Resumen

Over the last three decades, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has varied in its popularity. More recently the minimally invasive technique with improved instrumentation has resulted in a strong resurgence of interest in unicompartmental arthroplasty. Either in long term or short ones, UKA has shown excellent results specially if the surgeon follows the very delicate criteria for case selection. Even though it is a very demanding technique, the indications for UKA have expanded and only time will allow us to evaluate these changes. There is a significant learning curve in performing UKA through the minimally invasive technique. We report a case of recurrent dislocation of a mobile bearing polyethylene insert which required conversion to a total knee arthroplasty.

Palabras clave: Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty minimally invasive technique recurrent dislocation total knee arthroplasty.

2012-06-25   |   239 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 26 Núm.1. Enero-Abril 2011 Pags. 32-35 Medicina Balear 2011; 26(1)