Category Archives: Total Knee Rep
Stryker Acquires MAKO
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – MAKO Surgical Corp. today announced a definitive agreement with Stryker Corporation, by which Stryker will acquire all of the outstanding shares of MAKO for $30.00 per share in cash, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.65 billion.
“The combination of … Read the Rest
Cemented, Cementless and Hybrid Fixation
Four ligaments hold the bones of the knee in place.?? These ligaments can become scarred or damaged with a person develops arthritis in their knees.?? Some of these ligaments are replaced by new artificial prostheses during surgery.?? Also the joint surfaces are replaced by a knee replacement device.?? There are … Read the Rest
Arthritis Worse in Springtime
My Arthritis is Killing Me – It Must be Springtime
By Nathan Wei
Updated 7/2/2015
It turns out that patients with rheumatoid arthritis appear to have higher disease activity during the spring season relative to the fall season, based on subjective and objective disease measures.
To determine whether a seasonal … Read the Rest
Is Knee Arthritis Inevitable With Aging
Updated 7/20/2015
This is the common perception of Knee Osteoarthritis in our country where Primary Hip Osteoarthritis is rare. However in the recent past, it has been realized that not only are the elderly at definite risk of Osteoarthritis but many more of the middle aged and … Read the Rest
Do I Need a Knee Replacement
I Have Arthritis in My Knee and My Doctor Told Me I Need a Knee Replacement – What Do I Do?
By Nathan Wei Updated 7/3/2015
People with arthritis will eventually need a total knee replacement if they fail the other more conservative measures. These treatments include medications (anti-inflammatory medicines … Read the Rest
New Devices for Women
New Total Knee Replacements Specially Designed for Female Anatomy
By Lou Serpe
Updated 1/29/2010
Recently, two major orthopaedic implant manufacturers, (Stryker Corp. and Zimmer Holdings Inc.) announced the availability of total knee replacement implants specifically designed for women. We all know that men and women are different, but how does … Read the Rest
No Need for Gender-Specific Devices
By Dr. Timothy Brox
The study presented at the AAOS 2008 meeting suggests that the regular implants don’t produce worse outcomes for women after all. It examined records from almost 21,000 people – more than 13,000 women and over 7,000 men, both about 68 years old on average.
After surgery, … Read the Rest
Types of Knee Replacement Devices
In 1947, Shiers, a British Orthopaedic Surgeon, developed the first true knee joint replacement, which was a simple hinge joint, pivoting around a central pin. From this early design, other types of knee prostheses evolved, but they all functioned in much the same way as a basic hinge joint, with … Read the Rest
TKR for Female Anatomy
New Total Knee Replacements Specially Designed for Female Anatomy
By Lou Serpe
Updated 1/29/2010
Recently, two major orthopaedic implant manufacturers, (Stryker Corp. and Zimmer Holdings Inc.) announced the availability of total knee replacement implants specifically designed for women. We all know that men and women are different, but how does … Read the Rest
Birmingham Knee Replacement Designed by Mr. McMinn
The Birmingham Knee Replacement (BKR) is a new knee replacement, enabling patients to be highly active following surgery. Colin from Derby had a right BKR at the BMI Edgbaston Hospital with Mr. McMinn in April 2010. During surgery, Mr. McMinn was able to address Colin’s badly bowed leg and straighten … Read the Rest
TKR for Elderly Patients
02/26/2009 Las Vegas, NV
Octogenarians: Not Too Old for Joint Replacement
New study finds total knee replacement surgery can offer significant benefits to patients in their 80s
Knee replacement surgery can improve the quality of life even for very elderly patients, according to a study presented today at the 2009 … Read the Rest
Pros and Cons of Simultaneous Bilateral TKR
By??Nilesh Patil, MS(Orth); Hemant Wakankar, MS, FRCS, Mch(Orth), FRCS(Orth)
ORTHOPEDICS 2008; 31:780
August 2008
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an effective treatment for end-stage arthritis of the knee. Published studies in the literature have consistently reported TKA as an efficacious and cost-effective means of alleviating pain … Read the Rest
First Cementless Knee Replacement at CentraState
Freehold, NJ, January 24, 2008 –(PR.com)– Late in 2007, Dr Michael Greller and Dr Alan Nasar, orthopedic surgeons from the Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute in Freehold, New Jersey, performed a fully cementless, minimally invasive total knee replacement using trabecular metal technology. It was a ???first??? in the history … Read the Rest