Gender Knee
Gender Knee Update
Jun,16,2008 07:50 Filed in: Knee | Knee Replacement
I still get quite a few women asking about gender specific knees. Most of them have seen television ads or a web site promoted by an implant manufacturer. I think one of the issues that has gotten lost amid all the hype is the wide variarions that occur normally in human knees. Knees vary not just by gender, but by age, race, height, weight and the type of arthritis that the patient is suffering from. Sometimes a “male” knee is better for a woman or vice versa depending on the size of the patients knee.
The most imporatant thing to focus on is the number of sizes available and picking the right knee for each patient. I try to pick the knee that is most appropriate for a specific problem, and then use the wide variety of differnent sized to get a perfect fit. In my experience, focusing on just the patient’s gender is too much of an oversimplification.
The most imporatant thing to focus on is the number of sizes available and picking the right knee for each patient. I try to pick the knee that is most appropriate for a specific problem, and then use the wide variety of differnent sized to get a perfect fit. In my experience, focusing on just the patient’s gender is too much of an oversimplification.
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