 In an effort to help women improve their physical and emotional well-being, a new technologically advanced total-joint knee replacement system has been developed. A female knee is narrower than a man's and the Triathlon Knee System is the first medical device of its kind to be designed with the female anatomy in mind.
Created in a wide range of sizes to better accommodate a woman's bone structure, orthopedic surgeons are reporting the knee system offers 15 degrees of greater range in motion one year after surgery.
Arthritis is a major contributor to knee problems. It affects a staggering 43 million people in the U.S. alone. Typically, rheumatic or arthritic conditions are characterized by pain and stiffness in and around joints. The condition is very common in hands and knees.
Arthritis in the knees is an ailment which affects 26 million women across the country. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, women are twice more likely than men to need a total knee replacement. Surprisingly, studies show women are less likely than men to undergo the procedure.
Physiologically, women put more stresses on their knees than men. Factors such as child birth and fluctuating weight provide a tremendous amount of strain on their knees. Also, women are often the main caregivers of their family and have a hard time slowing down. These reasons, and more, are why women all over the country have trouble finding the time to be able to recover from the knee surgery and too often never have it done.
This new innovation is proving to be a good way to increase mobility and reduce the knee pain associated with arthritis. For more information, log onto www.aboutstryker.com.
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