Next Generation of Knee Prosthesis: Hi Flex Mobile Bearing Knee
January 25, 2008 – 10:42 amIn February of 2008, I will offer the Hi Flex, Mobile Bearing Knee Prosthesis for the first time, of which we are aware, in the United States at the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago. Heralding in a next generation of knee prostheses, the opportunity is made possible at the Orthopedic Center of Excellence within NOHC owing to my participation in the panel of eight clinical investigators whose pioneering research led to the FDA approval. The panel determined that improving the outcome of knee replacement is based on patient education and motivation, pain control, operative technique, rapid recovery physical therapy and prosthetic design. At NOHC the only private specialty hospital in the Midwest, we are a recognized leader as a Center of Excellence in hip and knee replacement surgery through our minimally invasive surgery and pain reducing innovations. Where the patient will experience the improved benefit in 2008 of prosthetic deign is in the better range of motion and improved functional performance of the hi-flex mobile knee design.
In 2001, I was invited as a visiting Professor of Orthopedic Surgery to the United Arab Emirates by the Ministry of Health to introduce the Mobile Bearing Knee to a population seeking a higher level of performance than allowed by the standard total knee. I recognized immediately the place for this higher performance prosthesis in my patients back home to meet their demands for higher flexion in activities of daily living, vocational undertakings and in recreational participation so I became part of the National clinical trial panel of eight investigators. As of February of 2008, I have been authorized by the FDA to begin offering the Hi-Flex Mobile Bearing Knee to those patients looking for the highest level of performance and the best possible outcome from their artificial knee.
Flexion activities greater than that afforded by traditional knee joint replacement may be cultural in nature, the result of lifestyle practices, vocational demand or athletic performance. For those desiring the maximal benefit, fullest performance and greatest satisfaction from their new knee, you may make an appointment for consultation by calling the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago at 773 250-1000.
Post operative after hi-Flex Mobile Bearing Replacement of both knees
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