title: The Oxford unicompartmental knee prosthesis: a 2-14 year follow-up.
abstract: Our medium- and long-term results obtained with the Oxford unicompartmental knee prosthesis for unicompartmental knee osteoarthrosis are presented. Ninety-seven prostheses were evaluated (87 medial, 10 lateral) in 86 patients, with the Hospital for Special Surgery knee score after 2-14 years (mean follow-up: 6 years 9 months). Five prostheses were lost to follow-up. Eight patients died, not related to surgery; none had undergone a revision. Fourteen revisions (of which one bilateral UKP), 11 medial and three lateral, were performed. The mean HSS score of the 69 UKPs was 178.8 (80% excellent, 10% good, 4% fair, 6% poor). These findings confirm the good results reported in other studies, regarding proper patient selection and a consistent operative technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. Rene.Verdonk@UGent.be
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verdonk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cottenie
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Almqvist
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vorlat
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome