Welcome to The Implant-Register – the global implant platform
Implants help humans in many ways and are welcome to improve life conditions for people desiring reconstructions or corrections of their human tissue as well as transmitting purposes. However, an implant is more than just any replacement part. It becomes part of an individual person. That is why it requires our special attention. There are estimated more than 10.000 different implants known, to be incorporated in human bodies - constantly increasing.
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Rehabilitation after leg amputation with transcutaneous osseointegrated prostheses
Traditional prostheses after limb amputations allow only a part of the affected persons to achieve the desired and desired autonomous mobility. In analogy to dental implants, systems have been developed that allow the coupling of an exoprosthesis to a force carrier integrated in the bone and transmitted through the skin. Almost all of the problems…
Second Historic Transplant of Pig Heart into Patient
A 58-year-old patient with terminal heart disease became the second patient in the world to receive a successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart on September 20. He is recovering well and communicating with his loved ones. This new patient had end-stage heart disease. He was deemed ineligible for a traditional transplant with a human…
Detect Endoprosthesis loosening at an early stage
Our society is aging. So the number of people who need an artificial hip joint, for example, is also rising. This can have long-term consequences for the healthcare system. “In more than ten percent of cases, loosening of the implanted prosthesis occurs within 15 years after hip surgery” (Alexander Franck, MD). The time of detection…