Healthy Knee Healthy Knee Introduction Common Causes of Knee Pain Knee Replacement Surgery Risks of Knee Replacement Surgery Benefits of Knee Replacement Surgery Surgical Alternatives to Total Knee Replacement Computer Assisted Knee Surgery The Right Knee Replacement for You: How Does Your Surgeon Select It?

Surgeons have a wide variety of knee replacement implants produced by various manufacturers. Materials and clinical engineering of these implants very, and typically surgeons only use one or two product lines based upon the results they see afterward and ease of using the components. When selecting the implant for your knee replacement surgery your surgeon will consider:

• Your age, activity level, weight and degree of arthritis;
• The implant’s track record of long-term stability and adhesion- called fixation;
• The implant’s material;
• The implant’s ability to reestablish your normal function;
• The surgeon’s comfort level with the surgical instruments associated with the preferred implant; and
• The surgeon’s confidence in the implant’s clinical success rate and product quality.

Don’t be afraid to talk to surgeon about the implant he will be using for your surgery.