title: Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty versus total knee arthroplasty: Which type of artificial joint do patients forget?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  During recent years, there has been an intensive growth of interest in the patient's perception of functional outcome. The Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) is a recently introduced score that measures joint awareness of patients who have undergone knee arthroplasty and is less limited by ceiling effects. The aim of this study was to compare the FJS between patients who undergo medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and patients who undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA) 1 and 2 years post-operatively.
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective study compares the FJS at a minimum of one (average 1.5 years, range 1.0-1.9) and a minimum of 2 years (average 2.5 years, range 2.0-3.6) post-operatively between patients who underwent medial UKA and TKA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One-hundred and thirty patients were included. Sixty-five patients underwent medial UKA and 65 patients underwent TKA. At both follow-up points, the FJS was significantly higher in the UKA group (FJS 1 year 73.9 ± 22.8, FJS 2 year 74.3 ± 24.8) in contrast to the TKA group (FJS 1 year 59.3 ± 29.5 (p = 0.002), FJS 2 year 59.8 ± 31.5, (p = 0.004)). No significant improvement in the FJS was observed between 1- and 2-year follow-up of the two cohorts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients who undergo UKA are more likely to forget their artificial joint in daily life and consequently may be more satisfied.
  
  
  METHODS
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authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Computer Assisted Surgery Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 E. 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA. hazuiderbaanmd@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Hendrik A
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9544-7048
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Zuiderbaan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Computer Assisted Surgery Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 E. 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Jelle P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: van der List
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Computer Assisted Surgery Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 E. 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Saker
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khamaisy
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Computer Assisted Surgery Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 E. 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Danyal H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Nawabi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Computer Assisted Surgery Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 E. 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thein
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Computer Assisted Surgery Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 E. 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ishmael
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Computer Assisted Surgery Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 E. 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Computer Assisted Surgery Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 E. 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Pearle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000601:surgery*; D000071066:Patient Reported Outcome Measures; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies
keywords: Forgotten joint score; Subjective outcome; Total knee arthroplasty; Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty