Open lecture - Senior citizen's health - implants, mondern solutions in medicine | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology at the Gdańsk University of Technology

Alicja Stanisławska, PhD, ME discussed the most common heart and vascular system ailments and the form of surgical therapy. She presented problems associated with the health treatment of the elderly and the possibilities of applying traditional and modern therapies, using cardio-vascular implants.
 
Michał Bartmański, PhD, ME, discussed the problem of hip and knee joint replacement which is very common among senior citizens and is among the most common medical procedures. During his lecture he discussed the construction of hip and knee joint endoprosthesis and the materials they are made of. He also presented the types of implantation procedures and their key stages.
 
Marcin Wekwejt, MSc, ME discussed the appplications of biomaterials in the treatment of the skeletal system's most common ailment, namely osteoporosis. He discussed the main effects of the disease such as bone density loss, osteoporetic fractures and spine injuries. He presented the main bone substitutes aiding the reconstruction of bones, orthopaedic implants used in treatment of complicated fractures and bone cements used to fix and stabilize the spine injuries.
 
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