PURPOSE To review medium-term results of 49 consecutive patients who underwent Oxford phase-3 medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty by a single surgeon. METHODS Records of 28 women (mean age, 71 years) and 21 men (mean age, 68 years) who underwent minimally invasive Oxford phase-3 medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty by a single surgeon were retrospectively reviewed. The Oxford knee ...

The frequency of lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty is estimated at 1% the total volume arthroplasties, according to contemporary literature. Recent studies analyzing this type surgical intervention indicate that when performed with proper indications and technical accuracy, it equally effective safe as arthroplasty. Potential advantages partial replacement include reduced invasiveness ...

Abstract Introduction Persistent post-operative pain (PPOP) has detracted from some otherwise successful knee arthroplasties. This study investigated medial abrasion syndrome (MAS) as a cause of PPOP after arthroplasty. The surgical techniques and outcomes incorporating this concept into the management both primary arthroplasty cases patients suffering unknown causes arthroplasties were present...

UNLABELLED The AIM of this study was to analyse the results of the surgery and compare the outcomes of unicondylar knee arthroplasty and high tibial osteotomy performed in isolated gonarthrosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 2007 and 2011, 65 patients were implanted a partial knee endo-prosthesis in the Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology. Men were 23 (35.4%) and women were 42 (64.6%). High...

background osteoarthritis (oa) is a multifactorial, disabling and degenerative disease that worsens with age and affects patient’s health-related quality of life (hrqol). objectives the current study aimed to assess if age and comorbidities have an influence on knee oa and knee replacement outcome before and after the surgery. methods a quasi-experimental intervention study was conducted on a s...