Women Benefit From a Thinner Replacement Knee

A knee replacement system shaped to fit a woman's anatomy offers a more precise fit and quicker recovery.

Gender Solutions, a knee femoral implant shaped to fit a woman's knee, can be placed with minimally invasive techniques, resulting in faster recuperation and allowing patients to return to normal activity much more quickly. The Gender Knee safely accommodates a full range of motion, from standing to deep bending and provides women with more natural movement and. Women represent 60% of knee replacement patients. Even though they suffer from severe arthritis at three times the rate of men, women are less likely to undergo hip or knee replacements. Furthermore, women who have a knee replacement have more pain and function loss at the time of the procedure, suggesting that either women or their doctors tend to delay surgery. The Gender Solutions Knee is a product of Zimmer (Warsaw, IN, USA).

"Not only is the femoral component specifically designed for the female knee, the Zimmer Gender Solutions Knee can also be used with less invasive procedures to allow patients to get up and start moving faster, shortening their recovery time in the hospital,” said Dr. Michael Parks, a hip and knee replacement specialist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York, NY, USA).

There are significant differences between male and female knees, including the narrower width of female femurs, reduced anterior condyle height, and a tendency toward a more lateral patellar track. The ligaments supporting the knee also tend to be looser in women than in men.


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