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 …

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 …

Background This study aimed to provide an overview of device-related complications
occurring in individuals with an upper or lower extremity amputation treated with a screw …

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 …

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 …

Aims Osseointegrated prosthetic limbs allow better mobility than socket-mounted prosthetics
for lower limb amputees. Fractures, however, can occur in the residual limb, but they have …

Background Endo-exo prosthetics (EEP), which belongs to the transcutaneous
osseointegrated prosthetic systems (TOPS), provides an alternative bone-anchored …

Interest in amputation surgery has increased in conjunction with rising public awareness
about amputee care. To date, plastic surgeons have impacted the quality of life and …

Introduction Bone-anchored prostheses (BAP) are an advanced reconstructive surgical
approach for individuals who had transfemoral amputation and are unable to use the …

Approximately 1.6 million people in the United States are currently living with limb loss, a
population projected to more than double by 2050. 1 Amputation results in a wide range of …