TV programme featured Zimmer’s® Gender Solutions™ Knee

National TV featured Zimmer’s NexGen knee replacement for women (25th November). Mother of five and Ex Ice Skater, 57 year old Sharon had been in pain for 2 years. She walked freely within two hours of the procedure, stating how surprised she was at the result. After two years of pain leading up to the replacement, she stated that she must be a bionic woman. She was really happy and amazed at how successful it was, and couldn’t believe how quickly she was walking.

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Woman’s Weekly feature: knee replacement for women, article 17th July 2008.

Woman’s Weekly feature: knee replacement for women

 Woman's Weekly features Zimmer's Gender Solutions Knee  

Knee surgery: find surgeons and hospital facilities In the ‘GoodHealth’ section of the magazine, a full page feature article presented the work of surgeon, Nick London and his use of the Zimmer Gender Solution Knee.  The page was entitled,  “Nick London, specialist knee surgeon at Harrogate NHS Trust and the Yorkshire Knee Clinic, explains why women need their own special type of knee replacement.”

Under the heading, “The difference between men and women,” Woman’s Weekly explains: “Surgeons who were doing lots of replacements started to notice subtle difference in the results for men and women.  Men were doing slightly better on pain scores, and some women complained of pain at the front of the knee - not a lot, but enough to make us want to find out why this was.  It turned out that women's thigh bones: (femurs) are a different shape from men's.”

The article points out that, “that up to half of women having a standard ‘unisex’ replacement are left with a small overhang that can press on surrounding ligaments and tendons and cause pain.”

Woman’s Weekly quote surgeon Nick London as saying, “We expect that it [Zimmer’s Gender Solutions Knee] will reduce post-operative pain even further; the results look good, but it will take years to see all the benefits.”

 Woman?s Weekly features Zimmer?s Gender Solutions Knee 2

Knee joint with a Zimmer Gender Solutions Knee implant

BBC - Radio 4 Woman's Hour features Zimmer Gender Solutions Knee

13th June 2007

Under the heading "The first knee implant specifically for women," presenter Jane talks to Howard Ware, Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon at Chase Farm and the Wellington Hospital. Mr Ware was the first surgeon in the country to implant gender specific knee joints. The programme also discusses the latest innovations in replacement joint design with Professor Andrew Carr, Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Oxford.

The BBC observes, " As women’s shapes differ from men’s, we look at a bespoke knee implant just for women."

Note, coming soon: Zimmer is developing a Zimmer Gender Solutions Hip replacement which is expected to be available in the UK towards the end of the year.

Quick links

Alternatively if you would like a brochure or written information on Gender, please call the Gender Knee Helpline on 01793 58 4545, and leave a clear message about what you would like and how to send it to you.

Reference

  1. TV programme 25th November 2008
  2. Woman’s Weekly, 17th July 2008, GoodHealth section with Dr Melanie Wynne-Jones
  3. BBC - Radio 4 Woman's Hour, 13th June 2007, "The first knee implant specifically for women."