HOW MUCH DOES IMPLANT DESIGN AFFECT PATIENT OUTCOMES? (Orthopedics This Week)
While it may sound odd, the impact of implant design on patient-reported outcomes has not been thoroughly examined.
Seeking to fill this void in the literature, researchers from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City examined 4,135 patients who’d received a total knee replacement (TKA) using one of the five most common knee implant brands: Biomet Vanguard (211 patients), DePuy/Johnson & Johnson Sigma (222 patients), Exactech Optetrak Logic (1,508 patients), Smith & Nephew Genesis II (1,415 patie...
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