Minute Insight: Apple Watch Helps Knee-Replacement Patients In Zimmer Biomet-Sponsored Trial

One-year data from a randomized controlled trial showed Zimmer Biomet’s mymobility app paired with the Apple Watch can effectively guide rehabilitation following knee-replacement surgery.

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New trial results support Zimmer Biomet’s remote patient-management care program, which relies on the company’s mymobility app and the Apple Watch, for patients recovering from knee-replacement surgery.

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