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While the human knee is a hinge joint, it does not swing like a simple door hinge. It moves with a subtle, rotating motion while bending—a motion not reproduced by traditional knee replacements.
To return you to your peak activity level, your knee implant should move and feel like your original anatomy. The JOURNEY* knee's unique motion technology accurately guides your joint through the complexity of the human knee's natural motion.
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Active motion
The JOURNEY knee is the only total knee implant designed to reproduce the actual shapes of the human knee. As a result, it moves like your natural knee and can more easily accommodate your high-flex range of motion. And because it reproduces the natural shapes and motions of your original knee, your muscles and ligaments don't have to readjust to unnatural shapes and forces after surgery, and your stride can return to its natural rhythm.
Stability
During many knee replacement surgeries, both your ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) are removed. These ligaments are key to the stability of your real joint and contribute to natural motion when walking, standing up from a seated position, or climbing stairs. The unique design features of the JOURNEY knee restore the function of both ligaments unlike any other knee available.
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*Trademark of Smith & Nephew. Reg. US Pat. & TM Off.
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