Abstract
Introduction
To evaluate the long-term survival of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) in the Asian population and assess differences in clinical outcomes between mobile- and fixed-bearing UKA.
Materials and methods
Among 111 cases of UKA that were performed by 1 surgeon from January 2002 to December 2009, we retrospectively reviewed 96 cases (36 mobile-bearing, 62 fixed-bearing) for this study. We examined cause of revision or failure, type of reoperation/revision, and duration from the surgery date to the revision upon reviewing the medical record. Survival analysis was conducted using the Kaplan–Meier method. Functional outcomes were evaluated based on range of motion and patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures (Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score) for cases with at least 8 years of follow-up (average, 10.2 years).
Results
Overall, the 10-year survival was 88% [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.81–0.95], and the estimated mean survival time was 13.4 years (95% CI 12.5–14.2). In a comparison of survival between the mobile- and fixed-bearing groups, the former had a 10-year survival of 85% (95% CI, 0.72–0.97) and an estimated mean survival time of 13.5 years (95% CI 12.2–14.7) and the latter had a 10-year survival of 90% (95% CI 0.82–0.99) and an estimated mean survival time of 13.4 years (95% CI 12.3–14.4). Thus, there was no significant difference in survival between the two groups (log-rank test, p = 0.718). In addition, no significant difference in functional outcomes was observed between the two groups (p > 0.05 for all).
Conclusions
UKA performed in the Asian population showed a relatively good functional outcome and survival rate at an average 10-year follow-up. No difference in survival and PROs was observed according to the bearing type. Although the present study demonstrated a good survival rate, similar to that in other Western studies, further studies investigating the impact of the Asian lifestyle on the long-term survival of UKA is necessary.
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Seo, SS., Kim, CW., Lee, CR. et al. Long-term outcomes of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in patients requiring high flexion: an average 10-year follow-up study. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 139, 1633–1639 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-019-03268-7
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