The Gender Solutions™ High-Flex Knee
The First Knee Replacement Shaped to Fit a Woman's Anatomy

From the cells in their bodies to their taste in clothes, it's no surprise that women are different from men. In fact, research shows women and men are different all the way down to their knees. Even so, knee replacement implants have been designed based on an average size of women's and men's knees.

The number of women having knee replacement has grown significantly, and leading orthopaedic surgeons began reporting that they were frequently making adjustments during surgery to make traditional implants fit female patients. It became clear that it was time for a knee specifically designed to fit a woman's anatomy.

The result is the Gender Solutions High-Flex Knee, which is contoured to fit the anatomical shape of women's knees. The knee is scheduled to become available in a number of cities this Spring and Summer, with global availability beginning this Fall.
The design of the Gender Solutions High-Flex Knee is based on pioneering research that confirmed the differences between women's and men's knees that surgeons were seeing in the operating room. The research also allowed us to quantify 3 distinct and important differences between women's and men's knees.

Women And Knee Replacement: The Facts
· In the U.S, more than 400,000 people get their knees replaced each year, and nearly two-thirds are women
· Women suffer from more knee pain and disability than men

Your knee joint is composed of three bones: the end of your thighbone (femur), the top of your shinbone (tibia) and your kneecap (patella). These three bones are held together by tendons and ligaments and cushioned by cartilage. If you're injured, or get an infection or arthritis, the cartilage can become damaged and deteriorate. Eventually, your knee bones can grind together, which is painful, and your doctor might recommend knee replacement. Total knee replacement involves removing the portions of your bone that are damaged and resurfacing your knee with metal and plastic implants.

The Gender Solutions High-Flex Knee replaces the thighbone portion of the knee. Knee replacements have long been available in many different sizes, but pioneering research conducted shows getting a good fit is not just about size, it's about shape.

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