Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty

Description:



High patient satisfaction, rapid recovery times, and suitability for outpatient surgery make unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) an increasingly popular surgical option for treatment of isolated, medial, lateral, and patellofemoral compartment arthritis of the knee.

Drs.

Richard D.

Scott and Vivek Shah impart their considerable expertise in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty, providing orthopaedic surgeons and related clinical staff with the comprehensive, easy-to-read information needed to make the most of this innovative procedure in daily practice.

Table Of Contents:

Front Matter
1 Historical Evolution of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
1 Preface
2 Selection Criteria
3 Prosthetic Design Considerations
4 Reasons for and Modes of Failure of UKA
5 Results of UKA
6 Surgical Technique of Medial Fixed Bearing UKA
7 Mobile Bearing UKA: Rationale and Surgical Technique
8 Lateral Compartment Arthroplasty
9 UKA in Outliers
10 Revision of Failed UKAs
11 Evolving Technology in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty