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prosthesis
A fabricated or manufactured substituted device for a damaged or missing part of the body.
Includes:
- prosthetic limb
- artificial joint from
- total hip arthroplasty
- total knee arthroplasty
- orthopedic internal fixation devices
- ocular prosthesis
- implants
Management:
- prophylactic antibiotics (cefazolin or vancomycin) before high-risk procedures in patients with prosthetic joints [1]
Related
infected prosthesis
orthotics
Specific
artificial iris
auricular prosthesis
bionic pancreas
endovascular prosthesis
inflatable urethral/bladder neck sphincter
intraurethral valve pump (inFlow)
mandibular prosthesis
maxillofacial prosthesis
obturator prosthesis
ocular prosthesis (artificial eye)
oral prosthesis
orbital prosthesis
orthopedic fixation device
penile prosthesis (penile implant)
prosthetic joint
prosthetic limb
speech prosthesis
vascular prosthesis
General
device (medical device)
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 14,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- Genova A. In: Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine &
Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 12-15, 2001