Prostheses and Implants

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • "Adjustable" artificial chordal replacement for repair of mitral valve prolapse. 
  • 3D printing of high-strength, porous, elastomeric structures to promote tissue integration of implants. 
  • A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Zephyr Endobronchial Valve Treatment in Heterogeneous Emphysema (LIBERATE). 
  • A comparison of an implanted accelerometer with a wearable accelerometer for closed-loop DBS. 
  • A comparison of mechanical and laser transmyocardial revascularization for induction of angiogenesis and arteriogenesis in chronically ischemic myocardium. 
  • A fully implantable 96-channel neural data acquisition system. 
  • A hermetically sealed cardiac dimension transducer for long-term animal implantation. 
  • A multicenter pilot study of a bronchial valve for the treatment of severe emphysema. 
  • A new wide-field temporary keratoprosthesis. 
  • A novel implantable cardiac telemetry system for studying atrial fibrillation 
  • A wireless millimetric magnetoelectric implant for the endovascular stimulation of peripheral nerves. 
  • An arthroscopic technique for anterior stabilization of the shoulder with a bioabsorbable tack. 
  • Analysis of anatomic factors and age in patients undergoing carotid angioplasty and stenting. 
  • Analyte flux through chronically implanted subcutaneous polyamide membranes differs in humans and rats. 
  • Annular peripheral choroidal detachment simulating aqueous misdirection after glaucoma surgery. 
  • Antibiotic eluting poly(ester urea) films for control of a model cardiac implantable electronic device infection. 
  • Aqueous tube shunt to a preexisting episcleral encircling element in the treatment of complicated glaucomas. 
  • Architectural Modification of Conformal PEG-Bottlebrush Coatings Minimizes Anti-PEG Antigenicity While Preserving Stealth Properties. 
  • Arthroscopic fixation of superior labral lesions using a biodegradable implant: a preliminary report. 
  • Artificial urinary sphincters: plain radiography of malfunction and complications. 
  • At the interface: convergence of neural regeneration and neural prostheses for restoration of function. 
  • Autologous endothelial progenitor cell-seeding technology and biocompatibility testing for cardiovascular devices in large animal model. 
  • Biocompatibility response to modified Baerveldt glaucoma drains. 
  • Biomaterials community examines biosensor biocompatibility. 
  • Biomaterials for the central nervous system. 
  • Biomaterials use in Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda: Access and affordability. 
  • Brain-machine interfaces to restore motor function and probe neural circuits. 
  • Brain-machine interfaces: past, present and future. 
  • CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND VISUAL OUTCOMES IN ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER KERATOPROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION. 
  • Candida albicans corpora abscess following penile prosthesis placement. 
  • Candida infective endocarditis. 
  • Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections. 
  • Case Series of Patients With Hereditary Benign Intraepithelial Dyskeratosis. 
  • Change in surface roughness by dynamic shape-memory acrylate networks enhances osteoblast differentiation. 
  • Characterization of implantable biosensor membrane biofouling. 
  • Collagen implant for treating stress urinary incontinence in women with urethral hypermobility. 
  • Commentary: International collaboration needed on device clinical standards. 
  • Comparative Analysis of Inpatient and Outpatient Interspinous Process Device Placement for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. 
  • Comparative analysis of urinary incontinence severity after autologous fascia pubovaginal sling, pubovaginal sling and tension-free vaginal tape. 
  • Comparative studies of prosthetic materials in the left atrium of the dog. 
  • Comparison of covalently and physically cross-linked polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels for the prevention of postoperative adhesions in a rat model. 
  • Comparison of prosthetic graft materials as intracardiac right atrial patches. 
  • Complication from combined use of capsule retractors and capsular tension rings in zonular dehiscence. 
  • Complications of Small-Carrion penile prosthesis. 
  • Compressive anisotropy of sheet and strut based porous Ti-6Al-4V scaffolds. 
  • Computer-assisted design of an implantable, intrathoracic artificial lung. 
  • Continent urinary diversion. 
  • Contralateral radiculopathy after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. 
  • Controlled Release of Vancomycin and Tigecycline from an Orthopaedic Implant Coating Prevents Staphylococcus aureus Infection in an Open Fracture Animal Model. 
  • Controlling robots with the mind. 
  • Correlation between fundamental binding forces and clinical prognosis of Staphylococcus aureus infections of medical implants. 
  • Cost implications of closure of atrial septal defect. 
  • Cost-effectiveness of osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis in Singapore. 
  • Creating a neuroprosthesis for active tactile exploration of textures. 
  • Current concepts for selecting the location, size and shape of defibrillation electrodes. 
  • Custom-made molds that prevent cement extrusion through bone defects. 
  • Death in patients with permanent pacemakers for sick sinus syndrome. 
  • Decreased analyte transport through implanted membranes: differentiation of biofouling from tissue effects. 
  • Decreased hernia recurrence using autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) with Strattice™ mesh in a rodent ventral hernia model. 
  • Defibrillation with low voltage using a left ventricular catheter and four cutaneous patch electrodes in dogs. 
  • Desmoid tumors of the chest wall. 
  • Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection. 
  • Diagnostic Approach to Health Care- and Device-Associated Central Nervous System Infections. 
  • Diagnostic monitoring strategies in heart failure management. 
  • Diastolic heart failure and continuous hemodynamic monitoring. 
  • Dissolvable films of silk fibroin for ultrathin conformal bio-integrated electronics. 
  • Do Surface Porosity and Pore Size Influence Mechanical Properties and Cellular Response to PEEK? 
  • Does lacrimal duct occlusion decrease intraocular pressure in patients refractory to medical treatment for glaucoma? A randomized, sham-controlled, crossover trial. 
  • Does the presence of programmable implanted devices in patients with early onset scoliosis alter typical operative and postoperative practices? A survey of spine surgeons. 
  • Doxycycline shows dose-dependent changes in hernia repair strength after mesh repair. 
  • Dual X-ray absorptiometry assessment of body composition in children with altered body posture. 
  • Effect of Endobronchial Coils vs Usual Care on Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Severe Emphysema: The RENEW Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Effect of Zephyr Endobronchial Valves on Dyspnea, Activity Levels, and Quality of Life at One Year. Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Effect of an implantable gentamicin-collagen sponge on sternal wound infections following cardiac surgery: a randomized trial. 
  • Effective Prevention of Proximal Junctional Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Requires a Combination of Surgical Implant Prophylaxis and Avoidance of Sagittal Alignment Overcorrection. 
  • Effects of 3D printed surface topography and normal force on implant expulsion. 
  • Effects of Surface Topography and Chemistry on Polyether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) and Titanium Osseointegration. 
  • Electrical stimulation for the treatment of bladder dysfunction: current status and future possibilities. 
  • Embolic protection and platelet inhibition during renal artery stenting. 
  • Emerging clinical applications of electrical stimulation: opportunities for restoration of function. 
  • Engineering the tissue which encapsulates subcutaneous implants. II. Plasma-tissue exchange properties. 
  • Engineering the tissue which encapsulates subcutaneous implants. III. Effective tissue response times. 
  • Enhanced effect of double-stacked intrastromal corneal ring segments in keratoconus. 
  • Entubulation repair with protein additives increases the maximum nerve gap distance successfully bridged with tubular prostheses. 
  • Epithelial ingrowth and glaucoma drainage implants. 
  • Evaluation and management of incontinence after implantation of the artificial urinary sphincter. 
  • Evaluation of MRI compatibility of the modified nucleus multichannel auditory brainstem and cochlear implants. 
  • Evaluation of pectus bar position and osseous bone formation. 
  • Expanding MIRAgel scleral buckle simulating an orbital tumor in four cases. 
  • Experience with the AMS 600 malleable penile prosthesis. 
  • Experience with the Baerveldt glaucoma implant in treating neovascular glaucoma. 
  • Extraction force and cortical tissue reaction of silicon microelectrode arrays implanted in the rat brain. 
  • Facelift Controversies. 
  • Fecal Incontinence: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management. 
  • Fine-needle aspiration cytology of silicone granulomas in the augmented breast. 
  • Five-year clinical and echocardiographic evaluation of the Das AngelWings atrial septal occluder. 
  • Forearm force transmission after surgical treatment of distal radioulnar joint disorders. 
  • Fournier's gangrene: a complication of penile prosthetic implantation in a renal transplant patient. 
  • From Patient to Procedure: The Process of Creating a Custom 3D-Printed Medical Device for Foot and Ankle Pathology. 
  • From ST-elevation myocardial infarction to ST elevation with no myocardial infarction--review and overview of a new horizon of computerized electrocardiographic ischemia detection using high-fidelity implantable devices. 
  • Fully implantable neural recording and stimulation interfaces: Peripheral nerve interface applications. 
  • Functional repair of critically sized femoral defects treated with bioinspired titanium gyroid-sheet scaffolds. 
  • Future developments in brain-machine interface research. 
  • Gelatin implants in glaucoma filtering surgery. 
  • Genitourinary Prosthetics: A Primer for the Non-urologic Surgeon. 
  • Graft use in the treatment of large and massive rotator cuff tears: an overview of techniques and modes of failure with MRI correlation. 
  • Growth-friendly Spinal Instrumentation in Marfan Syndrome Achieves Sustained Gains in Thoracic Height Amidst High Rates of Implant Failure. 
  • Halofuginone inhibits collagen deposition in fibrous capsules around implants. 
  • High-strength, porous additively manufactured implants with optimized mechanical osseointegration. 
  • Hydrogel implants for refractive keratoplasty: corneal morphology. 
  • Image-Guided Placement of Osseointegrated Implants for Challenging Auricular, Orbital, and Rhinectomy Defects. 
  • Immediate eye rehabilitation at the time of facial nerve sacrifice. 
  • Impact of Total Pars Plana Vitrectomy on Postoperative Complications in Aphakic, Snap-On, Type 1 Boston Keratoprosthesis. 
  • Impact of growth friendly interventions on spine and pulmonary outcomes of patients with spinal muscular atrophy. 
  • Implant healing in experimental animal models of diabetes. 
  • Implantable, multifunctional, bioresorbable optics. 
  • Implantation of penile prostheses in patients impotent after priapism. 
  • In vivo cytokine-associated responses to biomaterials. 
  • In vivo penetration mechanics and mechanical properties of mouse brain tissue at micrometer scales. 
  • Incidence of autoimmune disease in patients after breast reconstruction with silicone gel implants versus autogenous tissue: a preliminary report. 
  • Inferences about prostate intrafraction motion from pre- and posttreatment volumetric imaging. 
  • Influence of coralline hydroxyapatite used as an ocular implant on the dose distribution of external beam photon radiation therapy. 
  • Integrated circuit amplifiers for multi-electrode intracortical recording. 
  • Is There a Difference in Infection Risk Between Single and Multiple Doses of Prophylactic Antibiotics? A Meta-analysis. 
  • Keratoconus correction using a new model of intrastromal corneal ring segments. 
  • Laparoscopic Burch colposuspension versus tension-free vaginal tape: a randomized trial. 
  • Late development of hematoma around a breast implant, necessitating removal. 
  • Late hematogenous infection of penile prostheses. 
  • Lengthening Behavior of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods in Early-Onset Scoliosis: A Multicenter Study. 
  • Long- and short-term effects of biological hydrogels on capsule microvascular density around implants in rats. 
  • Long-lived implanted silastic drum glucose sensors. 
  • Longitudinal evidence on punctal plug use in an elderly population. 
  • MR detection of leakage from silicone breast implants: value of a silicone-selective pulse sequence. 
  • MR imaging of silicone gel-filled breast implants in vivo with a method that visualizes silicone selectively. 
  • Macrophage embedded fibrin gels: an in vitro platform for assessing inflammation effects on implantable glucose sensors. 
  • Major complications associated with transcatheter atrial septal occluder implantation: a review of the medical literature and the manufacturer and user facility device experience (MAUDE) database. 
  • Mammary implants, diving, and altitude exposure. 
  • Management of nonunion below proximal humeral prosthesis. 
  • Measuring the progression of foreign-body reaction to silicone implants using in vivo MR microscopy. 
  • Mechanics considerations for microporous titanium as an orthopedic implant material. 
  • Metal artifact reduction MRI of total ankle arthroplasty implants. 
  • Metal-on-metal total hip resurfacing arthroplasty in the presence of extra-articular deformities or implants. 
  • Methodological considerations in observational comparative effectiveness research for implantable medical devices: an epidemiologic perspective. 
  • Microprobe analysis in human pathology. 
  • Microvascular permeability of albumin, vascular surface area, and vascular volume measured in human adenocarcinoma LS174T using dorsal chamber in SCID mice. 
  • Mind out of body. 
  • Modeling the Physiological Factors Affecting Glucose Sensor Function in Vivo. 
  • Modeling the relative impact of capsular tissue effects on implanted glucose sensor time lag and signal attenuation. 
  • Modifying hernia mesh design to improve device mechanical performance and promote tension-free repair. 
  • Monitoring Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Using an Implantable Hemodynamic Sensor. 
  • Mycobacterium chelonae canaliculitis associated with SmartPlug use. 
  • NAKFI smart prosthetics: exploring assistive devices for the body and mind. 
  • NIH Neural Interfaces Workshop: August 21-23, 2006, Bethesda, MD, USA. 
  • Nanoantibiotics: a new paradigm for the treatment of surgical infection. 
  • Nanometric Considerations in Biofilm Formation. 
  • Negative pressure devices in the explanted penile prosthesis population. 
  • Neural and connective tissue response to long-term implantation of multiple contact nerve cuff electrodes 
  • Neural network classification of nerve activity recorded in a mixed nerve. 
  • Neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring during endovascular stent graft repair of the descending thoracic aorta. 
  • Neuroprosthetic applications of electrical stimulation. 
  • New diagnostic devices in heart failure. 
  • Non-HACEK gram-negative bacillus endocarditis. 
  • Nontoxic nerve guide tubes support neovascular growth in transected rat optic nerve. 
  • Off-Label Use of the WEB Device. 
  • Office management of female urinary incontinence. 
  • Osseointegrated implants for auricular defects: operative techniques and complication management. 
  • Outpatient anesthesia for augmentation mammaplasty and capsulotomy at Duke Hospital. 
  • Parotid gland dose in intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: is what you plan what you get? 
  • Part II: Sealing holes in the safety net. 
  • Penile prosthesis for impotence in multiple sclerosis. 
  • Percutaneous transhepatic recanalization and thrombolysis of the superior mesenteric vein. 
  • Peripheral nerve regeneration with entubulation repair: comparison of biodegradeable nerve guides versus polyethylene tubes and the effects of a laminin-containing gel. 
  • Peripheral nerve repair with bioresorbable prosthesis. 
  • Pharmacoeconomics and the formulary decision-making process. 
  • Point-of-care antimicrobial coating protects orthopaedic implants from bacterial challenge. 
  • Porous PEEK improves the bone-implant interface compared to plasma-sprayed titanium coating on PEEK. 
  • Predicting glucose sensor behavior in blood using transport modeling: relative impacts of protein biofouling and cellular metabolic effects. 
  • Predictors of Revision Surgical Procedure Excluding Wound Complications in Adult Spinal Deformity and Impact on Patient-Reported Outcomes and Satisfaction: A Two-Year Follow-up. 
  • Prevention of experimental proliferative vitreoretinopathy with a biodegradable intravitreal implant for the sustained release of fluorouracil. 
  • Principles of neural ensemble physiology underlying the operation of brain-machine interfaces. 
  • Proceedings from Duke resistant hypertension think tank. 
  • Prosthetic arthroplasty of the hand. 
  • Psychosocial factors and surgical outcomes: are elderly depressed patients less satisfied with surgery? 
  • Psychosocial factors related to the use of InterStim® for the treatment of refractory overactive bladder. 
  • Radiographic Outcomes Following Lateral Column Lengthening With a Porous Titanium Wedge. 
  • Radiopaque markers on mammary implants. 
  • Rate of vascularization of coralline hydroxyapatite spherical implants pretreated with saline/gentamicin, rTGF-beta 2, and autogenous plasma. 
  • Rationale for immediate reconstruction of the breast following modified radical mastectomy. 
  • Real-time detection and alerting for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial ischemia using an implantable, high-fidelity, intracardiac electrogram monitoring system with long-range telemetry in an ambulatory porcine model. 
  • Recurrent shoulder instability and arthritis treated with graft jacket resurfacing, hemiarthroplasty, and bone grafting. 
  • Regenerating titanium ventricular assist device surfaces after gold/palladium coating for scanning electron microscopy. 
  • Regenerative scaffold electrodes for peripheral nerve interfacing. 
  • Replacement of intervertebral discs in chimpanzees by silicone-dacron implants: a preliminary report. 
  • Reshaping procedures for the surgical management of corneal ectasia. 
  • Results of combined Nesbit penile plication with plaque incision and placement of Dacron patch in patients with severe Peyronie's disease. 
  • Role of Resident Microbial Communities in Biofilm-Related Implant Infections: Recent Insights and Implications. 
  • Sacral neuromodulation in children with dysfunctional elimination syndrome: description of incisionless first stage and second stage without fluoroscopy. 
  • Safety in pediatric MR and cardiac CT: results of a membership survey of the Society for Pediatric Radiology-2006. 
  • Salvage of Severe Foot and Ankle Trauma With a 3D Printed Scaffold. 
  • Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis of foreign bodies associated with Silastic implants in humans. 
  • Select de novo gene and protein expression during renal epithelial cell culture in rotating wall vessels is shear stress dependent. 
  • Self-healing biomaterials. 
  • Silicone controversy: a survey of women with breast cancer and silicone implants. 
  • Silicone synovitis: clinical, radiologic, and histologic features. 
  • Simple vaginal mold for use in the postoperative care of patients with a transverse vaginal septum. 
  • Sites of neuronal excitation by epiretinal electrical stimulation. 
  • Soft-tissue defects and exposed hardware: a review of indications for soft-tissue reconstruction and hardware preservation. 
  • Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in patients with prosthetic devices: costs and outcomes. 
  • Stiffness of Protease Sensitive and Cell Adhesive PEG Hydrogels Promotes Neovascularization In Vivo. 
  • Strength and stability of posterior lumbar interbody fusion. Comparison of titanium fiber mesh implant and tricortical bone graft. 
  • Studies on bromobenzene-induced hepatotoxicity using in vivo MR microscopy with surgically implanted RF coils. 
  • Subcutaneous mastectomy: an evolution of concept and technique. 
  • Successful outcome of artificial urinary sphincters in men with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence despite adverse implantation features. 
  • Suprachoroidal hemorrhage after Molteno implantation. 
  • Talonavicular Joint-Sparing 3D Printed Navicular Replacement for Osteonecrosis of the Navicular. 
  • Technologies for global health. 
  • The Effect of Price on Surgeons' Choice of Implants: A Randomized Controlled Survey. 
  • The PARACHUTE IV trial design and rationale: percutaneous ventricular restoration using the parachute device in patients with ischemic heart failure and dilated left ventricles. 
  • The Use of a Novel Antimicrobial Implant Coating In Vivo to Prevent Spinal Implant Infection. 
  • The Utility of Polyether-Ether-Ketone Implants Adjacent to Sinus Cavities After Craniofacial Trauma. 
  • The clinical impact of incomplete left atrial appendage closure with the Watchman Device in patients with atrial fibrillation: a PROTECT AF (Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage Versus Warfarin Therapy for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation) substudy. 
  • The development of brain-machine interface neuroprosthetic devices. 
  • The effect of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy on the prosthesis interface in cementless arthroplasty. Evaluation in a rabbit model. 
  • The effect of inflammatory cell-derived MCP-1 loss on neuronal survival during chronic neuroinflammation. 
  • The future of implantable neuroprosthetic devices: ethical considerations. 
  • The use of polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel implants in the lesser metatarsal heads. Is it safely doable? A cadaveric study. 
  • Three-Year Follow-Up of a Traumatic Critical-Sized Tibial Bone Defect Treated with a 3D Printed Titanium Cage: A Case Report. 
  • Three-dimensional Printing in Orthopaedic Surgery: Current Applications and Future Developments. 
  • Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis for Severe Talar Avascular Necrosis. 
  • Timing of symptomatic vasospasm in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: the effect of treatment modality and clinical implications. 
  • Tissue engineering of bone: a primer for the practicing hand surgeon. 
  • Titanium vs carbon coated ceramic breast tissue marker clips: 3T MR susceptibility artifact and local signal disturbance. 
  • Total ankle replacement: why, when and how? 
  • Toward a whole-body neuroprosthetic. 
  • Transperineal templates for brachytherapy treatment of pelvic malignancies--a comparison of standard and customized templates. 
  • Traumatic burst fracture in a patient with a lumbar artificial disc. 
  • Treatment of early stage osteonecrosis of the femoral head. 
  • Treatment of recurrent pulmonary embolism by intravenous interruption of the inferior vena cava. 
  • Treatment of segmental defects of the radius with use of the vascularized osteoseptocutaneous fibular autogenous graft. 
  • Trends in use of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse. 
  • Troubleshooting the malfunctioning Scott artificial urinary sphincter. 
  • Urethral erosion after synthetic and nonsynthetic pubovaginal slings: differences in management and continence outcome. 
  • Urinary tract erosions after synthetic pubovaginal slings: diagnosis and management strategy. 
  • Use of Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Titanium Implants for Complex Foot and Ankle Limb Salvage, Deformity Correction, and Arthrodesis Procedures. 
  • Visualization of cortical, subcortical and deep brain neural circuit dynamics during naturalistic mammalian behavior with head-mounted microscopes and chronically implanted lenses. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Attarian, David Edward, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Gall, Ken, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
  • Nicolelis, Miguel Angelo L., Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience, Neurobiology
  • Olson, Steven Arthur, Goldner Jones Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Routh, Jonathan Charles, Paul H. Sherman, M.D. Distinguished Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics
  • Sullivan, Daniel Carl, Professor Emeritus of Radiology, Radiology
  • Toth, Cynthia Ann, Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology, Biomedical Engineering
  • Turner, Dennis Alan, Professor of Neurosurgery, Biomedical Engineering