From
the cells in
their bodies to
their taste in
clothes, it’s no
surprise that
women are
different from
men. In fact,
research shows
women and men
are different
all the way down
to their knees.
The result is the Zimmer Gender Solutions Knee, which is contoured to fit the anatomical shape of women’s knees. The knee is available in a number of cities globally.
The design of the Gender Solutions Knee is based on pioneering research that confirmed the differences between women’s and men’s knees that surgeons were seeing in the operating room. The research also allowed us to quantify 3 distinct and important differences between women’s and men’s knees.
Several other companies claim to have gender specific knee replacement systems; however, Zimmer's Gender Solutions Knee is the first and only knee replacement shaped to fit a woman's anatomy. View a comparison of gender knee replacement systems.
Clinical History
The Zimmer Gender Solutions Knee is built upon Zimmer's 30-years of clinical success with total knee replacements.
Specifically, the Zimmer Gender Solutions Knee is based on the tradition and clinical success of the Zimmer NexGen® Knee, which has been implanted over 1,000,000 times since its introduction in 1995. The NexGen Knee has been found to have the lowest risk of revision of any knee system as reported in several national registries.1,2
The Gender Solutions Implant is designed to:
- Be
placed
using
existing
surgical
techniques,
including
Zimmer
Minimally
Invasive
Solutions
™ (MIS™)
Procedures,
which
typically
offer
smaller
scars,
shorter
hospitalization
and
quicker
rehabilitation
and
recovery
And this is only the beginning. The Gender Solutions Knee is the first of several gender innovations to come from Zimmer.
Additional
information
is available
by
requesting a
free
brochure.
Request
brochure.
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Essential Product Information
Individual results may vary. Your results will depend upon your personal circumstances. This information is intended to provide introductory information about the Gender Solutions High-Flex Knee. It does not include all of the information needed to determine eligibility for knee replacement or for proper use and care of a prosthetic knee implant. Please consult your physician for additional information. Joint replacement is usually a last option after all other treatments have been exhausted.
Click here for additional information pertaining to knee replacement indications, contraindications, warnings and precautions and adverse events.
References
- The
Swedish
Knee
Arthroplasty
Register,
2003
Annual
Report.
- National Joint Replacement Registry - Australian Orthopedic Association. 2005 Report.