A Nebraska surgeon has performed a ground-breaking knee-replacement surgery that allows for greater mobility and quicker patient recovery.
Faith Regional Hospital orthopedic surgeon Dr. Stephen Smith is pioneering the surgery in Norfolk. Smith says using the Vanguard XP Preserving Knee Implant requires surgeons to replace fewer ligaments. . .
Smith has used the implant in more than 50 surgeries and has seen encouraging results. . .
Smith says the new procedure is a bit tricky and takes more time.
Smith is the only surgeon within a 200-mile radius to have performed the knee-replacement surgery using the new implant.
