Fixed-Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
The Case for a Fixed-Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
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Douglas Naudie, M.D., FRCSC
Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario
London, ON
…In summary, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty remains an excellent treatment alternative for osteoarthritis confined to the medial or lateral part of the knee joint. Fixed-bearing implants have been shown to provide good pain relief and restoration of function, and have reproducibly demonstrated excellent survivorship into the second decade. This author makes the case for a fixed-bearing over a mobile-bearing implant because they are technically easier, avoid the complication of bearing dislocation, are more versatile, and less expensive.