Knee Arthroplasty
A 62-year-old active man presents with medial knee pain refractory to conservative management. He has isolated medial compartment osteoarthritis with full-thickness cartilage loss on MRI. His lateral compartment and patellofemoral joint appear well-preserved. He has 5 degrees of fixed varus deformity, correctable to neutral on valgus stress. Range of motion is 0-130 degrees and the ACL is intact. BMI is 28. Regarding unicompartmental knee arthroplasty:
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Classic indications for medial UKA include: isolated medial compartment arthritis, intact ACL (essen...
Contraindications include inflammatory arthritis (RA), significant patellofemoral disease with anter...
ACL deficiency is not important; fixed deformity up to 25 degrees is acceptable; patellofemoral dise...
Advantages of UKA over TKA include preservation of bone stock and cruciate ligaments, more normal ki...
Mobile-bearing and fixed-bearing designs have similar overall outcomes; mobile bearings may have low...
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