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Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Medial Osteoarthritis: The Basics

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Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is designed for patients presenting isolated degenerative unicompartmental medial or lateral femorotibial wear or wear related to aseptic osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle, most frequently medial.

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  1. , Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil 4, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

    Jacques Menetrey

  2. Clinica Ortopedica Traumatologica III, Istituti Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, Bologna, 40136, Italy

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    Daniel Fritschy

  4. Academic Medical Centre, Orthopedic Surgery, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands

    Niek van Dijk

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Deschamps, G. et al. (2012). Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Medial Osteoarthritis: The Basics. In: Menetrey, J., Zaffagnini, S., Fritschy, D., van Dijk, N. (eds) ESSKA Instructional Course Lecture Book. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29446-4_4

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