Naosuke Nagata, Takafumi Hiranaka, Koji Okamoto, Takaaki Fujishiro, Toshikazu Tanaka, Anjiki Kensuke, Daiya Kitazawa, Ken Kotoura
INTRODUCTION: This retrospective study aims to clarify if there are benefits of performing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) on just one indicated side in patients who undergo simultaneous bilateral knee arthroplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We compared 33 cases of simultaneous bilateral UKA/total knee arthroplasty (TKA) (S-UT) with 99 cases of simultaneous bilateral TKA (S-TT). Comparison included blood tests [C-reactive protein (CRP), albumin, and D-dimer], the incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), range of motion (ROM), and clinical scores before and 1 year after surgery...
April 27, 2023: Knee Surgery & related Research