MIT researchers have introduced a groundbreaking bionic knee designed to significantly improve mobility for people with above ...

A bionic knee that directly attaches to the thigh bone and uses implanted electrodes can make a prosthetic leg feel more like ...

Medical device company Overture Orthopaedics has commercially launched the OvertureTi Knee Resurfacing System.  The system is utilized to treat early osteoarthritis and cartilage defects, and includes ...

How to Do It: Sit in a chair or on a platform so your hips and knees are both at 90 degrees. Roll up a towel and place it under one knee—this will help increase range of motion.

The LCS Complete Knee System for revision (DePuy Orthopaedics, Warsaw, Ind) was designed to bring the kinematic advantages of the LCS Complete Primary system to revision surgery (Figure 3).

Orthopedic major Smith & Nephew ( SNN ) recently extended its well-regarded Legion Total Knee System with Legion Narrow Femoral Components.

Franklin joint replacement device firm Arthrosurface has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market a new knee device.

The results show that the knee extension velocity on the operated side was the most important predictor of gait function in the participating patients. The findings were published in PLOS ONE.

Clinically, two common knee impairments before and following a TKA are reduced knee extensor strength and deficits in knee extension range-of-motion (ROM). [] Although most [] but not all ...

A 74-year-old woman undergoes surgery for a right total knee arthroplasty and is evaluated for flexion and extension after trial implants are inserted.

Background Knee extensor strength and knee extension range of motion (ROM) are important predictors of physical function in patients with a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, the relationship ...