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Review
. 2014 Jan;33(1):133-48.
doi: 10.1016/j.csm.2013.08.003.

Patient-specific instrumentation and return to activities after unicondylar knee arthroplasty

Joel L Boyd  1 , Chad A Kurtenbach, Robby S Sikka
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Review

Patient-specific instrumentation and return to activities after unicondylar knee arthroplasty

Joel L Boyd et al. Clin Sports Med. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

In the past decade, there has been a major increase in the use of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) as surgical techniques have been refined and patient selection has improved. UKAs now account for 8% to 10% of knee arthoplasty procedures. Recent studies have suggested excellent medium- and long-term results of UKA. Overall, results have shown 85% to 90% survivorship at 10 years, with 90% of patients reporting good to excellent subjective and objective outcomes. Recent studies suggest that unicompartmental arthroplasty allows a high percentage of patients to return to presurgical sport and activity participation.

Keywords: Arthroplasty; Knee; Osteoarthritis; Osteotomy; Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.

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