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Zimmer Nexgen System Analysis

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Introduction: In the climate of ongoing financial austerity, especially within the United Kingdom National Health Service, many decisions regarding orthopaedic prosthesis use are driven by value for money. This often equates to which supplier can offer the cheapest deal. The impact of changing prosthesis, and it’s resultant inevitable surgical learning curve, on initial patient outcomes and complication rates is not known. Objectives: During 2013, our centre changed its total knee replacement system from the Depuy PFC to the Zimmer NexGen system. Our aim was to assess the impact of the change on patient outcome and complication rate. Methods: A retrospective review of 60 patients was performed. The first 30 patients represented the final
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