Electronic ISSN 2287-0237

VOLUME

RESURGENCE OF UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

SEPTEMBER 2011 - VOL.2 | REVIEWS ARTICLE
Keywords

Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty, Minimal Invasive Surgery, UKA

DOI

10.31524/bkkmedj.2011.09.013

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Figure 1: Metal-Back Design.
Figure 2: All Polyethelene design.
Figure 3: The tibial components are made from cobalt chromium molybdenum alloy.
Six sizes are available for both the left and right side, for maximum coverage on tibial bone cut and to avoid anteriomedial overhang, which sometimes caused postoperative pain in the Phase 2 design.
Figure 4: The femoral components (single radius design) are made of cast cobalt chromium molybdenum alloy for strength, wear resistance and biocompatibility. The design is available in 5 sizes.
Figure 5: The articulating surface of the femoral component is spherical and polished to a very high tolerance.
Table 1: UKA indications.
Figure 6 A-B: Demonstrates a case of OA which underwent open reduction and internd fixation due to excessive bone loss.
Figure 7: Progressive increased lateral compartment pain. Femoral tibial angle increased to 12° at 6.5 years after surgery.
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