Knee replacement

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Knee joint

The structure of a joint

Overview

Recovery

Risks

Knee replacement - partial

Alternative Names:

Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty; Unicondylar knee replacement; Arthroplasty - unicompartmental knee

Risks:

Risks for anesthesia include:

Reactions to medications
Problems breathing

Risks for any surgery include:

Bleeding
Infection

Risks specific to UKA include:

Deep vein thrombosis
Nerve and blood vessel damage
Implant failure
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (rare)
Fluid build-up in the knee joint
Pain with kneeling

References:

Berger RA, Meneghini RM, Jacobs JJ, et al. Results of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty at a minimum of ten years of follow-up. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 May;87(5):999-1006.

Patil S, Colwell CW Jr, Ezzet KA, et al. Can normal knee kinematics be restored with unicompartmental knee replacement? J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2005 Feb;87(2):332-8.

Review Date: 7/1/2005
Reviewed By: Kevin B. Freedman, MD, MSCE, Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Specialists, Bryn Mawr, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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