YOUNG ARTHRITIS

Uni-compartmental knee replacement

Indications

Patient selection

Assessing normality of opposite compartment

Stress Xrays

Routine arthroscopy?

Controversies

Does patello-femoral wear affect decision on UKA

ACL deficient knee with unicompartmental arthritis

Fixed or Mobile bearing

Surgical tips

Outcomes

Complications

Revising a failed UKA

References

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"Unicompartmental knee replacements have become extremely popular with their early success and lower complications compared to osteotomies and minimal invasive surgical techniques to perform them with resultant rapid rehabilitation.

"With survivorship above 90% at 10-17 years, unicompartmental knee replacement can now be considered a default option for isolated medial compartment arthritis needing a knee replacement. The same cannot be said as yet about isolated lateral compartment arthritis."