Knee joint prosthesis

Summary Information: Knee joint prosthesis

Knee joint prosthesis: A knee joint prosthesis is a multi-component device that is linked together to create an artificial knee and replace the natural knee joint. The device is made of different combinations of metal and polymer parts, which consist of the femur/tibia, patella/femur, and patella/femur/tibia combinations or individual parts, and may be uncemented or cemented.

Diseases Related To Medical Device: Knee joint prosthesis

These diseases are related to the medical device Knee joint prosthesis:

• Knee arthritis
• Knee osteoarthritis
• Knee rheumatoid arthritis
• Knee injury (e.g. fracture)
• Knee pain

Types Of Knee joint prosthesis

These devices are types of the medical device Knee joint prosthesis:

• Knee joint patellofemorotibial prosthesis
• Knee joint femorotibial prosthesis
• Knee joint patellofemoral prosthesis
• Knee joint femoral prosthesis
• Knee joint patellar resurfacing prosthesis
• Knee joint tibial resurfacing prosthesis
• Knee joint patellofemorotibial polymer/metal/metal prosthesis
• Knee joint patellofemorotibial polymer/metal/polymer prosthesis
• Knee joint patellofemorotibial metal/polymer porous-coated uncemented prosthesis
• Knee joint femorotibial metal/composite cemented prosthesis
• Knee joint femorotibial metal/polymer cemented prosthesis
• Knee joint femorotibial metal/metal cemented prosthesis

Other Names For Knee joint prosthesis

• Artificial knee

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