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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy

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01-09-2012 | Knee

Minimally invasive Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty in a patellectomized patient

Authors: Hee-Nee Pang, Gerard Ee, Ngai-Nung Lo, Seng-Jin Yeo

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 9/2012

Abstract

Patellectomized patients may have less satisfactory clinical outcomes following total knee arthroplasty due to a decreased extensor mechanism efficiency and potential instability. The literature only reports 3 case series of patients who had a previous patellectomy undergoing a Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty (UKA) with mixed results. A Minimally Invasive fixed-bearing UKA was performed in a patellectomized patient with excellent postoperative knee stability and clinical outcomes after 5 years. MIS UKA may be a viable option for patellectomized patients with isolated medial compartment osteoarthritis and no preoperative extensor deficiency or instability.

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Title: Minimally invasive Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty in a patellectomized patient
Authors: Hee-Nee Pang
Gerard Ee
Ngai-Nung Lo
Seng-Jin Yeo
Publication date: 01-09-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 9/2012
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-011-1787-3

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