The microprocessor in the knee responds to different surfaces and inclines, stiffening up if it detects movement that indicates its user is falling.

“My knee is not a perfect knee,” Herber said. “But for what I want, at this stage of the game, it’s perfect for me.” Hustedt has performed the procedure on about 200 knees, starting in 2020.

“My knee is not a perfect knee,” Herber said. “But for what I want, at this stage of the game, it’s perfect for me.” Hustedt has performed the procedure on about 200 knees, starting in 2020.

People who need surgery to replace a joint typically don’t encounter similar coverage roadblocks. In 2021, 1.5 million knee or hip joint replacements were performed in United States hospitals ...

But pain in the knee can significantly hinder those and many other routine activities. Tying shoelaces, getting into a car, picking things up off the floor and walking down stairs all involve ...

For knee replacements, only 59 per cent are done within that time. Dr. Joshua Jacobs, orthopedics surgery chief at Rush University Medical Center holds a model of a cementless hip replacement in ...