Learning curve with minimally invasive unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
This study examined 445 consecutive minimally invasive unicompartmental knee arthroplasties (UKAs) from one institution to determine whether revision and reoperation rates would decrease as the number of cases performed increased, indicating the presence of a learning curve with this procedure. At a mean of 3.25 years, 26 knees required revision yielding an overall revision rate of 5.8%; survivorship at 2 years with revision as an end point was 96% +/- 1.7%. Both revisions and reoperations decreased over time but not significantly. For the first half of UKA cases performed vs the second half, revision rates fell from 5.0% to 2.5%, and reoperation rates fell from 8.1% to 5.4%. These data demonstrate that despite modifications made to improve surgical technique across time, a substantial complication rate with this procedure persists.
Hamilton
William G
WG
Anderson Orthopedic Research Institute, Alexandria, Virginia 22307, USA.
Ammeen
Deborah
D
Engh
C Anderson
CA
Engh
Gerard A
GA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D011361:Professional Competence; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome