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first mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), the Oxford Knee (OUKA), was introduced, and in 1988 it was first reported. 8 UKA surgery has gained interest in recent years because it can diminish post-operative pain and has a
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Introduction Suggested advantages of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) over total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are more natural knee kinematics, greater range of motion, lower complication and mortality rates, higher satisfaction, faster
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, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) offers a number of advantages compared with total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It is associated with a shorter length of stay, a more physiological gait, higher outcome scores and significantly lower rates of venous
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Introduction Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a worldwide-recognized procedure for the treatment of unicompartment femoro-tibial degeneration. Over the last decade, the advent of the concept of minimally invasive surgery, together
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Introduction Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an effective surgical procedure for end-stage single-compartment knee osteoarthritis. 1 It is currently performed in over 10,000 patients per year in the United Kingdom. 2 The
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Introduction The treatment of medial unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis (OA) following failed high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is an issue of debate ( 1 , 2 ). Although prior HTO has traditionally been considered as a contraindication for medial
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arthroplasty is not as well studied as other aspects of functional recovery. This review aims at raising awareness of the question of return to sports for TKA and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) patients. Drawing on recent literature, this review seeks
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hospitalization time to be reduced and, therefore, reducing costs. 12 - 14 To further reduce complications, inconveniences and costs, an increasing number of surgeons started implanting bilateral UKAs at the same time in patients with bilateral unicompartmental
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Introduction The history of osteotomies starts in the 16th century, but the real development of these techniques has improved between the 19th and 21st centuries, to become the gold standard treatment for the unicompartmental osteoarthritis of
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towards less invasive surgery with uni-compartmental knee replacement (UKR) and high tibial osteotomy (HTO) gaining increasing popularity. Recent research has looked into potential benefits of these options over total knee arthroplasty. Knee surgeons
