Incidence and Trends of High Tibial Osteotomy and Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Over the Past Decade: A Lost Art.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After failed nonoperative treatment, unicompartmental osteoarthritis can be treated surgically by either unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) or high tibial osteotomy (HTO). The purpose of this retrospective study is to analyze utilization and demographic trends of UKA and HTO relative to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) over the past decade.

Methods

A retrospective review was conducted using the PearlDiver database. Patients that received a UKA or HTO were identified. Trend analyses of surgical procedure utilization were performed with the Mann-Kendall trend test. Demographic data and the rates of various comorbidities were also queried.

Results

A total of 103,465 UKAs, 2183 HTOs, and 1,413,425 TKAs, between 2010 and 2021 quarter 1, were analyzed. Trend a

SUBMITTER: Collins LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10014255 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature