title: [Knee osteotomy versus unicompartmental knee replacement in the treatment of unicompartmental knee arthritis].
abstract: Unicompartmental arthritis of the knee is defined as a condition characterized by degenerative articular cartilage in the medial or lateral aspect of the tibiofemoral joint, which may be associated with meniscal disruption, ligamentous instability, and malalignment. The treatment of unicompartmental arthritis of the knee remains a challenge to the orthopaedic surgeon. When non-operative procedures and arthroscopic debridement fail the surgical treatment consist of one of three options: realignment osteotomy, unicompartmental knee replacement or total knee replacement. This article is a review regarding the actual place occupied by the osteotomy and the unicompartmental knee replacement in the treatment of unicompartmental knee arthritis and which parameters lead to a good patient selection in order to obtain successful outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Nambour General Hospital Queensland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gorduza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prejbeanu
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome