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In Vitro Application of a Wireless Sensor in Flexion-Extension Gap Balance of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Published on: May 5, 2023
Safety and outcome of simultaneous bilateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: A systematic review
Michael-Alexander Malahias1, Philip P Manolopoulos1,2, Fabio Mancino1,3,4
1The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Complex Joint Reconstruction Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th St, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
Purpose:
Simultaneous bilateral unicompartmentsl knee arthroplasty (BUKA) is considered safe and effective. We performed a systematic review to assess the postoperative outcomes.
Methods:
The US National Library of Medicine (PubMed/MEDLINE), Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were queried for publications.
Results:
Ten articles were included with 765 simultaneous BUKA. Overall complication rate was 7.0%, survivorship was 97.6% at mean 17 months follow-up. No differences were reported between simultaneous and staged BUKA.
Conclusion:
Simultaneous BUKA is as safe as staged BUKA, it is associated with decreased length of stay and operative time, although it has an increased rate of blood transfusion.
