
Arthroplasty
Unicompartmental knee replacement provides excellent results at 15 years
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2009 Jan;91(1):52-7To compare the two surgical procedures, 102 knees requiring knee replacement were randomized to receive either unicompartmental knee replacement (UKR) or total knee replacement (TKR). A previous assessment established that UKR had superior results at 5 year follow-up. The continued 15 year follow-up demonstrated that results were maintained with 71.4% of patients having excellent outcomes in terms of Bristol knee score and prosthesis survivorship.
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