Two-Year Follow-up for the LIFT Implant

Medically reviewed by Dr. Sabrina Strickland, MD · Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery · Last reviewed: December 14, 2023

December 14, 2023

I’m constantly asked by patients about new technology to avoid knee replacement surgery. This new device (the LIFT implant) is designed to reduce stress on the patellofemoral joint with a minimally invasive surgery. Currently, the surgical options for patients with cartilage wear or arthritis localized the the front of the knee ranges from cartilage transplants to osteotomies (bone-cutting surgery to realign the knee) to partial knee replacements. This new device has encouraging early results in a small European trial and I look forward to the FDA trial in the United States.

Read more about the completion of the two-year follow-up for the first in-human clinical trial of the LIFT Implant.

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