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P
atients who get their knees
replaced after enduring years of
discomfort should expect to
feel like their younger selves
again, right? Not necessarily.
About one-fourth of knee
arthroplasty patients are dissatisfied with the
surgery's results, according to Richard G. Buch, MD,
an orthopedic surgeon at The Dallas (Texas) Limb
Restoration Center. "Often, their pain may be less,"
Kendal Gapinski
Associate Editor
Implants that match a patient's joint alignment
and orientation are better than off-the-shelf hardware.
• A BETTER FIT Are patient-specific instruments and implants that match the
orientation, size and dimensions of the patient's own knee the future of total knee replacement?
John
Hickey
(Buffalo
News)
Customize Your
Knee Replacements
