Dr. Panio one of only a few Physicians in Westchester County Currently Licensed by FDA to Perform New Knee Replacement Surgery

The Oxford Meniscal Bearing Knee Replacement

A new procedure, patented in 1974 by John Goodfellow and John O"Connor in England, proves to provide excellent results for Knee Replacement patients. The Oxford Meniscal Knee is designed to minimize creep and wear of polyethylene by employing a gliding meniscal bearing which remains fully congruent throughout the range of motion, restoring the joint kinematics.

Long-term clinical results of the Oxford Knee in medial unicompartmental Osteoarthritis show a 98% success rate at 10 years. This equals the results of the most successful Total Knee Replacements. The following are some of the advantages of the Oxford Knee Replacement:

• The time to achieve straight leg raise, active flexion and independent stair climbing has been shown to be less than 40% of that needed for a Total Knee Replacement.
• Reduced Morbidity. Non-disruption of the quadriceps mechanism cut functional recovery time up to 70%.
• Operation can be performed through a 6 cm incision.
• Reduced blood loss assists in early patient recovery
• Decreases spreading of disease to the unaffected Lateral and Pattelofemoral compartments.
• Retrieved bearings show an average penetration rate of only 0.03 mm per year.
• Fully congruent articulating surfaces with full area contact (570 mm²) through full range of motion.
• Preserves the ACL, retains natural movement.

Dr. Panio is one of only a few surgeons licensed by the FDA to perform this new surgery.  Please call our office for further information.

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