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Is unicompartmental-to-unicompartmental revision knee arthroplasty a reliable option? Case-control study
J A Epinette1, M Leyder2, D Saragaglia3
1Clinique Médico-Chirurgicale, 200, rue d'Auvergne, 62700 Bruay-Labuissière, France.
Background:
In selected patients with failed unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA), revision UKA is a reliable option and may even provide lower morbidity rates and better functional outcomes compared to revision total knee arthroplasty.
Material And Methods:
In a multicentre retrospective study of 425 knees requiring revision surgery after UKA, 36 knees were managed with revision UKA.
Results:
Of the 36 knees, 3 (8.33%) required iterative revision surgery, for aseptic loosening. After a mean follow-up of 8.3 years, the mean IKS knee and function scores were high (93.81/100 and 90.77/100, respectively).
Discussion:
In carefully selected patients, UKA-to-UKA revision performed according to a rigorous operative technique deserves a role in the surgical strategy for failed UKA.
Level Of Evidence:
III, multicentre retrospective case-control study.
