Mid-term functional, clinical, and radiological outcomes with
factors affecting revision of mobile-bearing medial
unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
Erdal Uzun
a,
⁎, Abdulhamit Misir
b
, Turan Bilge Kizkapan
c
, Mustafa Ozcamdalli
d
,
Ali Eray Gunay
e
, Kazim Husrevoglu
e
a
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey
b
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Health Sciences University Gaziosmanpasa Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
c
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bursa Cekirge State Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
d
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ahi Evran University Faculty of Medicine, Kirsehir, Turkey
e
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Health Sciences University Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey
article info abstract
Article history:
Received 11 July 2019
Received in revised form 5 November 2019
Accepted 25 November 2019
Available online xxxx
Background: To evaluate and compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of patients sub-
jected to medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA).
Methods: The study included 146 knees of 115 consecutive medial UKAs patients with a min-
imum five-year follow-up. Pre- and postoperative functional and clinical outcomes were mea-
sured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities
Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), Oxford Knee Score (OKS), American Knee Society Score
(AKSS-O), knee range of motion (ROM), and Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). The
Kellgren–Lawrence osteoarthritis (OA) grading system was used for the evaluation of the OA
status. The joint line convergence angle (JLCA) of the operated and contralateral knee, the
tibiofemoral coronal angle (TFCA), and the tibial slope angle were used in the radiological eval-
uation.
Results: The mean age of patients was 58.8 ± 7.0 years. The mean follow-up period was
7.41 ± 1.54 years. Good to excellent functional outcomes were obtained according to VAS,
WOMAC, OKS, AKSS-O, and SF-36 scores. Insert dislocation was the main reason for revision
surgery (nine patients, 90%). Preoperative body mass index (BMI), postoperative BMI, Ameri-
can Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Score, postoperative knee flexion contracture, mean in-
crease in postoperative medial joint space (PMJS) height, and OA progression were found to
affect the revision status.
Conclusions: Good to excellent functional, clinical, and radiological outcomes were obtained
with medial UKA at a minimum follow-up of five years. Differences in preoperative and post-
operative radiological parameters except an increase in PMJS height had no impact on revision
status.
© 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
Revision
Medial
Outcomes
Oxford knee
1. Introduction
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a widely used option in the treatment of isolated unicompartmental osteoar-
thritis (OA) [1–3]. Over the past two decades, indications for UKA have been expanded due to the advantages of reduced invasive-
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⁎ Corresponding author at: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, Kosk mah, Dede Efendi sk, PK 38030 Melikgazi,
Kayseri, Turkey.
E-mail address: erdaluzun@erciyes.edu.tr. (E. Uzun).
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