
Arthroplasty
AAOS2017: Despite early tibia bedding-in, similar stability with cementless v cemented UKA
48 patients scheduled for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty were randomized to either cementless or cemented fixation. Patients were assessed for component migration over 5-year follow-up using radiostereometric analysis. Results at 1-year demonstrated significantly higher subsidence of the tibial component in the cementless group compared to the cemented group. Thereafter, no significant differences between groups in any other translation or rotation were reported between groups.
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