Cementless unicompartmental knee arthroplasty results in higher pain levels compared to the cemented technique: a prospective register study - Takeaways - MDSpire

Cementless unicompartmental knee arthroplasty results in higher pain levels compared to the cemented technique: a prospective register study

  • By

  • Tone Gifstad

  • Jørgen Jebens Nordskar

  • Tarjei Egeberg

  • Tina Strømdal Wik

  • Siri Bjørgen Winther

  • May 25, 2021

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    Cementless unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) usage increased from 1% in 2014 to nearly 40% in 2019 according to the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register.

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    The study found that patients undergoing cemented UKA reported significantly less activity-related pain compared to those with cementless UKA at both follow-up evaluations.

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    At twelve months post-surgery, 92% of patients in the cemented group rated their knee function as better, compared to 90% in the cementless group.

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    Mean surgery duration was slightly shorter for cementless UKA at 54 minutes compared to 58 minutes for cemented UKA.

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    The study highlights the importance of evaluating postoperative pain relief as a key success criterion for surgical methods in knee arthroplasty.

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Cementless unicompartmental knee arthroplasty results in higher pain levels compared to the cemented technique: a prospective register study

  • by Tone Gifstad, Jørgen Jebens Nordskar, Tarjei Egeberg, Tina Strømdal Wik, Siri Bjørgen Winther

  • May 25, 2021

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