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Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 5/2009

01-05-2009 | Orthopaedic Surgery

Medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty with Miller-Galante II prosthesis: mid-term clinical and radiographic results

Authors: Esa Koskinen, Pekka Paavolainen, Antti Eskelinen, Arsi Harilainen, Jerker Sandelin, Pekka Ylinen, Kaj Tallroth, Ville Remes

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 5/2009

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Abstract

Aim

The purpose of our study was to evaluate retrospectively the mid-term results of the Miller-Galante II (Zimmer, Warsaw, USA) unicondylar knee arthoplasty (UKA).

Method

The study included 46 patients with medial UKAs. Mean follow-up time was 7.0 years (range 2.7–13.1 years).

Results

Survival rate of the prosthesis was 86.6% (95% CI 73.7–99.6) at 7 years. The mean clinical and functional Knee Society Scores had increased from 51 and 62 points preoperatively to 76 and 93 points (P < 0.001) postoperatively. Five of the 46 knees were revised because of excessive wear of the polyethylene liner, and three due to progression of the osteoarthritis in the lateral compartment of the knee.

Conclusion

Survival of this fixed-bearing UKA was not as good as previously reported and polyethylene wear seems to be a more common problem than previously assumed.
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Metadata
Title
Medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty with Miller-Galante II prosthesis: mid-term clinical and radiographic results
Authors
Esa Koskinen
Pekka Paavolainen
Antti Eskelinen
Arsi Harilainen
Jerker Sandelin
Pekka Ylinen
Kaj Tallroth
Ville Remes
Publication date
01-05-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 5/2009
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-008-0670-2

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