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Professor John Robertson OBE, TuS Sare Knees Correspondent

I couldn’t help but be interested in the above headline as my knees settle into the recommended posture on my ergonomic computer chair this morning. This story is a bit kniche perhaps but also shocking.

BBC Health tell us today:

A knee-replacement implant, used in thousands of UK [sic] operations, was known to have a concerning failure rate eight years before it was finally withdrawn, the BBC has discovered……NHS England told us it was “currently reviewing the case involving Zimmer Biomet NexGen knee implants”.

The position on knee implants in Scotland is not clear but Grok tells me:

Specific data on NHS Scotland’s procurement shows they work with multiple suppliers through framework agreements, prioritizing cost-effectiveness and clinical outcomes. For instance, the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank, a key center for orthopedics in Scotland, uses the Mako robotic system by Stryker for precise implant placement, suggesting Stryker implants are likely in use there.

^{https://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/nhs-hospital-becomes-first-in-scotland-to-use-robot-for-knee-replacement-surgery-1400710}