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Figure 1: (Above) Hip prosthesis with a ceramic femoral head, shown here fitted into its acetabular cup; (below) ceramic femoral head shown separated from the prosthesis stem. The ceramic femoral head of a hip prosthesis. prosthesis
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Know about an effort to make portable and low-cost prosthetic limbs
Learn about an effort to provide prosthetic, or artificial, limbs quickly and cheaply...
Video: © University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Know about the development of titanium 3D-printed prosthetic jaw
Learn about a titanium 3D-printed prosthetic jaw.
Video: © University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How flexible electronic skin is created
Scientists working to develop flexible electronic skin to bring the sense of touch...
Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Know about prosthetic jaw joint replacement and how that technology can help in other joint replacements like the shoulder, the hip, or even the spine
Learn about prosthetic jaw joint replacements and how that technology can be used...
Video: © University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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prosthetic right eye
A prosthetic right eye, made from acrylic.
Natgoo
artificial heart valve
Diagram showing a normal heart valve compared with an artificial heart valve.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
hip prosthesis
A titanium hip prosthesis.
© tronixAS/Fotolia
Figure 1: (Above) Hip prosthesis with a ceramic femoral head, shown here fitted into...
(Top) Courtesy of Wright Medical Technology, Inc., (bottom) courtesy of DePuy Inc.
The ceramic femoral head of a hip prosthesis.
(Top) Courtesy of Wright Medical Technology, Inc., (bottom) courtesy of DePuy Inc.
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U.S. soldier with two prostheses playing table football.
Walter Reed/U.S. Army
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