Knee Replacement Questions?
Discover new, game-changing technologies that can help you start living your full life again—a more normal feeling knee,1 a smoother recovery2,3 and implants built to last.
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Knee Replacement Questions?
Discover new, game-changing technologies that can help you start living your full life again—a more normal feeling knee,1 a smoother recovery2,3 and implants built to last.
Discover more.
Fear less.
Knee Replacement Questions?
Discover new, game-changing technologies that can help you start living your full life again—a more normal feeling knee,1 a smoother recovery2,3 and implants built to last.
Discover more.
Fear less.
The ultimate knee replacement experience
See how knee replacement has changed - and what it can do for you.
Designed for you
With 3D digital modeling you get a surgical plan that's customized to your unique anatomy. That means your surgeon can perform your procedure more efficiently and accurately than traditional knee replacement surgery.
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Sleep in your own bed
Did you know that knee replacement surgery can be an outpatient procedure? You can have surgery in the morning and be sleeping in your own bed that same night—with the same Smith+Nephew implants and technologies available in the traditional hospital setting.
Find an Outpatient Facility
Higher patient satisfaction - Smoother recovery4,5,6
The JOURNEY◊ II Knee System has been demonstrated to improve a patient's range of motion more quickly after surgery. This faster recovery, along with the implant's normal pattern of motion, have been shown to lead to high levels of patient satisfaction.
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An implant built to last
With Smith+Nephew knee implants, your surgeon has access to OXINIUM◊ Oxidized Zirconium. This unique metal alloy is designed to reduce the effects of implant wear and tear. In fact, OXINIUM knee implants have been lab-tested for durability 9-times longer than the international standard for joint replacements7
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The ultimate knee replacement experience
See how knee replacement has changed - and what it can do for you.
Designed for you
With 3D digital modeling you get a surgical plan that's customized to your unique anatomy. That means your surgeon can perform your procedure more efficiently and accurately than traditional knee replacement surgery.
Learn More.
Sleep in your own bed
Did you know that knee replacement surgery can be an outpatient procedure? You can have surgery in the morning and be sleeping in your own bed that same night—with the same Smith+Nephew implants and technologies available in the traditional hospital setting.
Find an Outpatient Facility
Higher patient satisfaction - Smoother recovery4,5,6
The JOURNEY◊ II Knee System has been demonstrated to improve a patient's range of motion more quickly after surgery. This faster recovery, along with the implant's normal pattern of motion, have been shown to lead to high levels of patient satisfaction.
Learn More
An implant built to last
With Smith+Nephew knee implants, your surgeon has access to OXINIUM◊ Oxidized Zirconium. This unique metal alloy is designed to reduce the effects of implant wear and tear. In fact, OXINIUM knee implants have been lab-tested for durability 9-times longer than the international standard for joint replacements7
Learn More
Find a physician
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Hear from others about how getting knee surgery has restored their ability to participate in their lives.
Uncover more answers
Hear from others about how getting knee surgery has restored their ability to participate in their lives.
Lee’s story
Rodeo is in his blood, and 90 days after surgery he was back in the saddle.
Lucio’s story
Farming and hard work are his life; now he can get back to both.
Karla’s story
This active exerciser can walk and workout again without pain.
Uncover more answers
Hear from others about how getting knee surgery has restored their ability to participate in their lives.
Lee’s story
Rodeo is in his blood, and 90 days after surgery he was back in the saddle.
Lucio’s story
Farming and hard work are his life; now he can get back to both.
Karla’s story
This active exerciser can walk and workout again without pain.
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Robotics-assisted Surgery
The latest innovation from Smith+Nephew is our handheld robotics-assisted technology for partial and total knee replacements. This advanced technology enables your surgeon to plan and perform your surgery with a greater degree of accuracy than is possible with traditional methods.9
A unique plan
Your knee replacement surgery is as unique as you are. After all, it is the only one that's based on the combination of your individual knee anatomy and the specific implant your surgeon has determined is right for you. To help ensure your implant is positioned and aligned correctly to your anatomy, the CORI◊ Surgical System creates a customized 3D digital model of your knee. This three-dimensional view helps your surgeon choose the right implant for you. In addition, the 3D digital model eliminates the need to get a CT scan of your knee before your surgery, which reduces your exposure to harmful radiation.
A natural fit
The benefits of robotics-assisted surgery is about more than just a detailed 3D view of your knee. The CORI◊ Surgical System also helps ensure your procedure is performed as the surgeon planned it, giving you the benefits of enhanced accuracy when compared to traditional knee surgery. Accuracy is important because it not only helps the implant function as intended, it also helps avoid uneven wear which can shorten the longevity of an implant.
More implant options
Unlike other robotics platforms, our system works will all of our partial and total knee implants - including those made from our exclusive VERILAST Technology for added durability. This wide selection allows your surgeon to chose the right implant for you.
VERILAST◊ Technology
Unlike other implants that are only available with cobalt chrome for their metal femoral components, the JOURNEY◊ II Active Knee implant can also be made with a proprietary metal alloy called OXINIUM◊ Oxidized Zirconium. While cobalt chrome has been used successfully for years, laboratory tests have shown that the "ceramicized" OXINIUM metal alloy is twice as hard as cobalt chrome and can be twice as resistant to the type of scratching that can cause implant wear. First introduced in 1997, OXINIUM implants have been used in more than 1 million surgeries around the world.
And since each implant is a combination of metal and plastic, JOURNEY II implants also use a harder, highly cross-linked polyethylene known as XLPE for the plastic insert.
Working together, these materials form a bearing surface combination known as VERILAST Technology, which is unique to global medical device maker, Smith+Nephew.
What Is JOURNEY◊ II Technology?
The JOURNEY II AKS Difference
One of the most remarkable breakthroughs in design of total knee replacements has been the creation of the JOURNEY II Active Knee Solutions. Designed using the latest in human simulation software, and built using some of the most wear-resistant materials available, this unique implant was designed to address two of the most common concerns associated with knee replacement implants: implant wear and implant feel.
Commonly described as a hinge joint, your knees actually do much more than simply swing back and forth. In fact, every time your knee bends, forces in and around the joint work together to produce a subtle and complex rotational movement that you don't even realize is there. However, if this rotational movement is removed, the change can be felt in the muscles and ligaments through the entire leg.
Yes – you can.
It’s time to stop settling and start getting on with your life. You can take the stairs.*8 You can go for walks. You can stop being afraid. You can – with the ultimate knee replacement experience.
Yes – you can.
It’s time to stop settling and start getting on with your life. You can take the stairs.*8 You can go for walks. You can stop being afraid. You can – with the ultimate knee replacement experience.