ReviewJournal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology2020
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, an enigma, and the ten enigmas of medial UKA.
Review in Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The presence of spin is commonly found in the abstracts of systematic reviews and meta-analysis on robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026Pooled it
- Robotic-Assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty restores native joint line height and reduces alignment outliers.International orthopaedics · 2025Pooled it
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- Preoperative MRI abnormalities are not associated with poor outcomes or altered surgical planning in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of patellofemoral joint diseases on functional outcomes and prosthesis survival in patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- No difference in mobile and fixed bearing partial knee arthroplasty in octogenarians: a clinical trial.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Trial
- Biologics or surgery for moderate knee osteoarthritis? a patient-centered framework for short-term relief and long-term outcomes.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Review
- Radiolucent lines after robotic-assisted surface-matching kinematically aligned UKA: short-term incidence and lack of association with tibial alignment.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Factors associated with patient dissatisfaction after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort analysis of 978 patients.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Mid-term Functional Outcomes Following One-stage Single Sitting Bilateral and Unilateral Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A 5-year Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Starting up a cementless Oxford medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty practice: a prospective cohort study of 200 knees.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes following mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in patients with varying degrees of perioperative alignment change.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2026Article
- Does preoperative varus alignment impact functional outcomes in robotic assisted medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty? mid-term analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of Combined Medial Unicompartmental Knee Replacement and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Middle-Aged Patients with ACL-Deficient Knees.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- What is the influence of tibial component posterior slope on clinical and radiographic outcomes following cemented medial unicompartmental fixed-bearing knee arthroplasty? A retrospective study with a minimum follow-up of five years.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
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- Current trends of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA): choosing between robotic-assisted and conventional surgeries and timing of procedures.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Article
- Unicondylar arthroplasty and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, a comprehensive solution for medial osteoarthritis with ACL deficiency: Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Predicting unicompartmental arthroplasty success: a three year Indian study.International orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Outcomes of total knee replacement versus unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a bone- and ligament-sparing alternative to total knee arthroplasty in the patients with end-stage single-compartment degeneration of the knee. Despite being a successful procedure, the multiple advantages of UKA do not correlate with its usage, most likely due to the concerns regarding prosthesis survivability, patient selection, ideal bearing design, and judicious use of advanced technology among many others. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to review and summarize the debated literature and discuss the controversies as "Ten Enigmas of UKA."
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