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Stefano Campi1, Saket Tibrewal2, Rory Cuthbert2, Sheo B Tibrewal3.
Abstract
Unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) is an effective treatment for end-stage, symptomatic unicompartmental osteoarthritis of the knee. However, certain aspects of the procedure are still debated. These areas of discussion include patient selection criteria, implant design and the discrepancy in survival rates between national registries and independent case series. These may contribute in limiting the more widespread acceptance of unicompartmental knee replacement. The aim of this paper is to review the up-to-date evidence on UKR and discuss the most relevant controversies regarding this procedure.Entities:
Keywords: Knee arthritis; Knee arthroplasty; Partial knee replacement; Unicompartmental arthritis; Unicompartmental arthroplasty
Year: 2017 PMID: 29628678 PMCID: PMC5884047 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2017.11.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Orthop Trauma ISSN: 0976-5662