Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, an enigma, and the ten enigmas of medial UKA

Abstract

Abstract Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is a bone- and ligament-sparing alternative to total knee arthroplasty in the patients with end-stage single-compartment degeneration of the knee. Despite being a successful procedure, the multiple advantages of UKA do not correlate with its usage, most likely due to the concerns regarding prosthesis survivability, patient selection, ideal bearing design, and judicious use of advanced technology among many others. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to review and summarize the debated literature and discuss the controversies as “Ten Enigmas of UKA.”

Keywords

• Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
• UKA
• Cementless
• Cost effectiveness
• Indications
• Bearing surface