title: High tibial osteotomy versus unicompartmental joint replacement in unicompartmental knee joint osteoarthritis: 7-10-year follow-up prospective randomised study.
abstract: The clinical outcome of patients treated either by high tibial osteotomy or unicompartmental arthroplasty for medial unicompartmental osteoarthritis of the knee was compared in a prospective randomised study. In total, 32 patients received a high tibial osteotomy (HTO) and 28 patients a unicompartmental arthroplasty (UKA). More intra- and postoperative complications were observed after HTO. Patients were assessed at an average of 2.5 (1.6-5), 4.5 (3.6-7), and 7.5 years (6.6-10) after the operation. Using the Knee Society Score, 71% (15) of patients after osteotomy and 65% (13) after replacement had a knee score of excellent or good 7-10 years postoperatively. The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis 7-10 years postoperatively showed a survivorship of 77% for UKA and 60% for HTO. Although the unicompartmental prosthesis used in this series has not shown promising results, we conclude that with the advanced design of unicompartmental prosthesis today, UKA offers better long-term success.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, Hannover Medical School, Heimchenstr. 1-7, 30625 Hannover, Germany. stukenborg@annastift.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stukenborg-Colsman
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wirth
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lazovic
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wefer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors