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Open Access 01-09-2008 | Tissue-Sparing Surgery Section

Tissue sparing surgery in knee reconstruction: unicompartmental (UKA), patellofemoral (PFA), UKA + PFA, bi-unicompartmental (Bi-UKA) arthroplasties

Authors: N. Confalonieri, A. Manzotti, F. Montironi, C. Pullen

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology | Issue 3/2008

Abstract

Recently mini-invasive joint replacement has become one of the hottest topics in the orthopaedic world. However, these terms have been improperly misunderstood as a “key-hole” surgery where traditional components are implanted with shorter surgical approaches, with few benefits and several possible dangers. Small implants as unicompartmental knee prostheses, patellofemoral prostheses and bi-unicompartmental knee prostheses might represent real less invasive procedures: Tissue sparing surgery, the Italian way to minimally invasive surgery (MIS). According to their experience the authors go through this real tissue sparing surgery not limited only to a small incision, but where the surgeons can respect the physiological joint biomechanics.

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Title: Tissue sparing surgery in knee reconstruction: unicompartmental (UKA), patellofemoral (PFA), UKA + PFA, bi-unicompartmental (Bi-UKA) arthroplasties
Authors: N. Confalonieri
A. Manzotti
F. Montironi
C. Pullen
Publication date: 01-09-2008
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology / Issue 3/2008
Print ISSN: 1590-9921
Electronic ISSN: 1590-9999
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10195-008-0015-5

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