Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Thompson, Scott A J
• Liabaud, Barthelemy
• Nellans, Kate W
• Geller, Jeffrey A

Titel

Factors associated with poor outcomes following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: redefining the "classic" indications for surgery

Ist Teil von

• The Journal of arthroplasty, 2013-10, Vol.28 (9), p.1561-1564

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2013

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Indications for UKA for isolated osteoarthritis of the knee remain controversial. Two hundred twenty-nine UKA that were performed at our institution were evaluated for which factors were associated with a poor outcome. BMI >35 was correlated with lower KSS scores than patients with BMI <35. In contrast to prior reports, patients younger than 60 years old had higher scores than patients 60 years and older at 2 years. Women had an unacceptably high short-term revision rate for any reason of 6.5%. Popularity for UKA has increased, and a more in depth investigation of predictors of poor outcomes demonstrates that younger patients appear to have better results. Obese patients continue to improve up to 2 years after surgery and should not be precluded from undergoing UKA.