What’s New in Knee Replacement?

If you are considering knee replacement surgery, there are new developments under study which can help enhance the quality of life. These include:

• Use of cementless parts that allow new bone to grow into a porous prosthesis and hold the parts in place, creating a biologic fixation
• Use of bioactive joint surfaces such as hydroxyapatite
• Use of mobile-bearing knee replacement in which a polyethene insert creates a dual-surface articulation by articulating with the femoral as well as tibial components. This will enhance the life of the implant by reducing wear.
• Development of systems with improved kinematics
• Better fixation
• Use of navigation-guided surgery that involves the use of navigation-guided instruments with smaller incisions and less tissue damage. 

Only suitably-trained surgeons with various skills offer these procedures.

Related Topics:

• Knee Osteotomy
• High Tibial Osteotomy
• Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy
• Revision Knee Replacement
• Partial Knee Resurfacing
• LCL Reconstruction
• Knee Implants
• Distal Realignment Procedures
• Patellar Tendon Repair
• Cartilage Replacement
• Osteoarthritis Management
• Subchondroplasty
• Meniscal Surgery
• Knee Angular Deformity Correction Surgery
• Unicompartmental Knee Replacement
• OATs (Osteochondral Autologous Transfer Surgery)
• Bicompartmental Knee Resurfacing
• ACL Reconstruction (Patellar & Hamstring Tendon)
• Arthroscopic Debridement – Knee
• Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
• What’s New in Knee Replacement?
• Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty
• Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tear & Reconstruction
• Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction
• Cartilage Repair and Transplantation
• Arthroscopic Reconstruction of the Knee for Ligament Injuries