DALLAS (KABC) -- In the past 10 years, the number of total knee replacements in the U.S. has doubled and many of those patients are much younger than ever before. Replacement knees typically come off ...

Painful wear and tear on the knees often leads to knee replacement surgery. Standard implants come in different sizes, much like a pair of shoes, but a new 3D approach offers implants tailored to a ...

For our January 2015 Top Doctors issue, we talked to Christ Hospital Orthopaedic Surgeon Glenn Reinhart, M.D. about giving knee implant patient a truly custom fit: “One of the issues with current knee ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- If you want a really perfect fit for a suit or a dress you would probably get it customized for your body size and shape. So why not do the same for something even more ...

April 19 (UPI) --Researchers have developed a cartilage-mimicking material made from 3D-printed hydrogel that may one day allow 3D-printed knee implants in humans. The hydrogel-based material ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DJO Global, Inc., a global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, is launching the new EMPOWR 3D Knee™ at ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The number of people ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A doctor with Parkview Health became the first orthopedic surgeon in Indiana to start using implants made with 3D printing technology for knee replacement procedures. The ...

AUDUBON, Pa., July 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED), a leading musculoskeletal solutions company, today announced it recently received 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food ...

Far more than a simple hinge, the human knee is a complex, intricate mechanism, and a knee injury is a painful and debilitating of condition that's difficult and expensive to repair. Duke University ...

Emirates Specialty Hospital’s Joint Replacement Center leads the way in innovative surgery A total knee replacement (TKR) or a total hip replacement is a surgical procedure recommended to relieve ...

The 3D custom-fit iUni knee replacement by ConforMIS complements the patient's anatomy. Like the treads on car tires, the all important cartilage within our knees is slowly wearing down. By the age of ...