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Gait comparison of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty during level walking.
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- Comparison of the clinical efficacy of patellar lateral retraction and patellar eversion in total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of clinical efficacy of 3D-printed artificial vertebral body and conventional titanium mesh cage in spinal reconstruction after total en bloc spondylectomy for spinal tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of posterior cruciate retention and substitution in total knee arthroplasty during gait: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- No difference of gait parameters in patients with image-free robotic-assisted medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty compared to a conventional technique: early results of a randomized controlled trial.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Trial
- The combination of a medial pivot design with kinematic alignment principles in total knee arthroplasty can ensure a closer to normal knee kinematics than combining mechanical alignment and more traditional implant designs: An umbrella review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Review
- Early postoperative gait characteristics after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: results and clinical implications.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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- Daily physical activity following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: A pilot study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Does backward gait require more proprioception and balance in older adults after total knee arthroplasty?Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Does total knee arthroplasty affect pelvic movements? A prospective comparative study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Article
- Knee Arthroplasty and Gait: Effect on Level Walking-An Overview.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2021Review
- [Effectiveness comparison of partial versus intact posterior cruciate ligament-retaining in total knee arthroplasty with cruciate-retaining prosthesis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2021Article
- Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty results in a better gait pattern than total knee arthroplasty: Gait analysis with a smartphone application.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2021Article
- Poor Clearance of Free Hemoglobin Due to Lower Active Haptoglobin Availability is Associated with Osteoarthritis Inflammation.Journal of inflammation research · 2021Article
- [Analysis of gait and effectiveness after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2020Article
- A comparison of gait characteristics between posterior stabilized total knee and fixed bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasties.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2020Article
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Abstract
This meta-analysis compared the gait patterns of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) patients and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients during level walking by evaluating the kinetics, kinematics, and spatiotemporal parameters. Studies were included in the meta-analysis if they assessed the vertical ground reaction force (GRF), joint moment at stance, flexion at initial contact, flexion at swing, overall range of motion (ROM), coronal knee angle at stance, walking speed, cadence, and stride length in UKA patients or TKA patients. Seven non-randomized studies met the criteria for inclusion in this meta-analysis. UKA patients and TKA patients were similar in terms of vertical GRF (95% CI: -0.36 to 0.20; P = 0.60), joint moment (95% CI: -0.55 to 0.63; P = 0.90), kinematic outcomes (95% CI: -0.72 to 1.02; P = 0.74), walking speed (95% CI: -0.27 to 0.81; P = 0.32), and cadence (95% CI: -0.14 to 0.68; P = 0.20). In contrast, the stride length (95% CI: 0.01 to 0.80; P = 0.04) differed significantly between groups. Subgroup analyses revealed that the pooled data were similar between the groups: 1st maximum (heel strike), -0.18 BW (P = 0.53); 1st minimum (mid-stance), -0.43 BW (P = 0.08); and 2nd maximum (toe off), -0.03 BW (P = 0.87). On gait analysis, there were no significant differences in vertical GRF, joint moment at stance, overall kinematics, walking speed, or cadence between UKA patients and TKA patients during level walking. However, the TKA group had significantly shorter stride length than UKA patients. Although the comparison was inconclusive in determining which types of knee arthroplasty offered the closest approximation to normal gait, we consider it important to provide better rehabilitation programs to reduce the abnormal stride length in TKA patients compared to UKA patients.
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