3D KNEE

The Orthopedic Research Laboratory conducted groundbreaking research leading to a new type of knee replacement first used by W. Andrew Hodge, M.D., right here in Palm Beach County. This device, manufactured by the Encore Medical Corporation of Austin, Texas, was approved by the FDA and introduced nationwide. The 3D (Data Driven Design) Knee was specifically designed with more active and demanding patients in mind and is projected to reach a million patients within the next 10 years. Dr. Hodge and his team hold the patent for the 3D Knee in addition to several other innovative orthopaedic devices.

Patient Profile

Cynta Gabreila de Narvaez was a river guide in Big Bend National Park in 1986 when, overnight, she was struck with a crippling disease, later diagnosed as lupus. Cynta came close to dying and was told by doctors that she would never walk again.

Traditional knee joint replacements would not have been an option for her so she remained in constant and severe pain until she was introduced to Dr. Hodge and the 3-D Knee. Cynta received new knees in 2001, and in less than a year, was living the life she loved once again - boating, hiking and guiding people through Copper Canyon without pain. “There is a profound hopelessness that comes when, at the age of 30, one hears that they need new knees but can't get then until the age of 50,” she said. “This is just not fair. At the time, all I could think of was, Hey, I hurt now. I can't walk now. I could be dead in 20 years! I want my freedom now. Other doctors said that I would never walk again. Then I met Dr. Hodge. I have my legs and my life back.”
 

Recent Presentations:
 

1. Zhao D, Banks SA, Mitchell K, D'Lima D, Colwell C Jr , Fregly BJ: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE KNEE ADDUCTION TORQUE AND MEDIAL CONTACT FORCE DURING GAIT. ASME 2006 Summer Bioengineering Conference, June 21-25, Amelia Island, Florida, USA

2. Zhao D, Banks SA, Mitchell K, D'Lima D, Colwell CW Jr, Fregly BJ: The relationship between the knee adduction torque and medial contact force during gait. 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, July 29th - August 4th 2006.

3. Hodge WA, Miura H, Harman MK, Banks SA: PATTERNS OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN JAPANESE, SAUDI ARABIAN AND AMERICAN KNEES. 79th Annual Congress of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, Yokohama, Japan, May 18-21, 2006.

4. Mori A, Harman MK, Campbell P, Hodge WA, Banks SA: WEAR PATTERNS AND PARTICLE MORPHOLOGY IN AUTOPSY-RETRIEVED TKR. 79th Annual Congress of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, Yokohama, Japan, May 18-21, 2006.

5. Tanino H, Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA: EFFECTS OF RETRIEVED ACETABULAR POLYETHYLENE LINERDESIGN AND WEAR ON HIP DISLOCATION. 79th Annual Congress of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, Yokohama, Japan, May 18-21, 2006.

6. Banks SA, Fregly BJ, Harman MK, Hamilton MA, Sawyer WG: Objective lifetime design of orthopaedic joint replacements: Are we there yet?, ASME/STLE World Tribology Congress III, Washington D.C., 2005.

7. Harman MK, Markovich GD, Banks SA, Hodge WA: DAMAGE ON METAL-BACKED PATELLAR COMPONENTS RETRIEVED AFTER MOBILE BEARING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY, 50th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, 2004.

8. Harman MK, Markovich GD, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Articular and Backside Wear on Retrieved LCS Meniscal and Rotating Platform Polyethylene Bearings After 9 Years In-situ. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Technology in Arthoplasty (ISTA), San Francisco, CA, 2003.

9. Harman MK, Takeuchi N, Hodge WA: Femoral anatomic considerations in cementless total hip arthroplasty. 6th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), Helsinki, Finland, 2003

10. Harman MK, Takeuchi N, Hodge WA: Early outcomes of cementless stems in total hip arthroplasty. 6th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), Helsinki, Finland, 2003

11. Hodge, WA, Harman, MK, Takeuchi, N: Femoral anatomic considerations in cementless total hip arthroplasty. Annual Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, 2003

12. Harman MK, Frankle, M, Banks, SA, Vasey, M, Lee III, W, Ondrovic, L, Ganey, T, Gutierrez, S: In-vitro Comparison of Glenoid Component Fixation for Two Different Semi-constrained Shoulder Replacements used in Rotator Cuff Deficient Patients. Proceedings of the 16th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Technology in Arthoplasty (ISTA), San Francisco, CA, 2003.

13. Fregly BJ, Sawyer WG, Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Prediction of Knee Arthroplasty Wear from In Vivo Kinematics, 16th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty, San Francisco, September 24-27, 2003.

14. Fregly, B. J., Sawyer, W. G., Harman, M. K., and Banks, S. A., Computational prediction of in vivo wear in total knee replacements. In Proceedings of the 2003 Summer Bionengineering Conference (Edited by Soslowsky, L.J., Skalak, T.C., Wayne, J.S., and Livesay, G.A.), pp. 1171-1172. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, 2003

15. Harman MK, Banks SA, Campbell P, Hodge WA; POLYETHYLENE WEAR AND INSERT MICROMOTION IN RETRIEVED TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENTS: DOES THE LOCKING MECHANISM DEGRADE WITH TIME? 6th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki, June 4-10, 2003.

16. Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA; COMPONENT SIZE SELECTION IN TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR IMPINGEMENT AND ABRASIVE POLYETHYLENE WEAR, 6th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Helsinki, June 4-10, 2003.

17. Hodge WA, Harman MK, Banks, SA: Component Size Selection in Total Knee Replacement: Implications for Impingement and Abrasive Polyethylene Damage. Annual Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, May 2003.

18. Hodge WA, Harman MK, Cooke, TDV, Banks, SA: Cartilage Degeneration Patterns in Osteoarthritic Knees: What Do They Tell Us About Knee Kinematics? Annual Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, May 2003.

19. Hodge WA, Harman MK, Banks, SA, Campbell, P: Polyethylene Wear and Insert Micromotion in Retrieved Total Knee Replacements: Does the Locking Mechanism Degrade with Time? Annual Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, May 2003.

20. Banks SA, Hodge WA: In Vivo TKR Kinematics with Curved, Flat, Pivoting, and Mobile Bearing Variants of the Same Knee System. Proceedings of the 15th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Technology in Arthoplasty (ISTA), Oxford, England, 2002.

21. Banks SA, Hodge WA: Knee Arthroplasty Kinematics During Gait: Are PS and CR Knees Similar? Proceedings of the 15th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Technology in Arthoplasty (ISTA), Oxford, England, 2002.

22. Harman MK, Banks, SA, Hodge WA: Contact stress and polyethylene wear after total knee replacement: Centered wear patterns are not consistent with edge loading. Proceedings of the 15th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Technology in Arthoplasty (ISTA), Oxford, England, 2002.

23. Hodge WA, Harman MK: Biomechanics of hip replacement and effects on design. Annual Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association and Japanese Hip Society, Asahikawa, September, 2002.

24. Banks SA, Bellemans J, Nozaki H, Whiteside LA, Hodge WA: Surgical and Design Factors that Influence Patterns of Motion and Maximum Flexion in Total Knee Arthroplasty. Japanese Orthopaedic Association, Okayama, Japan, May, 2002.

25. Harman MK, Hodge WA, Banks SA: The Spectrum of Polyethylene Wear After Contemporary PCL-Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty. Florida Orthopaedic Society, Orlando, June, 2002.

26. Banks SA, Hodge WA: Knee Motions After Arthroplasty, Florida Orthopaedic Society, Orlando, June, 2002.

27. Hodge WA, Harman MK, Markovich GD, Banks SA: Total Knee Arthroplasty in Valgus Osteoarthritic Knees: 5 Year Clinical Outcomes. Japanese Society for Replacement Arthroplasty, Nagoya, February, 2002.

28. Hodge WA, Krebs DE, Mann RW, Harman MK, Banks SA: In Vivo Hip Pressures Measured With Instrumented Hemiarthroplasty in Two Patients. Japanese Society for Replacement Arthroplasty, Nagoya, February, 2002.

29. Banks SA, Bellemans J, Hedley AK, Hodge WA, Nozaki H, Reilly DT, Whiteside LA: Femoral Rollback and Deep Flexion in Fixed and Mobile Bearing Knee Replacements. Japanese Society for Replacement Arthroplasty, Nagoya, February, 2002.

30. Banks SA, Hodge WA: In Vivo TKR Kinematics with Curved, Flat, Pivoting and Mobile Bearing Variants of the Same Knee System. Japanese Society for Replacement Arthroplasty, Nagoya, February, 2002.

31. Banks SA, Bellemans J, Hedley A, Hodge WA, Reilly D, Whiteside L: Maximum weight-bearing flexion in fixed and mobile bearing TKA. Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Dallas, TX, 2002.

32. Banks SA, Hodge WA: Where's the pivot? Patterns of axial rotation in fixed and mobile bearing knee arthroplasties. Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Dallas, TX, 2002.

33. Banks SA, Bellemans J, Nozaki H, Whiteside LA, Harman MK, Hodge, WA: Tibio-Femoral Translation and Maximum Weight-Bearing Flexion in Fixed and Mobile Bearing Knee Arthroplasties. American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Dallas, November, 2001.

34. Banks SA, Hodge WA: Where's the pivot? Patterns of axial rotation in total knee replacements. ISTA 2001: 14th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty, Maui, Hawaii, September 26-29, 2001.

35. Hodge WA, Harman MK, Banks SA: Stem design considerations in early loosening of cemented total hip replacements. ISTA 2001: 14th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty, Maui, Hawaii, September 26-29, 2001.

36. Hodge WA, Harman MK, Banks SA: Matched comparison of in-vivo kinematics and polyethylene wear after total knee arthroplasty. 5th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rhodes, Greece, 2001.

37. Harman MK, Hodge WA, Urban RM, Banks SA: Retrieval analysis of contemporary metal-on-metal total hip replacements. 5th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Rhodes, Greece, 2001.

38. Harman M, Banks S, Hodge W: Assessing Repeated Dislocations with Constrained Acetabular Components. 47th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Francisco, CA, 2001.

39. Hodge WA, Harman MK, Urban RM, Banks SA: Retrieval Analysis Of Contemporary Metal On Metal Total Hip Replacements. Annual Meeting of the Florida Orthopaedic Society, West Palm Beach, FL, June 2-4, 2000.

40. Hodge WA, Harman MK, Banks SA: Direct Comparison Of In Vivo Knee Motion And Wear On Retrieved TKA Polyethylene Inserts From The Same Subject Group. Annual Meeting of the Florida Orthopaedic Society, West Palm Beach, FL, June 2-4, 2000.

41. Nozaki H, Banks SA, Suguro T, Kudou Y, Tokumoto M, Hodge WA, Mizutani K: Femoral Rollback In Cruciate-Retaining Knee Arthroplasty. Three Dimensional In Vivo Knee Kinematics. Japanese Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Kobe, Japan, April 2000.

42. Hodge WA, Harman MK, Banks SA: Direct Comparison Of In-Vivo Function And Polyethylene Damage After PCL-Retaining Total Knee Replacement. Japanese Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Kobe, Japan, April 2000.

43. Hodge WA, Harman MK, Banks SA: Metal-On-Metal Bearing Surfaces In Total Hip Arthroplasty. Japanese Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Kobe, Japan, April 2000.

44. Harman MK, Banks SA, Pone E, Hodge WA: Depth and Rate of Surface Deformation on Retrieved Polyethylene Tibial Inserts. Orthopaedic Research Society, Orlando, FL, March 2000.

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Recent Publications:

1. Mori A, Harman, MK, Campbell P, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Ployethylene wear in autopsy retrieval TKR, Submitted to Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

2. Hodge WA, Harman MA, Banks, SA: Patterns of Knee Osteoarthritis in Arabian and American Knees. submitted Journal of Arthroplasty Oct 06

3. Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Polyethylene wear and insert micromotion in total knee arthroplasty: Does the locking mechanism degrade with time? In Press

4. Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Does backside damage correspond to articular damage in retrieved TKA polyethylene inserts?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, in press, 2006.

5. Hodge WA and Fitts, SM: Hip Resurfacing: A Fair and Balanced Review. Seminars in Arthroplasty, No. 3, 2006.

6. Tanino H, Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Relationship between polyethylene liner design, impingement and dislocation on retrieved acetabular components. Submitted to the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 2005.

7. Tanino H, Banks SA, Ito H, Harman MK, Matsuno T, Hodge WA: An in vivo model for intraoperative assessment of impingement and dislocation in total hip arthroplasty. Submitted to Journal of Arthroplasty, 2005.

8. Harman MK, Banks SA, Fregly BJ, Sawyer WG, Hodge WA: Biomechanical mechanisms for damage: Retrieval analysis and computational wear predictions in total knee replacements. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 5(3):469-75, 2005.

9. Harman, M; Frankle, M; Vasey, B; Banks, S: Initial glenoid component fixation in �reverse� total shoulder arthroplasty: A biomechanical evaluation. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 14(1S):134-39, 2005.

10. Kjirste C. Morrell, W. Andrew Hodge, David E. Krebs, and Robert W. Mann: Corroboration of in vivo cartilage pressures with implications for synovial joint tribology and osteoarthritis causation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v.102, no 41, pp 14819-14824, 2005

11. Fregly BJ, Sawyer WG, Harman MK, Banks SA: Computational wear prediction of a total knee replacement from in vivo kinematics. Journal of Biomechanics, 38:305-314, 2005.

12. Banks SA, Hodge WA: 2003 Hap Paul Award paper of the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty. Design and activity dependence of kinematics in fixed and mobile-bearing knee arthroplasties. J Arthroplasty, 19(7):809-16, 2004

13. Banks SA, Hodge WA: Implant design affects knee arthroplasty kinematics during stair-stepping, Clin Orthop Rel Res, 424, 2004

14. Banks SA, Bellemans J, Harman MK, Hodge WA: Making sense of knee arthroplasty kinematics: News you can use. J Bone Joint Surg 85-A Suppl 4:64-72, 2003.

15. Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Closed reduction of constrained total hip arthroplasty: In vitro and clinical evaluation. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 414:121-128, 2003.

16. Banks SA, Bellemans J, Nozaki H, Whiteside LA, Harman MK, Hodge WA: Knee motions during maximum flexion in fixed and mobile-bearing arthroplasties. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 410:131-138, 2003.

17. Nozaki H, Banks SA, Suguro T, Hodge WA: Observations of Femoral Rollback in Cruciate-Retaining Knee Arthroplasty, Clin Orthop Nov;(404):308-14, 2002

18. Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA, TDV Cooke: Wear patterns in osteoarthritic knees: What do they tell us about knee kinematics?: Arabian Orthopaedic News, 5:9-10, 2002.

19. Benson LC, DesJardins JD, Harman MK, LaBerge M: Effect of stair descent loading on ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene wear in a force-controlled knee simulator. Journal of Engineering in Medicine (Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers), 216 (part H):409-418, 2002.

20. Banks SA, Harman MK, Hodge WA: Mechanism of anterior impingement damage in total knee arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 84-A(supplement 2):37-42, 2002.

21. Kaneyama R, Suzuki M, Moriya H, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Fluoroscopic analysis of knee kinematics after total knee arthroplasty in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, Chiba Med J, 78:193-201, 2002

22. Hodge WA: Direct Comparison of In-Vivo Knee Motion and Wear on Retrieved TKA Polyethylene Inserts From the Same Subject Group. Florida Orthopaedic Society Journal, Winter 2001.

23. Hodge WA: Retrieval Analysis of Contemporary Metal-On-Metal Total Hip Replacements. Florida Orthopaedic Society Journal, Winter 2001.

24. Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Polyethylene damage and knee kinematics after total knee arthroplasty. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 392:383-393, 2001.

25. Klos TVS, Harman MK, Habets RJE, Devilee RJJ, Banks SA: Locating femoral graft placement from lateral radiographs in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comparison of three methods of measuring radiographic images. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 16(5):1-7, 2000.

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Book Chapters:

1. Morra EA, Harman MK, Greenwald AS: Computational Models Can Predict Polymer Insert Damage in Total Knee Replacements. Insall & Scott Surgery of the Knee, 4th edition, Vol. 1 (13):271-283, Scott WN (ed.) Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 2005.

2. Yamokoski JD and Banks SA: Dynamic Radiographic Measurement of 3D Skeletal Motion. Foot and Ankle Motion Analysis: Clinical Treatment and Technology, G. Harris (ed.), 2005.

3. Banks SA and Morooka T: Kinematics of Total Knee Arthroplasties. Total Knee Arthroplasty � Basic Science and Clinical Practice, S Matsuno, J Ryu, A Akizuki, T Odera, T Suguro, A Hoshino, (eds), Bunkodo, Co. Ltd., 2005. (In Japanese)

4. Banks SA: Making Sense of Knee Kinematics. Surgery of the Knee, 4th Edition, Insall JN, Scott WN (eds.) Elsevier, 2005.

5. Klos TVS, Habets RJE, Banks AZ, Banks SA, Cook FF: Computer Assistance in arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Computer and Robotic Assisted Hip and Knee Surgery, AM DiGioia, B Jaramaz, F Picard, and L-P Nolte (eds.), Oxford Universtiy Press, 2004.

6. Banks SA: Understanding and Interpreting in vivo Kinematic Studies. Total Knee Arthroplasty-A Guide to Get Better Performance, J. Bellemans, M. Ries, J. Victor (eds.), Springer Verlag, 2004.

7. Banks SA, Reinschmidt C, Stacoff A: In Vivo Motions of Two Types of Mobile Bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty. Primary TKA, 30 years of experience. Urs Munzinger (ed), 2002.

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Exhibits:

1. Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Patterns of knee osteoarthritis in Arabian and American knees. 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Chicago, IL, March 2006.

2. Harman MK, Markovich GD, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Cementless LCS total knee arthroplasty after 9 years in-situ: Articular and backside wear on retrieved meniscal and rotating platform polyethylene bearings. 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, March 2004.

3. Banks SA, Harman MK, Bellemans J, Hodge WA: Making sense of knee arthroplasty kinematics: News you can use. 70th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, 2003.

4. Harman MK, Banks SA, Campbell P, Hodge WA: Polyethylene insert micromotion and backside wear: Is it a concern in cemented TKR? 70th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, New Orleans, LA, 2003.

5. Harman MK, Banks SA, Schmitt S, Hedley AK, Hodge WA: Total knee replacement performance beyond 5 years: Can in vivo fluoroscopy and retrieved implant analysis lead the way? 69th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dallas, TX, 2002.

6. Banks SA, Harman MK, Hodge, WA: Mechanisms of anterior impingement damage in total knee arthroplasty. 69th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Dallas, TX, 2002.

7. Hodge WA, Harman MK, Banks SA, Jacobs JJ, Urban RM, Skipor AK, Campbell P, Amstutz HC: Early clinical experience with contemporary metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty: A multicenter collaboration. 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 2001.

8. Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Organization of a post-mortem implant retrieval program. 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, 2001.

9. Hein K, Harman MK, Dorrance LJ, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Hip dislocation and closed reduction after use of constrained acetabular components in total hip arthroplasty. 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, FL, 2000.

10. Harman MK, Banks SA, Hodge WA: Organization of a post-mortem implant retrieval program. 67th Annual Meeting of the American Academy for Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orlando, FL, 2000.

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Awards & Distinctions:

We have the following awards/achievements to our credit.

› Healthcare Heroes Award for Advancements in Healthcare - 2004
› 4 international research awards
› More than 75 scientific articles published
› 13 international research fellows hosted, including two from Japan - 2005
› Featured on more than 25 TV/radio broadcasts, including 4 in 2006
› Practices appear in 200-300 local and national press articles

 

Local and international collaboration is a cornerstone of our operations. We engage researchers and physicians from around the world to work on projects whose impact is felt locally, nationally and globally. Our primary academic collaboration is with the University of Florida, where our Technical Director, Scott Banks, is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department and Dr. Hodge holds an adjunct professorship. In addition to academic collaborations, we have fostered relationships with many hospitals and corporations over the years. These relationships have led to the development of new implants, the improvement of surgical procedures and a better understanding of the human body.

Universities

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Massachusetts General Hospital/M.I.T., Boston, MA
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Barry University, Miami, FL
University of Iowa, Ames, IA
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
University of Heidelberg Medical School, Mannheim, Germany
University of Ulm Medical School, Stuttgart, Germany
Carl Gustav Carus University Medical School, Dresden, Germany
Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
Tokai University, Tokyo, Japan
Asahikawa Medical School, Asahikawa, Japan
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Showa University, Japan
Nigata University, Japan
Hiroshima International University, Japan
Waseda University, Japan
Kumamoto University, Japan
University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Swiss Technical Institute, Zurich, Switzerland
Division of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan

Hospitals

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY
Rush Presbyterian St Luke�s Medical Center, Chicago, IL
St. Luke's, Phoenix, AZ
Catharina Hospital, The Netherlands
Polyclinic Volney, Rennes, France
Hopital Debrousse, Lyon, France
Rizzoli Institute for Orthopaedics, Bologna, Italy
Center for Joint Replacement, Milan, Italy
Ishii Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Clinic, Gyoda, Saitama, Japan
Al Habib Medical Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Care Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry

Encore Medical
Stryker
Orthosoft
Smith and Nephew