Prosthesis
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In medicine, a prosthesis, or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth. Pros
A person with a running prosthesis
An example of two upper-extremity prosthetics, one body-powered (right arm), and another myoelectric (left arm)
Types of prosthesis used for replacing joints in the human body
Prosthetic toe from ancient Egypt, dated between 950-710 BCE.
Thalidomide
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Thalidomide, sold under the brand names Contergan, Distaval and Thalomid among others, is an oral administered medication currently used to treat a number of cancers, graft-versus-host disease, and ma
Prosthesis
…durability and user acceptance of 3D printed hand prostheses is still lacking. Low-cost prosthetics for children Artificial limbs for a juvenile thalidomide survivor 1961–1965 In the USA an estimate was found of 32,500 children (<21 years) had a major paediatric amputation, with 5,525 new cases each year…
Pack of thalidomide capsules
Container of Kevadon brand of thalidomide from 1960
Baby born to a mother who had taken thalidomide while pregnant
Niko von Glasow, German filmmaker