title: Lateral robotic unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
abstract: Robotic-assisted unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is accurate and repeatable. Lateral UKA is still considered a challenge, as the lateral side of the knee has different anatomy and kinematics compared with the medial side. The lateral compartment of the knee is less constrained than the medial compartment and is therefore less tolerant for mobile-bearing implants and ACL deficiency. However, the long-term outcomes of lateral UKA are scarce. Moreover, the impact of patellofemoral joint degeneration on the outcome of lateral UKA is unknown. We report our preliminary results with fixed bearing robotic-assisted lateral UKA, which are encouraging in the short term.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Computer Assisted Surgery Center †Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thein
authors.forename: Saker
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khamaisy
authors.forename: Hendrik A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Zuiderbaan
authors.forename: Danyal H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Nawabi
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Pearle
mesh_terms: D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures