Medial Unicompartmental Knee Resurfacing Study
Medial unicompartmental knee resurfacing (Repicci), results for 588 implants at 56.8 months average follow up…
… Results:
Total survival was 97.8%. 588 knees were resurfaced with a mean elapsed time since re-surfacing of 56.8 months (Median 64 months, maximum 82.6 months).There were 13 failures that required revision. 2 from deep infection, 1 loose femoral component, 1 ACL failure and instability and 9 progression of arthritis. There was one DVT in a patient that remained in hospital for 5 days. 87% of patients were discharged from hospital 23 hours after surgery. SF-36 and WOMAC scores were assessed preoperatively, 6, 12 months and annually post operatively. Function, pain, stiffness, social functioning, physical function and role physical all improved dramatically in the first 6months after surgery then remained static out to 6.8 years.