Advanced Oxinum knee launched in Chennai

An advanced Knee replacement manufactured fromfirst live Twitter cast from India on the 19th June
a revolutionary material called Oxinium was launched2009. Subsequently 3 patients from Iraq had both
in Chennai a year ago. Since the introduction intheir knees replaced with the latest design of
November 2008, orthopedic surgeonOxinium Journey knees. Towards the end of the
Dr.A.K.Venkatachalam has been implanting ityear, an English gentleman Mr. Paul Jackman Graham
successfully mostly in young and middle agedhad both knees replaced with Oxinium Journey knees.
patients. Two designs called the Genesis II OxiniumThe latest patient is a 59 year old American citizen,
knee and the Journey Oxinium knee have beenNancy Tomberlin who underwent bilateral Oxinium
placed in several patients from Europe, Iraq, MexicoJourney knee replacements on the 4th and 8th of
& the US. The first patient was a Dutch male whoFebruary 2010. She is currently recuperating at a
had his left knee replaced in November 2008. Theseaside resort in Mahabalipuram.
second was a female Indian. Her surgery was the