An Organ System-Based Synopsis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence

CD Morin, E Déziel, J Gauthier, RC Levesque, GW Lau - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Driven in part by its metabolic versatility, high intrinsic antibiotic resistance, and a large
repertoire of virulence factors, Pseudomonas aeruginosa is expertly adapted to thrive in a …

Lower limb prosthetic interfaces: Clinical and technological advancement and potential future direction

R Safari - Prosthetics and orthotics international, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The human–prosthesis interface is one of the most complicated challenges facing the field of
prosthetics, despite substantive investments in research and development by researchers …

[HTML][HTML] Orthopaedic osseointegration: state of the art

MB Zaid, RJ O'Donnell, BK Potter… - JAAOS-Journal of the …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Osseointegration is a surgical approach that permitted the direct attachment of an external
prosthesis to the skeleton in some select patients with amputation, who had failed to tolerate …

A 15-year follow-up of transfemoral amputees with bone-anchored transcutaneous prostheses: mechanical complications and patient-reported outcomes

K Hagberg, SAG Jahani, K Kulbacka-Ortiz… - The bone & joint …, 2020 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims The aim of this study was to describe implant and patient-reported outcome in patients
with a unilateral transfemoral amputation (TFA) treated with a bone-anchored …

Safety and performance of bone-anchored prostheses in persons with a transfemoral amputation: a 5-year follow-up study

D Reetz, R Atallah, J Mohamed, H van de Meent… - JBJS, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: For almost 30 years, bone-anchored prostheses have offered an alternative
solution to prosthetic sockets by attaching the artificial limb directly to the femoral residuum …

Association between osseointegration of lower extremity amputation and mortality among adults

JS Hoellwarth, K Tetsworth, A Oomatia… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Transcutaneous osseointegration post amputation (TOPA) creates a direct
linkage between residual bone and an external prosthetic limb, providing superior mobility …

Changes in frontal plane kinematics over 12-months in individuals with the Percutaneous Osseointegrated Prosthesis (POP)

BJ Darter, ED Syrett, KB Foreman, E Kubiak, S Sinclair - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background A bone-anchored prosthesis (BAP) eliminates the need for a conventional
socket by attaching a prosthesis directly to the user's skeleton. Currently, limited research …

Safety, prosthesis wearing time and health-related quality of life of lower extremity bone-anchored prostheses using a press-fit titanium osseointegration implant: a …

R Atallah, H van de Meent, L Verhamme, JP Frölke… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background We described safety and functional one-year follow-up outcomes of individuals
with lower limb amputation treated with bone-anchored prostheses using titanium press-fit …

[HTML][HTML] Load applied on osseointegrated implant by transfemoral bone-anchored prostheses fitted with state-of-the-art prosthetic components

L Frossard, S Laux, M Geada, PP Heym, K Lechler - Clinical Biomechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
Background This study presented the load profile applied on transfemoral osseointegrated
implants by bone-anchored prostheses fitted with state-of-the-art ÖSSUR microprocessor …

In vitro and in silico methods for the biomechanical assessment of osseointegrated transfemoral prostheses: a systematic review

G Galteri, L Cristofolini - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The amputee population according to the World-Health-Organization is about 40 million.
However, there is a high abandon rate of socket prostheses for the lower limb (25%–57%) …