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Specific Issues in Surgical Techniques for Unicompartmental Knees

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The concept of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is not new. Although it was introduced in the 1960s, it did not gain popularity till the early 1990s. The new interest in UKA was attributed largely to the technological advances in biomaterial science, a refined surgical technique, and patient selection criteria with the introduction of a minimally invasive approach. UKA is performed using either resurfacing, resection, or mobile-bearing designs. The three designs share a common theme, which involves achieving ligament balance through bony resection. A novel technique was developed to pre-balance the knee joint and restore ligament tension prior to bony resection. This alternative approach minimizes bony resection and takes into consideration the fundamental differences between the basic principles of total knee arthroplasty and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.

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  1. Universitair Ziekenhuis, Weligerveld 1, 3212, Pellenberg-Leuven, Belgium

    Johan Bellemans (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, San Francisco Medical Center, 500 Parnassus Ave., MU 320-W, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA

    Michael D. Ries (Professor) (Professor)

  3. AZ St-Lucas Hospital, Sint-Lucaslaan 29, 8310, Brugge, Belgium

    Jan M.K. Victor M.D.

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Pinczewski, L., Kader, D., Connolly, C. (2005). Specific Issues in Surgical Techniques for Unicompartmental Knees. In: Bellemans, J., Ries, M.D., Victor, J.M. (eds) Total Knee Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27658-0_37

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