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List of orthopedic implants, the Glossary

An orthopedic implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing joint or bone, or to support a damaged bone.^[1]

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Ankle

The ankle, the talocrural region or the jumping bone (informal) is the area where the foot and the leg meet.

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Arthroplasty (literally "forming of joint") is an orthopedic surgical procedure where the articular surface of a musculoskeletal joint is replaced, remodeled, or realigned by osteotomy or some other procedure.

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Artificial cartilage

Artificial cartilage is a synthetic material made of hydrogels or polymers that aims to mimic the functional properties of natural cartilage in the human body.

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Biomet

Biomet, Inc., was a medical device manufacturer located in the Warsaw, Indiana, business cluster.

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Bioresorbable (also called biodegradable or bioabsorbable) metals are metals or their alloys that degrade safely within the body.

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DePuy Synthes

DePuy Synthes is a franchise of orthopaedic and neurosurgery companies.

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Elbow

The elbow is the region between the upper arm and the forearm that surrounds the elbow joint.

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Elective surgery

Elective surgery or elective procedure is surgery that is scheduled in advance because it does not involve a medical emergency.

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External fixation

External fixation is a surgical treatment wherein Kirschner pins and wires are inserted and affixed into bone and then exit the body to be attached to an external apparatus composed of rings and threaded rods — the Ilizarov apparatus, the Taylor Spatial Frame, and the Octopod External Fixator — which immobilises the damaged limb to facilitate healing.

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Femoral neck

The femoral neck (femur neck or neck of the femur) is a flattened pyramidal process of bone, connecting the femoral head with the femoral shaft, and forming with the latter a wide angle opening medialward.

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Femur

The femur (femurs or femora), or thigh bone is the only bone in the thigh.

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Finger

A finger is a prominent digit on the forelimbs of most tetrapod vertebrate animals, especially those with prehensile extremities (i.e. hands) such as humans and other primates.

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Forearm

The forearm is the region of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist.

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Harrington rod

The Harrington rod (or Harrington implant) is a stainless steel surgical device. List of orthopedic implants and Harrington rod are orthopedic implants.

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Hip

In vertebrate anatomy, the hip, or coxaLatin coxa was used by Celsus in the sense "hip", but by Pliny the Elder in the sense "hip bone" (Diab, p 77) (coxae) in medical terminology, refers to either an anatomical region or a joint on the outer (lateral) side of the pelvis.

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Hip fracture

A hip fracture is a break that occurs in the upper part of the femur (thigh bone), at the femoral neck or (rarely) the femoral head.

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Hip replacement

Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant, that is, a hip prosthesis. List of orthopedic implants and hip replacement are orthopedic implants.

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Hip resurfacing

Hip resurfacing has been developed as a surgical alternative to total hip replacement (THR). List of orthopedic implants and hip resurfacing are orthopedic implants.

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Humerus

The humerus (humeri) is a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.

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Implant (medicine)

An implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing biological structure, support a damaged biological structure, or enhance an existing biological structure.

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Internal fixation

Internal fixation is an operation in orthopedics that involves the surgical implementation of implants for the purpose of repairing a bone, a concept that dates to the mid-nineteenth century and was made applicable for routine treatment in the mid-twentieth century.

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Intramedullary rod

An intramedullary rod, also known as an intramedullary nail (IM nail) or inter-locking nail or Küntscher nail (without proximal or distal fixation), is a metal rod forced into the medullary cavity of a bone. List of orthopedic implants and intramedullary rod are orthopedic implants.

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Kirschner wire

Kirschner wires or K-wires or pins are sterilized, sharpened, smooth stainless steel pins. List of orthopedic implants and Kirschner wire are orthopedic implants.

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Knee replacement

Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability, most commonly offered when joint pain is not diminished by conservative sources. List of orthopedic implants and knee replacement are orthopedic implants.

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List of orthopedic implants

An orthopedic implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing joint or bone, or to support a damaged bone. List of orthopedic implants and List of orthopedic implants are orthopedic implants and orthopedic treatment.

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Long bone

The long bones are those that are longer than they are wide.

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Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system.

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Richard N.W. Wohns

Richard N.W. Wohns is a neurosurgeon who is the founder and president of NeoSpine, LLC (a spine surgery and interventional pain management center).

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Screw

A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force (torque) to the head.

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Shoulder

The human shoulder is made up of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone) as well as associated muscles, ligaments and tendons.

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Shoulder replacement

Shoulder replacement is a surgical procedure in which all or part of the glenohumeral joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant. List of orthopedic implants and Shoulder replacement are orthopedic implants.

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Smith & Nephew

Smith & Nephew plc, also known as Smith+Nephew, is a British multinational medical equipment manufacturing company headquartered in Watford, England.

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Stainless steel

Stainless steel, also known as inox, corrosion-resistant steel (CRES), and rustless steel, is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion.

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Stryker Corporation

Stryker Corporation is an American multinational medical technologies corporation based in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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Surface engineering

Surface engineering is the sub-discipline of materials science which deals with the surface of solid matter.

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Synthes

Synthes Holding AG (formerly Synthes-Stratec) is a multinational medical device manufacturer based in Solothurn, Switzerland and West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Taylor Spatial Frame

The Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF) is an external fixator used by podiatric and orthopaedic surgeons to treat complex fractures and bone deformities.

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Tibia

The tibia (tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_orthopedic_implants

Also known as Gamma nail, Hansson pin, Orthopedic implant.

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