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- Title
Minimally invasive Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty in a patellectomized patient.
- Authors
Pang, Hee-Nee; Ee, Gerard; Lo, Ngai-Nung; Yeo, Seng-Jin
- Abstract
Patellectomized patients may have less satisfactory clinical outcomes following total knee arthroplasty due to a decreased extensor mechanism efficiency and potential instability. The literature only reports 3 case series of patients who had a previous patellectomy undergoing a Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty (UKA) with mixed results. A Minimally Invasive fixed-bearing UKA was performed in a patellectomized patient with excellent postoperative knee stability and clinical outcomes after 5 years. MIS UKA may be a viable option for patellectomized patients with isolated medial compartment osteoarthritis and no preoperative extensor deficiency or instability. Level of evidence IV.
- Publication
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2012, Vol 20, Issue 9, p1831
- ISSN
1433-7347
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-011-1787-3