THERE IS NOW A BETTER KNEE AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS WHO NEED A PROSTHETIC KNEE. IT'S ONE DOCTOR'S INVENTION.

Jessica Giedd, Patient, "There was a period of time there, after we were married, that I wasn't able to do a lot of dancing because my knee hurt so bad with my arthritis in there."

JESSICA FINALLY UNDERWENT KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY. BUT IT'S THE NEWEST INVENTION BY AN AREA DOCTOR THAT ALLOWS JESSICA TO KEEP HER ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON, DR. RONALD MILLER, TOOK HIS 30 PLUS YEARS OF KNEE REPLACEMENT EXPERIENCE AND CREATED A BETTER KNEE.

Dr. Ronald Miller, Orthopedic Surgeon, "This knee is designed to address the arthritis problems in younger people, 40, 45 or 50."

A STANDARD KNEE REPLACEMENT ALLOWS ONLY THIS MOTION. THAT WORKS IN OLDER PATIENT'S WHO ARE NOT VERY ACTIVE. BUT CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING YOUNGER AND NOT HAVING THIS SIDE TO SIDE MOTION? THAT'S WHERE DR. MILLER'S MOBILE-BEARING KNEE COMES IN.

Dr. Ronald Miller, "The bearing sits in here, the bearing rotates. We get the traditional rotation, we get the traditional flexion/extension."

NOW HERE'S THE FIXED BEARING USED IN KNEE REPLACEMENT ANY SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT CAUSES THE PROSTHESIS TO CLIMB UP THE PLASTIC. THAT LEADS TO WEAR AND TEAR, MEANING A SHORT-LIVED KNEE REPLACEMENT -- THE REASON, IN YEAR'S PAST, WHY ONLY OLDER PATIENTS RECEIVED THE SURGERY. BY USING A ROTATING PLATFORM, THE MOBILE-BEARING KNEE HAS REDUCED WEAR ON THE PROSTHESIS BY 94% AND PATIENTS SAY IT FEELS MORE LIKE THEIR NORMAL KNEE.

Jessica, Patient, "I have full movement and range of movement. i can lay my leg flat, I can bend my knee. and no pain."

DR. MILLER BELIEVES THE MOBILE BEARING KNEE WILL LAST A LIFETIME, FOR MOST PATIENTS. THE TRADITIONAL KNEE HAS UP TO A 14 YEAR LIFESPAN.

HERE ARE THE ANSWERS TO SOME QUESTIONS YOU STILL MIGHT HAVE:

1. WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THIS NEW KNEE? IS IT THE "MOBILE BEARING KNEE"?

YES

2. ARE THERE ANY OTHER SURGEONS THAT ARE USING IT?

YES.. THERE ARE A HANDFUL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. A SURGEON LOCATOR CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.ALLABOUTARTHRITIS.COM OR WWW.ALLABOUTARTHRITIS.COM ONCE YOU ENTER YOUR CITY AND STATE IT PULLS UP SURGEONS IN YOUR AREA WHO WORK WITH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. - THE MANUFACTURER OF THE MOBILE BEARING KNEE DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC

3. ARE ALL KNEE REPLACEMENT PATIENTS CANDIDATES FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF ARTIFICIAL JOINT?

NO..IT DEPENDS ON A PATIENTS ACTIVITY LEVEL. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR AGE, IF YOU STILL LEAD AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE, THIS IS A GOOD FIT. IF PATIENTS ARE MORE SEDENTARY, THEY'LL BE FITTED WITH THE STANDARD PROSTHETIC.

4. IS THERE A TELEPHONE NUMBER OR WEBSITE I CAN GO TO FOR MORE INFORMATION?

YES. HTTP://WWW.MOBILEBEARINGKNEES.COM OR WWW.MOBILEBEARINGKNEES.COM