Usually all good doctors prefer Jhonson & Jhonson Joints, a matter of trust since decades. I am in touch of Dr Swetal Bhavsar and almost majority of patients go to him and get best results.
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You can search " Dr Swetal Bhavsar " in linkedin , Google web / google videos and you can see his work.
They make several different models. The Nexgen has good results in many hip registries (which record outcomes from every operation in their country). Believe they come top in Australia, but not in Britain or Sweden, where the DePuy PFC came top. Their Nexgen flex does less well than the classic nexgen.
Zimmer is simply the company who manufacture some implants, they do a total knee called the Nexgen, and a partial called the ZUK.
Warsaw (Indiana), Puerto Rico, Ireland and China.
Only if they can show either Zimmer or the Surgeon were negligent in doing so.
Typically around 95% are still working well after 10years
Both are good companies. Surgeon must be good for better outcome. We refer our patients to best surgeons & not best Hospitals / best Implant companies.
Lots of manufacturers makes these, the big names are DePuy, Biomet, Zimmer, Smith & Nephew, Stryker, Wright Medical, Exactech.
The attune knee replacement is the newest innovated, type of knee replacement. The attune knee replacement is so good that is provides more mobility and it eases the unstable feeling most all patients have with any other type of knee replacement.
How can I find what knee replacement was used for my surgery?
Yes, there are implants available that are Nickel Free, Zimmer and Smith & Nephew both produce one.
Will Medicare pay for a second knee replacement on the same knee?
Depends on who you ask. The most reliable results are from the National Joint Registries (from Australia, Britain, and Sweden), which say the DePuy PFC sigma or Zimmer Nexgen (but not Nexgen Flex).
Total knee replacement is a type of total joint arthroplasty. Total joint arthroplasty could refer to any joint replacement.