ReviewOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2022
Return to Sport After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Postoperative activity participation and functional recovery after robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: Long-term participation, activity volume and patient-reported limitations.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Most active patients return to the same or higher level of daily and recreational practice following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Sport participation after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: High return rates independent of implant design or technique, a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Evaluation of Functional Outcomes, Survivorship and Complications of Hypoallergenic Fixed-Bearing Medial and Lateral Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Minimum 2-Year Follow-Up.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- High return to sport rate in patients undergoing image-based robotic arm assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Unicompartmental knee replacement: controversies and technical considerations.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2024Review
- Comparison of the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L instruments in patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Return to Sport After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: Counseling the Patient on Resuming an Active Lifestyle.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2023Review
- The Effects of Periarticular Injection Cocktail in Postoperative Analgesia after Bilateral Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) often want to return to sport (RTS) after surgery. However, the time taken to RTS and proportion of patients who RTS after UKA remain unknown. Purpose: To determine the time to RTS and proportion of patients who RTS after UKA. Study Design: Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4. Methods: A search was performed using PubMed, Medline, Embase, SPORTDiscus and the Cochrane Library databases for clinical trials reporting on RTS after UKA published between database inception and September 2021. In addition, a manual search was performed of relevant sports medicine and orthopaedic journals, and bibliographies were reviewed for eligible trials. The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines were used to undertake this study. Results: This meta-analysis included 11 studies (749 patients) that reported on RTS after UKA. The proportion of patients returning to sports increased over time: 6 studies (432 patients) demonstrated an overall pooled proportion of 48.1% (95% CI, 36.3%-60.2%) of patients who returned to sport at 3 months after surgery, while 7 studies (443 patients) demonstrated an overall pooled proportion of 76.5% (95% CI, 63.9%-87.1%) of patients who returned to sport at 6 months after surgery. Overall, 92.7% (95% CI, 85.8%-97.4%) of 749 patients were able to RTS at 4 years after surgery. Overall excellent patient-reported functional outcomes scores and low risk of complications with RTS after UKA were reported. Conclusion: The authors found that 48.1% of patients were able to RTS at 3 months after surgery and 76.5% were able to RTS at 6 months after UKA. Pooled proportion analysis showed that >90% of patients undergoing UKA were able to RTS at 48 months after surgery. The majority of patients who were able to RTS after UKA did so at a lower level of intensity than their preoperative level. RTS after UKA was associated with good patient-reported functional outcomes scores and a low risk of complications.
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