Smith & Nephew Launches LEGION Knee (Orthopedics This Week)
As of now, surgeons in the U.S. and Canada can take advantage of the newly launched LEGION HK Hinge Knee implant from Smith & Nephew—a product that has over 15 years of clinical history. As indicated by the company, this is the first hinged knee to be designed using normal knee kinematics, and the implant provides a new option for those patients facing difficult primary or revision knee surgery.
“This signals a real change in the hinge knee landscape,” explains Gaurav Agarwal, DSVP and General Manager for Smith & Nephew’s Advanced Surgical Devices division, in the September 12, 2012 news release. “With this implant, we are not only simplifying the procedure, we are transforming these complex surgeries from salvage operations to true joint-rescue procedures.”
Agarwal told OTW,
Revisions can be extremely challenging surgeries. With the LEGION HK, our design team was asked to create a hinge implant that restores a patient’s anatomical motion and provides joint stability in the face of extreme bone loss and compromised soft tissue. With this achievement, we also delivered a solution that offers the seamlessness and...
