If possible, the doctor will excise the entire tumor and a margin of healthy tissue around it. He or she will replace the excised bone and joint with a bone transplant or a metallic replacement (prosthesis).Amputation removes all or part of an arm or leg when the tumor is large and/or...
Factors governing the healing of Staphylococcus aureus infections following hip and knee prosthesis implantation: A retrospective study of 95 patients SummaryIntroduction The prognostic factors for total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) Staphylococcus aureus prosthetic joint infect......
Partial Displaced Hip Joint Fracture– In a partial displaced fracture, the ends of adjacent fractured bone maintains contacts along the fractured surface at the periphery or edges of the fracture bone. Partial displace fracture causes deformity of the leg at rest. Deformity is observed as res...
Prosthesis, artificial substitute for a missing part of the body. The artificial parts that are most commonly thought of as prostheses are those that replace lost arms and legs, but bone, artery, and heart valve replacements are common, and artificial ey