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Also known as prosthetics, prostheses, Prostheses and Implants, prosthetic device, prosthetic implant

thumb|A person with a running prosthesis In medicine, a prosthesis (: prostheses; from ), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder). Prostheses may restore the normal functions of the missing body part, or may perform a cosmetic function.

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A prosthesis is an artificial device that replaces a body part lost due to injury, illness, or a condition present from birth. It can help restore the function of the missing part or improve a person's appearance.

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  • Types
  • Limb prostheses
  • Prosthetic raw materials
  • Organ prostheses
  • History
  • Wood and metal prosthetics
  • Technology progress before the 20th century
  • Lower extremity modern history
  • Upper extremity modern history
  • Design trends moving forward
  • Patient procedure
  • Current technology and manufacturing
  • Production of prosthetic socket
  • Body-powered arms
  • Sockets
  • Wrists
  • Voluntary opening and voluntary closing
  • Feedback
  • Terminal devices
  • Hooks
  • Hands
  • Commercial providers and materials
  • Lower-extremity prosthetics
  • Socket
  • Shank and connectors
  • Foot
  • Knee joint
  • Microprocessor control
  • Myoelectric
  • Robotic prostheses
  • Robotic arms
  • Robotic transtibial prostheses
  • Prosthesis design
  • Use of recycled materials
  • {{anchor|endoprosthesis|endo-exoprothesis|prosthetic implant|prosthetic joint implant}} Direct bone attachment and osseointegration
  • Cosmesis
  • Cognition
  • Prosthetic enhancement
  • Oscar Pistorius
  • Design considerations
  • Performance
  • Other
  • Design for Prosthetics
  • Cost and source freedom
  • High-cost
  • Low-cost
  • Open-source robotic prosthesis
  • Low-cost prosthetics for children
  • Pole and crutch
  • Bamboo, PVC or plaster limbs
  • Adjustable bicycle limb
  • Sathi Limb
  • Monolimb
  • Cultural and social theory perspectives
  • Social implications
  • Ethical concerns
  • Debates
  • Notable users of prosthetic devices
  • Mythological
  • See also
  • References
  • Citations
  • Sources
  • External links

thumb|A person with a running prosthesis In medicine, a prosthesis (: prostheses; from ), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder). Prostheses may restore the normal functions of the missing body part, or may perform a cosmetic function.

A person who has undergone an amputation is sometimes referred to as an amputee, Rehabilitation for someone with an amputation is primarily coordinated by a physiatrist as part of an inter-disciplinary team consisting of physiatrists, prosthetists, nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. Prostheses can be created by hand or with computer-aided design (CAD), a software interface that helps creators design and analyze the creation with computer-generated 2-D and 3-D graphics as well as analysis and optimization tools.

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