title: Unicondylar knee arthroplasty in middle-aged patients: a minimum 5-year follow-up.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to report the results of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in patients 60 years or younger for a period long enough to be statistically significant. In a cohort of 1173 unicompartmental knee prostheses implanted between 1991 and 2006, 161 knees from 158 patients 60 years or younger at the time of surgery who had 5 to 14 years of follow-up were reviewed. The Genesis unicompartmental knee replacement (Smith & Nephew, Memphis, Tenn) with the metal-back or full-poly design was implanted in these patients. The Knee Society score at most recent follow-up was 94.02, and average function score was 93.76. Survivorship for the entire cohort was 94.50% at 10 years and 88.48% at 12 years.
authors.affiliation: Hartmann Knee Institute, Clinique Hartmann, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cartier
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khefacha
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sanouiller
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Frederick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000601:surgery; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged