Hua Fan, Zhuang-Zhuang Zhang, Fu-Kang Zhang, Xin Yang, An-Ren Zhang, Yong-Ze Yang, Qing-Hao Cheng, Hong-Zhang Guo
BACKGROUND: Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an effective treatment method for knee osteoarthritis. With the development and implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery, UKA is now increasingly performed in outpatient surgical centers. However, there is ongoing debate regarding the safety and effectiveness of performing UKA in outpatient settings. METHODS: The search was performed to retrieve randomized controlled trials and cohort studies on outpatient UKA from PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMbase, CNKI, and WanFangData databases...
2024: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery