Prosthetics

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

Follow the links below to find information about prosthetics.

Updated January 2012

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Title:   Stryker EIUS unicompartmental knee prosthesis
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The TGA has become aware that the EIUS unicompartmental knee prosthesis supplied by Stryker Australia has a higher than expected revision rate (rate of revision surgery)
Date:   Sep 2011
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:   Aug 2011
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:   Jul 2011
Title:   External breast prostheses reimbursement program
Publisher:   Medicare Australia
Description:   External breast prostheses reimbursement program
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Prostheses List Advisory Committee
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Prostheses List Advisory Committee members
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Recall of DePuy Orthopaedics ASR hip replacement device
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Australia was the first country in the world to take regulatory action to ensure the removal of the DePuy ASR hip replacements from the market
Date:   May 2011
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:   Apr 2011
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 2009
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:   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:   Antiplatelet and anticoagulation for patients with prosthetic heart valves
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   After heart valve replacement oral anticoagulation (a blood thinner) is frequently used to keep blood clots from forming on the valve. These blood clots can block the flow of blood through the valve or break off and cause a stroke. Blood thinners, such ...
Date:   Jun 2003

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