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The Truth About Joint Implants – Materials, Longevity, and Marketing Myths

I’’m a knee surgeon who had a knee replacement… and I don’t know what implant is in my own knee. Not because anyone hid it. But because the specific implant is not nearly as important as people think it is. In this episode of The Surgeon Unmasked, I explain why I didn’t ask what implant I received, what that actually means, and why patients often fixate on perhaps the least important part of their surgery. We’ll walk through the things that truly matter in joint replacement — materials, polyethylene quality, implant geometry, fixation, bone anatomy, and the surgeon’s technique — and why none of that shows up in the marketing brochures. I break down what implants are made of, how modern plastics changed survivorship, why different designs exist, and why there is no single “best implant.” . This is the honest version of implant education you don’t get in a consult: the evidence, the experience, and the perspective of someone who has performed thousands of joint replacements and lived through one personally. If you’re trying to understand knee or hip implants, preparing for surgery, or just overwhelmed by all the product names and marketing claims, this episode gives you a clear, grounded framework for what actually matters — and what doesn’t.