Learning curve of Persona Partial Knee (PPK) arthroplasty: a clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) procedures are considered to be more technically demanding than conventional total knee arthroplasty (TKA), requiring a longer learning curve and more expert surgical skills. Despite some clear advantages of UKA over TKA (such as lesser blood loss, greater bone stock, greater knee performances, etc.), UKA evidenced a greater rate of revision.

Object

This study investigated the learning curve of Persona Partial Knee (PPK) arthroplasty for primary medial UKA performed by a single, non-designer surgeon. PPK is a fixed-bearing, compartment-specific implant. The primary outcome of interest for this study was to evaluate the learning curve of the surgical duration. The secondary outcome of interest was to evaluate the learning cu

SUBMITTER: D'Ambrosi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10858461 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature