxyethyl methacrylate hydrogels  0   *Hydrogels Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate/*analogs & derivatives Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic Occlusive Dressings Root Canal Filling Materials Prostheses and Implants. Ann Ophthalmol 2(12):1341;1971

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