sound signals to be processed in the brain. However‚ a relatively recent medical innovation involving cochlear implants allows these individuals‚ who would otherwise be deaf‚ to perceive sound. Cochlear implantation is a safe procedure performed on individuals with profound sensorineural hearing loss in which an electric device is surgically embedded behind the ear. The cochlear implant acts as a transducer‚ collecting sound and converting it to an electrical signal that bypasses the defective hearing
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In the case of silicone breast implants safety studies should have been well designed prior to or during product development. There have been several studies and discussions associating silicone breast implants with connective tissue diseases (Wong 1995‚ p. 74-75) and silicone leakage with breast cancer (Winer et al 1993‚ p. 1407). DCC also reported rupturing silicone envelopes prompting second operation to remove or replace the implant but to perform further investigations. The
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Zimmer Biomet Shoulder Lawsuit Zimmer Biomet Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder Humeral implant is a reverse shoulder device designed to restore arm movement. Increased instances of failure have led to a massive recall of this medical device. Following the reports‚ many people who have been affected by the recall have lodged lawsuits against the product manufacturer‚ Zimmer Biomet‚ Inc. The company is a leading designer‚ manufacturer and marketer of orthopedic products in the US. The three types of claims
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the past had been made of stainless steel or titanium‚ but with problems resulting from those permanent devices‚ an innovative approach is being considered. Bioresorbable implants are a possible replacement to the original implants that would eliminate the need for removal‚ which has shown to be a problem for traditional implants. The Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (AO) formed in 1958 to improve and standardize the state of internal fixation. Over time‚ companies were formed to
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Images produced by the media will make people do almost anything to fit American standards of the perfect body. Plastic surgery offers a quick fix to help achieve this goal but no matter how much surgery nothing is perfect. Images produced by media‚ quick fixes and the outcome of the fixes are problems that woman of all ages deal with. From the time of birth‚ images of physical perfection bombard young minds. When children are young their minds are fragile and mold to what they are taught. One
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A polymer‚ metal‚ or ceramic could be potentially used for a knee implant. Each has its own benefits and disadvantages‚ because of this each material is utilized for a different part of the knee replacement. The three parts of the knee replacement are depicted in Figure 1 and are the femoral component‚ the plastic surface‚ and the tibial plate. The material that is the best fit to use for a biodegradable friendly knee replacement wouldn’t be a metal‚ though currently most common used‚ because when
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Roudner uses a large muscle‚ underlying fatty tissue and the skin to reconstruct a natural-looking breast. Although the use of fatty tissue helps to create a normal-looking breast‚ a breast implant is also used to achieve volume. Once the implant is placed‚ the latissimus dorsi flap covers the breast implant; thus‚ providing the patient with a natural-looking final result. Nipple Reconstruction at Dr. Roudner’s Clinic in Miami The final stage of a breast reconstruction is recreating the nipple
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There have been doctors who have felt that if you remove the ovaries‚ because the ovaries are what produce the endometriosis that this will rid of the disease. Studies have shown that endometriosis can produce its own estrogen. Because‚ endometrial implants can produce their own estrogen‚ they can continue to grow even after a
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described as a “how to” essay‚ or demonstration. This essay involves a step-by-step process‚ with steps arranged in their natural order‚ for example‚ How to Write an Expository Essay. The type of organization the author used for the essay “Cochlear Implants” was Time Order. Time order: An expository essay developed by time order involves the sequential or chronological organization of information from one time period to another. This type of expository development arranges information according
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modern bicompartmental knee arthroplasty (BKA) with 2 independent modern implants showed better results than those of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Conserving 2 cruciate ligaments may explain these results but another hypothesis is that independent adjustment of the rotation of patello-femoral and tibio-femoral implants may optimize knee reconstruction. Objectives: The aim of our study was to compare the positioning of BKA implants to those of primary TKA in the frontal‚ sagittal and rotation position
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