A unicompartmental arthroplasty is the replacement with a prosthetic of just one of the three compartments of the knee when it is affected by the condition of severe osteoarthritis (OA).

Abstract: The purpose for this work was to analyze the structural effects of the implantation of contemporary patellofemoral prosthesis on femur cancellous bone. In fact, studies on the state of ...

Jonathan Zimmern successfully settled a case for £140,000 in relation to a left knee patellofemoral replacement. The patellofemoral joint is where the back of the kneecap and femur (thigh bone) meet ...

Q: I'm a 53-year-old woman, and I've been athletic all my life. I'm in a soccer league and have a grinding pain in my right knee. I've had knee injuries in the past, and now I'm told I might need a ...

Dr. Anderson is a faculty member at the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He specializes in surgical solutions for degenerative diseases and deformities of the hip and knee ...

Influences on anterior knee pain, stair climbing limitations, and function such as rising from sitting are poorly understood in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. Original indications for ...

A partial knee replacement is a surgery to replace one portion of your knee with artificial parts. Your knee contains three parts called compartments. There are three types of partial knee replacement ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS — Results presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting showed ...

Background: Theoretical advantages of bicompartmental knee arthroplasty (BKA) over total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for bicompartmental (medial combined with patellofemoral) osteoarthritis (OA) are still ...