| With obesity on the rise in the United States, we are | | | | design has been the product of over 30 years of |
| seeing an increase in obesity related health concerns | | | | research and development. In general, rotation places |
| as well. These range from diabetes to failure of joints | | | | more stress on and causes more wear and tear to |
| such as the knees, ankles and hips, and may only be | | | | your knee joints than any other type of motion. This |
| resolved through costly and invasive replacement | | | | motion can also cause increased wear and tear on a |
| surgeries. Obesity is not the only cause for knee | | | | replacement knee. DePuy knee replacements have |
| replacement surgery as the delicate joints of the | | | | been found to have a much lower rate of |
| human body can also be damaged through repetitive | | | | replacement than some other, non-rotating |
| motion such as stooping and kneeling or from | | | | replacement joints. |
| traumatic impact related to sports and accidents. One | | | | Regardless of what type of replacement knee a |
| product that has made significant strides in joint | | | | patient receives, the simple truth is that knee |
| replacement technology is DePuy knee replacements. | | | | replacement surgery is an invasive procedure with a |
| With several different models available, DePuy is | | | | long and arduous recovery and rehab time. Patients |
| providing prosthetic knees for both partial knee | | | | typically experience quite a bit of pain following the |
| replacement surgeries and complete knee | | | | surgery and the soreness can persist well beyond the |
| replacements. | | | | duration of rehab. Some physical therapists may |
| DePuy knee replacements have pioneered the field | | | | employ the use of a CPM - or continuous passive |
| of knee replacement with their ground breaking | | | | motion device- or flex machine as they are |
| rotating platform knees. Unlike some traditional knee | | | | frequently called in order to restore movement and |
| replacement products, these implants allow the knee | | | | flexibility after knee replacement surgery. DePuy |
| to not only bend, but also to rotate in a manner that | | | | knee replacements, with their rotating design may |
| is much more natural and realistic to the way that | | | | lead to improved recovery time, with full use being |
| you would normally move your knee. The advanced | | | | restored in less than a year. |