The orthopedic device maker launches its Legion HK hinge knee implant in the U.S. and Canada, Smith & Nephew PLC announced Sept. 12. The device is “the first hinged knee to be designed using normal knee kinematics,” S&N claims. It has been designed to match the knee’s original anatomy while also restoring normal function, using next-generation rotating knee technology, the company explains. “The design of the implant provides a more natural range of motion while maintaining an average of 96% condylar loading – a design feature shown to remove the stresses from the hinge link for lower wear on the hinge device,” S&N says. The implant is an extension of the firm’s Legion total knee system, “allow[ing] surgeons to seamlessly transition intraoperatively from a constrained revision implant to a hinged assembly, thus using a minimal number of instruments and the same simple, reproducible surgical technique they already know,” according to the company.
Firm’s Legion HK hinge knee implant is designed to match the knee’s original anatomy while also restoring normal function.
