Hip Implants & Knee Implants

Read about all of the different types of hip replacement implants and knee replacement implants available and see how they are rated by clicking on the pictures below:

Each section has an ODEP rating listed. This is an rating issued by a group of medical professionals. The number refers to the minimum number of years that the implant has been around ( 3 being a low number of years and 10 being the highest) and the letter refers to the quality of published data that supports the implant (a. being the best c. being the worst). So far, only hips have been rated by this regulatory body.

Types of Knee Replacement			Types of Hip Replacement
Uni-Condylar	Total Knee		Conservative	Un-cemented
Patello Femoral	Revision Knee		Cemented	Revision