title: A prospective analysis of Oxford phase 3 unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
abstract: We performed 560 minimally invasive unicompartmental knee arthroplasties in patients with osteoarthritis using the Oxford phase 3 prosthesis since January 2002. For the prospective analysis, clinical and radiographic assessments were carried out preoperatively and regularly followed after surgery. Ninety-five cases were followed at 3, 6, 12, 24, and 36 months postoperatively. In this prospective study, the early postoperative results of minimally invasive Oxford phase 3 unicompartmental knee arthroplasty were satisfactory for improvement of knee score and function score of the American Knee Society (AKS) score, and recovery of knee motion. The AKS knee score and function score continued to improve for 3 years postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul Sacred Heart General Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Tae
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hoon Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kun Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Kwan Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome