Cobalt Chrome and Polythylene.
Three pounds for the female specific petite replacement per knee. Source is my Orthopedic Surgeon, FVort Worth, TX.
They (Styker, not Striker), make several different versions, have a look for Stryker Triathlon for an image.
Lots of manufacturers makes these, the big names are DePuy, Biomet, Zimmer, Smith & Nephew, Stryker, Wright Medical, Exactech.
Both are good companies. Surgeon must be good for better outcome. We refer our patients to best surgeons & not best Hospitals / best Implant companies.
It's a question of pain, if you can take the pain of the metal digging into you ligament then yes. sometimes, kneeling is impossible due to where the knee replacement is and you cannot bend you leg properly.
The attune knee replacement is the newest innovated, type of knee replacement. The attune knee replacement is so good that is provides more mobility and it eases the unstable feeling most all patients have with any other type of knee replacement.
How can I find what knee replacement was used for my surgery?
Will Medicare pay for a second knee replacement on the same knee?
Yes, it should be fine. But it has been reported that patients who are more than 90 kgs tend to wear out their replaced knees faster
Total knee replacement is a type of total joint arthroplasty. Total joint arthroplasty could refer to any joint replacement.
i have knocking in the knee after total knee replacement is this normal