Bone-Anchored Devices that Permanently Pass Through the Skin to Maximize Amputee Function
A common orthopedic approach to recreating damaged joints is to securely attach a metal implant to the patient’s own bone, a process known as osseointegration. Our research explores a new approach by engineering percutaneous osseointegration devices, in which the metal implant that pass permanently through the skin and permit connection to an external prosthetic limb when desired. The connection can not only be accomplished easily as needed; it also improves the function of the prosthesis. Continue reading → Bone-Anchored Devices that Permanently Pass Through the Skin to Maximize Amputee Function