Do the Benefits of Premium Knee Implants Outweigh Extra Costs?
Premium knee implants, such as high-flexion knees were medical devices created to address specific patient needs and to promote additional function.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL, September 19, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Premium knee implants, such as high-flexion knees were created to address specific patient needs and to promote additional function. But whether these higher cost devices provide greater longevity than their standard lower-cost counterparts remains to be seen in the medical literature.

Studies that have evaluated the functional results of premium vs. standard implants have demonstrated similar results between the prostheses.

Since the Zimmer NexGen knee replacement system has been on the market, almost half a million people in the US alone have had Zimmer knee implants. However, the NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral component has recently been linked to a variety of problems, from loosening of the implant to failure of the replacement knee, requiring revision surgery.

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