Orthopaedics | Knee | Total knee replacement | Which Medical Device
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The Low Contact Stress (LCS) knee system from DePuy is a rotating platform knee replacement system, first implanted in 1977. The device has a polished cobalt-chrome tibial tray into which the peg of the polyethylene tibial component is placed to allow rotation. There are antero-posterior...
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Which Medical Device of the Year 2012 First Runner-Up: Orthopaedics Our device nominator said, "“The fastest growing, lowest revised knee on the market...” We said, “We like the Triathlon knee, but aren’t aware of evidence that outcomes are better...
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The NexGen knee system by Zimmer is a comprehensive suite of implants for primary and revision knee replacement. Characteristics include asymmetric femoral radii (lateral condyle larger than the medial), a minimized width and thickness of the anterior femoral flange, and the availability of...
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The Genesis II Total Knee System is a cemented primary and revision knee replacement system from Smith and Nephew, implanted since the 1990s. The features of this device include a deeper and more lateralized trochlear groove than earlier designs, an externally rotated femoral component (meaning...
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The P.F.C. SIGMA Total Knee System is designed to provide the surgeon with surgical solutions for a variety of clinical indications. Based on the clinically successful P.F.C. Total Knee System introduced in 1984, P.F.C. SIGMA continues a history of innovation based on clinical proof. P.F.C....
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