A Global Collaboration - Osteointegration Implant (OI) for Transfemoral Amputation Case Report (First Reported Case in U.S.)

Most investigators credit Branemark (1965) in Sweden with the idea of a percutaneous, osteointegrated prosthesis which has been successful in dental implantation. [1] In 1997, R. Branemark reported on the first femoral intramedullary percutaneous device using a 12 cm screw-type device for a patient...

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Main Authors: Ronald Hillock, MD, John Keggi, MD, Robert Kennon, MD, Edward McPherson, MD, Terry Clyburn, MD, Declan Brazil, PhD, Timothy McTighe, Dr. HS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Joint Implant Surgery & Research Foundation 2013-10-01
Series:Reconstructive Review
Online Access:https://reconstructivereview.org/ojs/index.php/rr/article/view/39