A Connecticut man who needed a new knee got one. But the prosthesis that was implanted was a right-sided knee placed into the ...

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a surgical procedure that replaces the knee joint with an artificial implant, primarily to relieve pain and restore function in patients with severe knee arthritis.

in patients with total knee or total hip arthroplasty at three different follow-op periods (>6 weeks; >6 weeks- ≤6 months; >6 months). Methods English and Dutch language articles were identified ...

Background: Obesity is a risk factor for knee arthritis. Total knee arthroplasty is the definitive surgical treatment of this disease. Therefore, a high percentage of subjects treated are overweight.

Zimmer Biomet has secured the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its total knee implant component, Persona SoluTion porous plasma spray (PPS) femur. It provides an ...

The LCS® Mobile-Bearing Total Knee system contains primary cruciate ... was updated to include additional primary and revision implant options as well as new instrumentation.

"The electronic prosthetic knee is life-changing," said ... The median price for a total hip or knee replacement without complications at top orthopedic hospitals was just over $68,000 in 2020 ...