Orthopaedics: Stryker Orthopaedics will sponsor a live webcast of a
total knee replacement procedure featuring the new Triathlon Knee
System, direct from the Advances in Surgical Technology meeting in New
York City on December 3, 2004 from 1:00 – 1:45PM EST. This webcast
event is an opportunity for surgeons to gain a practical understanding
of how the Triathlon Knee System was designed for natural knee motion.
The efficiency, flexibility and orthonomic design of Triathlon's new
instrumentation will be highlighted during the procedure. The total
knee procedure will feature a cruciate retaining TKA performed by Kirby
D. Hitt, MD, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX. Steven F.
Harwin, MD, FACS, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, will
moderate the procedure from the Advances in Surgical Technology meeting
in NYC. The Triathlon Knee System incorporates features designed to
provide benefits to surgeons, OR staff and patients.
