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JAMA. 1975;231(6):553-563.

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'Customized' knee prosthesis compares well with other types

Replacing a painful arthritic knee with a mechanical prosthesis is not a new idea, but surgeons keep devising new ways to do it. One of the latest might be called a "customized" model, since it can replace all or only part of the articular surfaces, depending on the degree and location of the damage.

The prosthesis, developed by Americo A. Savastano, MD, and Vincent Zecchino, MD, allows the surgeon to replace either or both of the femoral condyles and the corresponding areas of the tibial plateau. Other widely used devices replace the whole articular structure as a unit (JAMAMEDICAL NEWS 223:1085 [March 5] 1973).

Dr. Savastano, who is clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery at Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI, plans to present a film about the device at this year's meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in San . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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