Trends in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty among 138 international experienced arthroplasty knee surgeons.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an established option for treating isolated unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis (OA), but controversies still exist about patient selection, indications, perioperative management and alignment goals. This survey was designed to understand the current trends of experienced arthroplasty knee surgeons performing UKA.

Methods

An online questionnaire was created with SurveyMonkey® to assess global tendencies in the utilization of UKA. A link to the survey was shared with all ESSKA (European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy) members. The questionnaire consisted of free and multiple-choice questions and was divided into four sections: demographic information, the surgical activity of the respon

SUBMITTER: Marullo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10830546 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature