Get the
Joint Replacements
the pros get. Official joint replacement technology
of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

The ultimate joint replacement experience

Joint replacement has come a long way – see what it can do for you.

OXINIUM◊ implants built to last

OXINIUM Oxidized Zirconium is an award-winning1 metal alloy available only from Smith+Nephew. OXINIUM implants are designed for strength and durability, and to give patients added confidence in their implant choice. Here’s how OXINIUM implants differ from the rest:

Robotics-assisted Surgery

Our handheld robotics-assisted technology for partial and total knee replacements enables your surgeon to plan and perform your surgery with a greater degree of accuracy than is possible with traditional methods.1,2

Higher patient satisfaction—Smoother recovery1,2*

The JOURNEY◊ II Knee System has been demonstrated to improve a patient’s range of motion more quickly after surgery. This faster recovery, along with the implant’s normal pattern of motion, have been shown to lead to high levels of patient satisfaction.

Outcomes that out-perform

One of the most exciting hip replacement options on the market today is the POLAR3◊ Total Hip Solution. Although we call it a single solution, it is actually made up of three proprietary technologies that, when combined, can deliver extraordinary results that are designed to improve surgical outcomes and maximize patient satisfaction.1

Find a doctor
Joint
Replacement
Questions? Discover new, game-changing technologies that can help you start living your full life again with implants built to last. Knee
Replacement
Questions? Discover new, game-changing technologies that can help you start living your full life again with knee implants built to last. Hip
Replacement
Questions? Discover new, game-changing technologies that can help you start living your full life again with hip implants built to last.

Find a doctor

For a list of providers in your area who have received training on Smith+Nephew’s technologies and have requested to be included in our locator, please enter your address in the search box and click the “Search” button.

Please enter your Address:

The same qualities that go into every Hall of Fame player go into the products Smith+Nephew makes every day. That’s why we’re proud to partner with the Pro Football Hall of Fame to support its players, their families and fans.

How bad is your joint pain?

Answer these common, multiple choice questions to help your doctor better understand your joint pain.

Knee Pain?

Take the Knee Pain Assessment

Hip Pain?

Take the Hip Pain Assessment
Official joint replacement
technology of the
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Yes – you can

It’s time to stop settling and start getting on with your life. You can – with the ultimate joint replacement experience.

Find a doctor

The information listed on this site is for informational and educational purposes and is not meant as medical advice. Every patient’s case is unique and each patient should follow his or her doctor’s specific instructions. Please discuss nutrition, medication and treatment options with your doctor to make sure you are getting the proper care for your particular situation.

◊ Trademark of Smith+Nephew. The information on this site is intended for US residents only © 2023 Smith+Nephew
Smith+Nephew Facebook Page | Follow Smith+Nephew on Twitter | Privacy & Cookies | Terms of Use

OXINIUM OXIDIZED ZIRCONIUM

*using OXINIUM GENESIS◊ II implants

  1. 2005 ASM International Engineering Materials Achievement Award.
  2. Hunter G, Dickinson J, Herb B, et al. Creation of oxidized zirconium orthopaedic implants. Journal of ASTM International. 2005;2:1-14.
  3. Sheth NP, Lementowski P, Hunter G, Garino JP. Clinical applications of oxidized zirconium. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2008;17(1):17-26.
  4. Long M, Riester L, Hunter G. Nano-hardness Measurements of Oxidized Zr-2.5Nb and Various Orthopaedic Materials. 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials. April 22-26, 1998.
  5. Papannagari R, Hines G, Sprague J. Long-term Wear Performance of an Advanced Bearing Technology for TKA. Poster presented at: ORS 2011 Annual Meeting 2011.
  6. Parikh A, Hill P, Pawar V, Sprague J. Long-Term Simulator Wear Performance of an Advanced Bearing Technology for THA. Poster presented at: ORS 2013 Annual Meeting.
  7. ISO 14243-2 Implants for surgery — Wear of total knee-joint prostheses — Part 2: Methods of measurement. 2016.
  8. ISO 14243-1 Implants for surgery — Wear of total knee-joint prostheses — Part 1: Loading and displacement parameters for wear-testing machines with load control and corresponding environmental conditions for test. 2009.
  9. ISO 14242-2 Implants for surgery — Wear of total hip-joint prostheses — Part 2: Methods of measurement. 2016.
  10. ISO 14242-1 Implants for surgery — Wear of total hip-joint prostheses — Part 1: Loading and displacement parameters for wear-testing machines and corresponding environmental conditions for test. 2012.
  11. Davis ET, Pagkalos J, Kopjar B. Bearing surface and survival of cementless and hybrid total hip arthroplasty in the National Joint Registry of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man. Journal of Bone Joint Surgery. 2020;5(2):pe0075.
  12. Peters RM, Van Steenbergen LN, Stevens M, et al. The effect of bearing type on the outcome of total hip arthroplasty. Acta Orthopaedica. 2018; 89(2):163-169.
  13. Atrey A, Ancarani C, Fitch D, Bordini B. Impact of bearing couple on long-term component survivorship for primary cementless total hip replacement in a large arthroplasty registry. Poster presented at: Canadian Orthopedic Association; June 20–23, 2018; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
  14. Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR) Hip, Knee & Shoulder Arthroplasty: 2022 Annual Report.
  15. Innocenti M, Matassi F, Carulli C, Nistri L, Civinini C. Oxidized zirconium femoral component for TKA: A follow-up note of a previous report at a minimum of 10 years. The Knee. 2014;21:858–861.

ROBOTICS-ASSISTED SURGERY

  1. Gregori A, et al. Accuracy of imageless robotically assisted unicondylar knee arthroplasty. Paper presented at: International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) 15th Annual Meeting; 2015; Vancover, Canada.
  2. Bollars P, et al. Preliminary experience with an image-free handheld robot for total knee arthroplasty: 77 cases compared with a matched control group. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2020;30(4):723-729

JOURNEY II Total Knee System

*Compared to non-JOURNEY II knees; Based on BCS evidence

  1. MaymanDJ, Patel AR, Carroll KM. Hospital Related Clinical and Economic Outcomes of a Bicruciate Knee System in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients. Poster presented at: ISPOR Symposium;19-23 May, 2018; Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  2. Nodzo SR, Carroll KM, Mayman DJ. The Bicruciate Substituting Knee Design and Initial Experience. Techniques in Orthopaedics. 2018;33(1):37-41

POLAR3

  1. Bespoke.Bespoke.Report.HP_Stem_Polarstem Cementless (Oxinium XLPE R3 cup)_All.05/11/2021.18:31 ©2021 NEC Software Solutions (UK) Limited

* We thank the patients and staff of all the hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland who have contributed data to the National Joint Registry. We are grateful to the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), the NJR Steering Committee and staff at the NJR Centre for facilitating this work.   The views expressed represent those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect those of the National Joint Registry Steering Committee or the Health Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) who do not vouch for how the information is presented.

The data used for this analysis was obtained from the National Joint Registry (“NJR”), part of the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (“HQIP”). HQIP, the NJR and/or its contractor, Northgate Public Services (UK) Limited (“NPS”) take no responsibility (except as prohibited by law) for the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of any data used or referred to in this report, nor for the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of links or references to other information sources and disclaims all warranties in relation to such data, links and references to the maximum extent permitted by legislation including any duty of care to third party readers of the data analysis.