Hinged Knee Joint Replacement

Potential indications for a rotating hinge or pure hinge implant in primary tkr include.

Hinged knee joint replacement.

During this procedure a surgeon replaces the old device with a new one. We offer market leading knee replacement implants for partial knee and total knee arthroplasty for primary and revision procedures featuring our cemented and cementless flagship tka solution the triathlon knee system. When a knee replacement no longer functions correctly revision surgery is often required. Development is constantly taking place to design a knee replacement implant that will be both reliable and last a long time.

In this design the cruciate ligaments are removed and parts of the implant substitute for the posterior cruciate ligament pcl. S rom noiles rotating hinge knee system nrh is a clinically proven 1 hinge design for patients with severe soft tissue instability and or bone deficiency. There are still primary. The system allows for optimal fit and fill for a wide range of bone deficiencies with the utilization of modular wedges stem extensions and metaphyseal sleeves.

The use of hinged implants in primary total knee replacement tkr should be restricted to selected indications and mainly for elderly patients. In specific circumstances hinged knee arthroplasty can be a valuable tool for orthopedic surgeons and a viable option for patients with osteoarthritis. Constraint or hinged variety implants are rarely used as a first choice of surgical options. One of the most commonly used type of implant in total knee replacement is a posterior stabilized component.

Collateral ligament insufficiency severe varus or valgus deformit. In this case the two components of the knee joint are linked together with a hinged mechanism. Gmrs is a design evolution that incorporates decades of experience with the kinematic rotating hinge krh knee modular replacement system mrs and modular rotating hinge mrh. Revision surgery isn t something.