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OXINIUM™ Hip and Knee Implants – A HypoallergenicSolution

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OXINIUM™ Hip and Knee Implants – A HypoallergenicSolution

OXINIUM™ Hip and Knee Implants – A HypoallergenicSolution

Most patients wouldn't make an associationbetween their knee or hip implant andstainless steel jewelry that irritates their skin—but the two may be connected.

Your body's potential reaction to anorthopaedic implant may be forecast by yourskin's reaction to jewelry containing nickel orchromium—two metals present in stainlesssteel and in most hip and knee replacements.

Studies show that less than 10% of thepopulation has a sensitivity to these metals.However, the rate of metal allergy increases to 26% in people who have a metal implant in their body, while 60% of patients who are in need of having their first implant surgically replaced test positive for some metal sensitivity.

One implant material on the market addresses the potential, post-surgical complications of ametal allergy. Hip and knee replacements madefrom OXINIUM™ Oxidized Zirconium containundetectable amounts of nickel and chromium.Because of this, surgeons choose OXINIUMimplants for their metal sensitive patients.

If you think you may have a metal allergy, speak with your orthopedist and ask aboutOXINIUM knee and hip implants.

For more information, visit RediscoverYourGo.com

™Trademark of Smith & Nephew. Reg. US Pat. & TM Off. 71870444 REV0 4/12

Most patients wouldn't make an associationbetween their knee or hip implant andstainless steel jewelry that irritates their skin—but the two may be connected.

Your body's potential reaction to anorthopaedic implant may be forecast by yourskin's reaction to jewelry containing nickel orchromium—two metals present in stainlesssteel and in most hip and knee replacements.

Studies show that less than 10% of thepopulation has a sensitivity to these metals.However, the rate of metal allergy increases to 26% in people who have a metal implant in their body, while 60% of patients who are in need of having their first implant surgically replaced test positive for some metal sensitivity.

One implant material on the market addresses the potential, post-surgical complications of ametal allergy. Hip and knee replacements madefrom OXINIUM™ Oxidized Zirconium containundetectable amounts of nickel and chromium.Because of this, surgeons choose OXINIUMimplants for their metal sensitive patients.

If you think you may have a metal allergy, speak with your orthopedist and ask aboutOXINIUM knee and hip implants.

For more information, visit RediscoverYourGo.com

™Trademark of Smith & Nephew. Reg. US Pat. & TM Off. 71870444 REV0 4/12

Most patients wouldn't make an associationbetween their knee or hip implant andstainless steel jewelry that irritates their skin—but the two may be connected.

Your body's potential reaction to anorthopaedic implant may be forecast by yourskin's reaction to jewelry containing nickel orchromium—two metals present in stainlesssteel and in most hip and knee replacements.

Studies show that less than 10% of thepopulation has a sensitivity to these metals.However, the rate of metal allergy increases to 26% in people who have a metal implant in their body, while 60% of patients who are in need of having their first implant surgically replaced test positive for some metal sensitivity.

One implant material on the market addresses the potential, post-surgical complications of ametal allergy. Hip and knee replacements madefrom OXINIUM™ Oxidized Zirconium containundetectable amounts of nickel and chromium.Because of this, surgeons choose OXINIUMimplants for their metal sensitive patients.

If you think you may have a metal allergy, speak with your orthopedist and ask aboutOXINIUM knee and hip implants.

For more information, visit RediscoverYourGo.com

™Trademark of Smith & Nephew. Reg. US Pat. & TM Off. 71870444 REV0 4/12