Significant correlations between postoperative outcomes and various limb and component alignment strategies in medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the correlation between postoperative limb/component alignments and clinical/functional outcomes following medial unicondylar knee arthroplasty (mUKA).

Methods

Inclusion criteria included peer-reviewed English- or German-language publications assessing postoperative limb or implant alignment and clinical outcomes of mUKA. Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) was used to assess article quality.

Results

A total of 2767 knees from 2604 patients were evaluated. Significant correlations were observed between postoperative limb/component alignments and clinical/functional outcomes after mUKA. Inferior outcomes were associated with lower placement and excessive valgus alignment of the tibia component (> 3°). A recommended external r

SUBMITTER: Sava MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10505601 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature