The JOURNEY DEUCE, a member of the high performance JOURNEY knee family, is an exciting new alternative to total knee replacement.
Because of the new technology used in the JOURNEY DEUCE system, patients with knee arthritis isolated to just part of their knee – … Read the Rest
In patients with only limited knee arthritis, surgeons may elect to perform a unicompartmental (partial) knee replacement. Unlike total knee replacement involving removal of all the knee joint surfaces, a unicompartmental knee replacement replaces only one side of the knee joint. Knee osteoarthritis usually occurs first in the medial (inside) … Read the Rest
Unicompartmental (Partial) Knees
In some patients, disease affecting the knee joint is limited to one side (or compartment) of the knee. In the past, a total knee replacement meant that although the damaged side was being replaced, so was the other side, which was not affected by the disease. With … Read the Rest
The Case for a Fixed-Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
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First introduced in the 1970’s, the unicompartmental knee arthroplasty did not gain initial widespread acceptance. Early reports by Insall and Aglietti, and Laskin suggested a high failure rate. However these studies included patients who underwent concomitant patellectomy, had inflammatory … Read the Rest
Oxford medial unicompartmental knee replacement using a minimally-invasive approach
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, ??Jan 2006 ??by Pandit, H,
Jenkins, C, ??Barker, K, ??Dodd, C A F, ??Murray, D W
This prospective study describes the complications and survival of the first 688 Phase 3 … Read the Rest
Unicompartmental Knee Replacement: A Minimum 15 Year Follow Up Study.
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Abstract:
One hundred forty Marmor cemented unicompartmental knee replacements were inserted in 103 patients between 1975 and 1982. Fifty-two patients were women and 51 were men. One hundred twenty-five were medial compartment knee replacements and 15 were … Read the Rest
Long-term Clinical Results of the Medial Oxford Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty.
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Abstract:
The medial Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty uses a fully congruent mobile bearing, varying in thickness from 3.5-11.5 mm. Impressive clinical and survival results have been achieved by the designing surgeon, but can they be reproduced by … Read the Rest
X3?? Technology
The bearing surface is defined as the two parts of the knee implant that glide together throughout motion. Triathlon?? PKR utilizes Stryker???s advanced bearing technology, called X3??, which has demonstrated up to 96% decrease in wear in laboratory testing compared to competitive premium bearing … Read the Rest
The Case for a Fixed-Bearing Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
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Douglas Naudie, M.D., FRCSC
Assistant Professor, University of Western Ontario
London, ON
…In summary, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty remains an excellent treatment alternative for osteoarthritis confined to the medial or lateral part of the knee joint. Fixed-bearing implants have been … Read the Rest
Oxford medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in patients younger and older than 60 years of age
A. J. Price, DPhil, FRCS(Orth), Clinical Lecturer, Honorary Consultant1; C. A. F. Dodd, FRCS, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon1; U. G. C. Svard, MD, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon2; and D. W. Murray, … Read the Rest
Abstract:
One hundred forty Marmor cemented unicompartmental knee replacements were inserted in 103 patients between 1975 and 1982. Fifty-two patients were women and 51 were men. One hundred twenty-five were medial compartment knee replacements and 15 were lateral knee replacements. At minimum 15 year followup 34 patients … Read the Rest
Long-term Clinical Results of the Medial Oxford Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty.
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Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. 435:171-180, June 2005.
Price, A J DPHIL, FRCS (ORTH); Waite, J C FRCS (ORTH); Svard, U MD
Abstract:
The medial Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty uses a fully congruent mobile bearing, varying in … Read the Rest
MAKO Surgical Haptic Guidance System
MAKO Surgical Haptic Guidance System (HGS)
(MAKO Surgical Corp.)
Recently, the FDA has approved the use of robotic guidance systems to assist your surgeon with removing and resurfacing only the arthritic part of a knee without sacrificing your entire knee … Read the Rest