
Pioneering prosthetics
Profiling the latest advances in bionic limbs and next-generation prosthetics
The number of joint replacement surgeries has risen nearly 80 per cent in the last decade and, with the continued advances in technology and surgical technique, patients now have more treatment options than ever before. The Future of Prosthetics and Rehabilitation special report, published in The Times, explores how a rise in patient demand for joint replacements may soon outstrip supply and how convoluted NHS processes could be keeping patients from accessing these life-changing developments. It explores how sport has been the driving force behind innovations in surgery and rehabilitation and examines how bionic limbs, wired into the body’s nervous system, are no longer only to be found in science fiction
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Profiling the latest advances in bionic limbs and next-generation prosthetics
Developments are constantly made in the world of prosthetics, but convoluted NHS procurement processes are preventing patients from accessing the latest technologies
Around 6.6 million people in the UK are expected to have knee arthritis by 2020 and the number of those needing knee replacement surgery is likely to reach 100,000. The vast majority of these patients will get no say whatever in their implant
A growing number of prosthetics and orthotics clinicians and manufacturers are benefiting from the 3D-printing revolution
A dynamic fusion of science, engineering and digital technology is opening up a new era of joint replacement, creating new solutions for patients and surgeons