ArticleCase reports in orthopedics2017
Treating Early Knee Osteoarthritis with the Atlas® Unicompartmental Knee System in a 26-Year-Old Ex-Professional Basketball Player: A Case Study.
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- Implantable Shock Absorber: Breakthrough or Hype?Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026Review
- Discharging the medial knee compartment: comparison of pressure distribution and kinematic shifting after implantation of an extra-capsular absorber system (ATLAS) and open-wedge high tibial osteotomy-a biomechanical in vitro analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Joint distraction for osteoarthritis: clinical evidence and molecular mechanisms.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2022Review
- Preliminary biomechanical cadaver study investigating a new load-sharing knee implant.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Two-Year Results of the PHANTOM High Flex Trial: A Single-Arm Study on the Atlas Unicompartmental Knee System Load Absorber in Patients With Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis of the Knee.Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Article
- Feasibility of the Atlas Unicompartmental Knee System Load Absorber in Improving Pain Relief and Function in Patients Needing Unloading of the Medial Compartment of the Knee: 1-Year Follow-Up of a Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm Pilot Study (PHANTOM High Flex Trial).Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders · 2017Article
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Abstract
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability among adults. Within the affected population, there exists a group of patients who have exhausted conservative treatment options and yet are not ideal candidates for current surgical treatments due to young age, early disease severity, or neutral mechanical knee alignment. For these patients, a new potential treatment option may be considered. We present an interesting case report of a young, ex-professional athlete treated with a minimally invasive load-altering implant (Atlas System) whose young age (26 years), disease status (tibiofemoral kissing lesions), and neutral mechanical limb alignment eliminated all traditional surgical treatment options such as high tibial osteotomy or arthroplasty. At 6 months after surgery, our patient demonstrated positive outcomes improvement in pain, function, and quality of life and had returned to high-impact athletic activity without symptoms. These initial results are promising, and longer follow-up data on the treatment will be necessary.
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