In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial extension that replaces a missing body part. Prostheses are typically used to replace parts lost by injury (traumatic) or missing from birth (congenital) or to supplement defective body parts.

Types

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Some types of prosthetics include:

• Artificial limbs
• Cochlear implants
• Corrective lenses
• Hair prosthesis
• Facial prosthetics
• Maxillofacial prosthetics
• Neuroprosthetics
• Ocular prosthetics
• Replacement joints (eg hips)
• Somato prosthetics
• Surgical prosthetics
• Transtibial prosthesis

See also

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• Orthosis
• Prosthetics in fiction
• Bionics

External links

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• Prosthetics History
• Knee Replacement Surgery
• Never Been Done - Documentary about an athlete with a prosthetic leg

Medical equipment | Implants

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