Total shoulder arthroplasty is the process of replacing the damaged ball and socket joint in the shoulder with a prosthesis made with polyethylene and metal components. The prosthesis helps to restore the normal range of motion and reduce pain, enabling the patient to return to their daily activities. These implants may need to be replaced over the years due to damage or wear and tear. It is a tedious and time-consuming process to identify the type of implant if medical records are not properly maintained. Artificial intelligence systems can speed up the treatment process by classifying the manufacturer and model of the prosthesis. We have proposed an encoder-decoder based classifier along with the supervised contrastive loss function that can identify the implant manufacturer effectively with increased accuracy of 92% from X-ray images overcoming the class imbalance problem.
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J Mech Behav Biomed Mater
December 2024
Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 2, Dublin, Ireland; Discipline of Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, 2, Dublin, Ireland; Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research Centre (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address:
Aortic stenosis is a prevalent disease that is treated with either mechanical or bioprosthetic valve replacement devices. However, these implants can experience problems with either functionality in the case of mechanical valves or long-term durability in the case of bioprosthetic valves. To enhance next generation prosthetic valves, such as biomimetic polymeric valves, an improved understanding of the native aortic valve leaflet structure and mechanical response is required to provide much needed benchmarks for future device development.
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January 2025
Department of Reconstructive Dentistry, UZB University Center for Dental Medicine Basel, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.
The technical development of implant-supported fixed dental prostheses (iFDP) initially concentrated on the computer-aided manufacturing of prosthetic restorations (CAM). Advances in information technologies have shifted the focus for optimizing digital workflows to AI-based processes for design (CAD). This pre-clinical pilot trial investigated the feasibility of the automatic design of three-unit iFDPs using CAD software (Dental Manger 2021, 3Shape; DentalCAD 3.
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January 2025
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy.
The metastable β-Ti21S alloy exhibits a lower elastic modulus than Ti-6Al-4V ELI while maintaining high mechanical strength and ductility. To address stress shielding, this study explores the integration of lattice structures within prosthetics, which is made possible through additive manufacturing. Continuous adhesion between the implant and bone is essential; therefore, auxetic bow-tie structures with a negative Poisson's ratio are proposed for regions under tensile stress, while Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS) structures with a positive Poisson's ratio are recommended for areas under compressive stress.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Peking University International Hospital, Life Park Road No.1, Life Science Park of Zhongguancun, Chang Ping District, Beijing, 102206, China.
Background: The transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) technique, facilitated by the MitraClip device, is a minimally invasive intervention designed for high-risk patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). This study conducts a retrospective analysis of death events associated with MitraClip implantation over a ten-year decade, utilizing data from the FDA's Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) database to evaluate trends in safety outcomes.
Methods: A comprehensive search of the publicly accessible MAUDE database was conducted to retrieve reports of deaths and injuries related to MitraClip implantation from October 2013 to September 2023.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
January 2025
Process Engineering Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu 630003, India.
The present study aims to analyze the thermal regulation of the Ce/Ce ratio on the nanonetwork titania layer over the titanium (Ti) surface developed by the alkali-mediated surface modification approach. The effect of sequential heat treatment from 200 to 800 °C was evaluated for its surface characteristics such as morphology, phase formation, roughness, hardness, hydrophilicity, etc. Surface oxidation by temperatures up to 600 °C demonstrated a progressive increase in the Ce (CeO) content with a rutile TiO network layer over the Ti surface.
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