Though the majority of total knee replacement surgeries (TKRs) are long-lasting in more than 90% of cases and have a lifespan of about 15-20 years, a revision treatment may be necessary in some ...

Stiffness after knee replacement surgery, or total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is a rare but frustrating complication, affecting between 1% and 7% of patients who receive the artificial joints.

Racial Disparities in Total Knee Replacement Failure As Related to Poverty. Arthritis Care & Research, 2019; 71 (11): 1488 DOI: 10.1002/acr.24028 ...

Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in Young Patients: Higher Early Reoperation and Rerevision. The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2020; DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.08.052 ...

Medacta announced today the completion of the first revision surgeries in the US using MyKnee® R, the game-changing technology for streamlining and guiding total knee revision surgeries where ...

Among a total of 4,062 patients who had a total knee replacement between January 2008 and February 2012 at HSS, only 122 or 3 percent required revisions during a median of five years of follow-up.

EQS Group-News: Medacta Group SA / Key word (s): Product Launch19.10.2021 / 19:00 Media release Medacta extends the personalized medicine concept to total knee revision surgeries with the unique and ...

The problem, even with perfectly placed total knee replacements, is that up to 50% of patients have pain at 10 years. The knee ligaments often stretch out around the implants, and the revision ...