Prosthetics

Prostheses are designed to replace a missing part of the body or to make a part of the body work better.

Follow the links below to find information about prosthetics.

Reviewed September 2009

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Knee and Hip Replacement
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Links to information about knee and hip replacement.

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Title:	Knee replacement surgery
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Knee replacement surgery is a technique that removes a diseased knee joint and replaces it with an artificial joint (prosthesis). The most common reason for this operation is severe osteoarthritis. Knee replacement surgery is known as 'total knee arthroplasty'.
Date:	Sep 2009

Title:	Arthritis and surgery: hip replacement - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Find out how a hip replacement can help people with arthritis.
Date:	Jul 2009

Title:	Nipple reconstruction
Publisher:	National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
Description:	Describes the reconstruction of the nipple after breast surgery.
Date:	Jul 2009

Title:	Children with hearing loss
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	There are many causes of temporary hearing problems, but some children can have permanent hearing loss. In many cases, the cause of a hearing loss is not known.
Date:	Jul 2009

Title:	Ears - hearing problems
Publisher:	Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:	Hearing well helps us to learn how to speak, to understand, to communicate with others and to enjoy listening to the sounds that we like to hear.
Date:	Jun 2009

Title:	Arthritis and surgery: knee replacement - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Find out when a knee replacement may be necessary and what the procedure involves.
Date:	Apr 2009

Title:	Erectile dysfunction treatments
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	A range of treatments is available for erectile dysfunction (ED), or impotence. These include oral medications (such as Viagra, Cialis or Levitra), injections into the penis, vacuum devices, counselling or implants (penile prosthesis). Ongoing problems may have a medical cause that needs specific treatment and should be investigated by a doctor.
Date:	Jan 2009

Title:	Processed versus fresh frozen bone for impaction bone grafting in revision hip arthroplasty
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the advantages and disadvantages of using fresh frozen bone or processed bone for repairing the hip bone during surgery....
Date:	Dec 2008

Title:	Media release. Reimbursements now available for breast prostheses
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	Australian women who have had a mastectomy as a result of breast cancer will be reimbursed for the cost of breast prostheses up to $400.
Date:	Dec 2008

Title:	Breast reconstruction and mastectomy
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Breast cancer treatment may include a full or part mastectomy. Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy may be chosen by some women. A nipple reconstruction is best performed at least three months after breast reconstruction surgery. Breast and nipple reconstruction may use breast implants or skin
Date:	Aug 2008

Title:	Prostheses and Devices Committee (PDC)
Publisher:	Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The Prostheses and Devices Committee (PDC) was established by the Minister for Health and Ageing on 14 July 2004.
Date:	Jul 2008

Title:	Knee and Hip Replacement
Publisher:	HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:	Links to information about knee and hip replacement.
Date:	Aug 2007

Title:	Arthroplasties (with and without bone cement) for proximal femoral fractures in adults
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Many different types of artificial hip joints (arthroplasties) may be used to treat a break in the thigh bone (femur) near the hip joint (hip fracture). Differences in these artificial joints include different shapes of the stem set into the bone; the i...
Date:	May 2007

Title:	Interventions for preventing posterior capsule opacification
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is the most common long-term complication after cataract surgery with implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL). It can be treated by cutting a hole in the posterior lens capsule with an Nd:YAG laser (Neodymium:YAG ...
Date:	Jan 2007

Title:	Surgical interventions for age-related cataract
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Cataract is a major cause of global blindness, accounting for 50% to 80% in developing countries. The number of people blind from cataract is expected to rise due to the increase in life expectancy. Aging causes changes in the lens protein leading to op...
Date:	Aug 2006

Title:	Impotence treatments - myDr.com.au
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Learn about the methods now available to treat impotence (erectile dysfunction), a very common condition.
Date:	Jul 2006

Title:	Multifocal versus monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Cataract, defined as the presence of visually-impairing lens opacity in one or both eyes, is present in 30% of persons of 65 years and over in the UK. Modern cataract surgery is frequently accompanied by the insertion of an implant within the eye known ...
Date:	Jul 2006

Title:	Posterior versus lateral surgical approach for total hip arthroplasty in adults with osteoarthritis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effects of a posterior or lateral approach in total hip replacement surgery for osteoarthritis. The review shows that:...
Date:	May 2006

Title:	AcrySof? ReSTOR? Multifocal Intraocular Lens
Publisher:	Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:	ASERNIP-S has performed a prioritising summary on AcrySof® ReSTOR® Multifocal Intraocular Lens.
Date:	Mar 2006

Title:	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for preventing heterotopic bone formation after hip arthroplasty
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Abnormal bone formation in the muscles around the hip occurs after about one third of all hip replacements. Use of an NSAID (apart from low dose aspirin) around the time of surgery reduces the risk of such bone developing by between one half and two thi...
Date:	Apr 2004

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