Unicondylar Replacement - You only need to replace half of your joint!

After the age of 55, it is obvious that the physical function is declining. When I go out for a walk, my steps are hobbling, and when I go up and down the stairs, my knees are aching.

The round leg is more and more obvious, standing beside the son, the head is getting shorter and shorter. The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on a pair of shoes or boots that you can wear to the office, and then you'll be able to get your hands on a pair of shoes or boots that you can wear to the office, and then you'll be able to get your hands on a pair of shoes or boots that you can wear to the office!

What is a unicondylar knee replacement?

Knee unicondylar replacement is a new type of minimally invasive surgery relative to total knee arthroplasty. The knee joint includes three compartments: the medial compartment, the lateral compartment and the patellofemoral joint, and if the patient has a unilateral compartment lesion, i.e., a lesion of the medial compartment or lateral compartment, he or she can have only a localized replacement, i.e., a unicondylar knee replacement, which is a surface replacement for the worn-out part of the knee, replacing the femoral part of the knee joint, It is called the "tooth-filling" technique in knee replacement

What are the advantages of unicondylar knee replacement?

Compared with artificial total knee replacement, unicondylar replacement only replaces the diseased compartment, which has the advantages of small surgical incision (less than 10cm), less resection of bone, fewer implants, shorter operation time, fewer complications, no need for blood transfusion, fast recovery, rehabilitation, and can take care of oneself and be discharged from the hospital after 5-7 days of operation. You can reach a normal person's standard of living in about two weeks.

Since there are so many advantages of unicondylar knee replacement surgery, what are its indications?

1, the knee joint lesion is concentrated in unilateral, both sides at the same time have lesions can not be replaced, and must exclude inflammatory arthropathy;

2, the lesion on the opposite side of the intra-articular cartilage whole layer intact. Unicondylar replacement can only be done if the contralateral structure is intact;

3. The ligaments in the knee joint are well preserved, such as the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments, and the medial and lateral collateral ligaments are functioning well. If they are not functioning well, dislocation and joint instability can easily occur after unicondylar replacement.

So can you have a unicondylar replacement?

So can you have a unicondylar replacement?