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T
en years
ago, you
probably
wouldn't
have
heard a surgeon say
what I'm about to tell
you, which is the same
thing I tell my
patients: A partial
knee replacement is
not a partial solution — it's a total solution to a partial problem.
Some patients (some orthopedic surgeons, too) remain skeptical
about unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, but from the patient out-
comes I've seen (and published on), unis rival total knees in terms of
long-term survivorship (osmag.net/H5GgNs). Although the uni cur-
rently represents a relatively small piece of the knee-replacement pie,
it's poised to become the next darling of orthopedic surgery. Here's
why:
• The implants themselves are better and more specific to each
Partial to Uni Knees
Jared R.H. Foran, MD
Golden, Colo.
What's fueling the
growing demand for
unicompartmental
knee replacement?
• GOOD CHOICE With proper patient selection, unis can be performed safely and
easily — usually within 1 to 2 hours — to maximize cost savings.
Panorama
Orthopedics
and
Spine
Center