Dr. Asseln’s research showed knee implant manufacturers need to develop more sizes than are currently produced to increase patient satisfaction with knee implants.
Patient dissatisfaction with the implants stems from the designs that don’t take patient-specific biomechanics into account.
The Klee Prize is given annually and comes with a monetary reward.
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