A smart knee implant promises to ‘help write the future of orthopedic technology.’ Surgeons aren’t so sure

(By Mario Aguilar for STAT)

Last month, surgeons implanted the first of a new, souped-up knee implant, developed by Zimmer Biomet as a way to passively collect data about recovery after one of medicine’s priciest and most common procedures.  Continue reading the article here…

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