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The Role of Preoperative Patient Characteristics on Outcomes of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis Critique
November 2016
November 2016
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Abstract
In 1989, Kozinn and Scott introduced strict exclusion criteria for unicompartmental
knee arthroplasty (UKA). Because outcomes have improved with modern techniques and
implants, these criteria have now been challenged. Therefore, the goal was to assess
the role of these criteria on (1) functional outcomes and (2) revision rates of medial
UKA. The hypothesis was that, with modern surgical techniques and implants, these
traditional exclusion criteria are no longer strict contraindications for UKA.