The prosthetic devices the military uses to restore function and mobility to our wounded warriors are highly advanced, and in many instances not publically available.
Although the belly press and lift off tests are recommended to assess subscapularis function, shoulder internal rotation (IR) exercises performed in other shoulder positions are more commonly used to restore subscapularis function.
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) has become common procedure for orthopaedic surgeons and it is used to restore the function of the hip joint lost to degenerative bone diseases such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
In addition, different cell sources, improved growth environments, novel differentiation factors and the use of synthetic or natural biomaterials have led to exciting regenerative medicine strategies that may be used to restore renal function.
Consequently, immunostimulatory therapies might be used to restore immune functions in the most immunodepressed patients [ 6].
Intravenously and intratumorally injected miRNA mimics complexed with liposome nanoparticles (Pramanik et al, 2011), polyethyleneimine (Ibrahim et al, 2011) or atelocollagen (Takeshita et al, 2010) have been used to restore the functions of various tumor-suppressive miRNAs in mouse cancer models.
Functional electrical stimulation is used to restore movement and function of paralyzed muscles by activating skeletal muscle artificially.
Total knee arthroplasty has been successfully used to restore the joint function.
In humans, CD133+ HSC have been already used to restore bone marrow function in allogeneic recipients (Bornhauser et al, 2005).
Osseointegrated dental implants have been increasingly used to restore the masticatory function for edentulous and partially edentulous situations, including the case when only a single tooth is missing.
