NYU Langone's Center for Amputation Reconstruction Launches Osseointegration Program with FDA-Approved Implant System
The two-step surgical procedure was performed by physicians at NYU Langone's Center for Amputation Reconstruction in partnership with Integrum, which developed the Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA) Implant System.
- The two-step surgical procedure was performed by physicians at NYU Langone's Center for Amputation Reconstruction in partnership with Integrum, which developed the Osseoanchored Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA) Implant System.
- The OPRA Implant System is the first and only FDA-approved technology for bone-anchored prostheses in the United States.
- Led by Dr. Ayalon and Jacques H. Hacquebord, MD ,the Center for Amputation Reconstruction now adds osseointegration treatment to its other advanced surgical techniques and prosthetic technologies for individuals experiencing limb loss.
- Osseointegration is a surgical procedure to permanently implant a titanium device into the bone for direct attachment to an artificial limb.